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On June 13, 1931, the counties of Escambia and Santa Rosa celebrated the opening of not only the Pensacola Bay Bridge that joined Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties, but also a bridge that crossed Santa Rosa Sound to a newly constructed casino at Pensacola Beach.
The Pensacola Beach Casino that opened June 13, 1931, was an entertainment resort not a place for gambling as the word casino is currently understood.
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