The Western
January 7, 2008
The Western is a casino/hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. The 116 room hotel and 15,125 sq ft casino is owned by the Tamares Group and operated by Navegante.
The Western was the lowest rung of Jackie Gaughan’s low-roller casino empire that included the Las Vegas Club, The Plaza, and El Cortez.
History
It opened in 1970 as the Western Hotel & Bingo Parlor and was owned by Jackie Gaughan and Mel Exber. At the time it opened, it was the largest bingo parlor with 1,020 seats.
Jackie Gaughan sold the hotel to Barrick Gaming in March, 2004.
In 2005, Barrick sold its ownership in the casino to Tamares, a private New York investment group.
Plaza Hotel & Casino
January 7, 2008
The Plaza Hotel & Casino is a casino-hotel located in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada owned by the Tamares Group and operated by Navegante. It currently has 1,037 budget-priced rooms and suites, as well as an 80,000 square foot casino. There are several places to eat inside the hotel, including: Lucky 7’s Buffet, Plaza Diner Express, Seattle’s Best Coffee, McDonald’s, Subway, Noble Roman’s Pizza, and the casino snack bar.
The Plaza also features a seasonal roof top swimming pool, beauty salon, and fitness center, as well as a bingo parlor and a race and sports book.
During its ownership by Barrick Gaming Corporation, D.W. Barrick’s good friend, Larry Manetti (Rick, of Magnum P.I. fame) would host a “Celebrity Brunch” every Sunday, featuring such guests as Pat Morita and Steve Rossi. He also owned “Manetti’s” in The Plaza. When Barrick sold its interest in the hotel to the Tamares Group, Mr. Manetti closed down his restaurant and severed his relationship with the hotel. The Plaza’s famed glass-domed Center Stage Restaurant has since closed as well.
History
Opened on July 2, 1971 with the owners including local businessmen: Sam Boyd, Howard Cannon and Jackie Gaughan. Its original name was Union Plaza, in reference to the Union Pacific railroad station that originally stood at the site.
Before the discontinuation of the Desert Wind train route on May 10, 1997, Amtrak made its Las Vegas, Nevada station stop at the Plaza. The station and ticket windows were directly connected to the hotel.
Barrick Gaming Corporation acquired the Plaza from Jackie Gaughan and in late 2005 later ceded operation to majority owner Tamares Group.
Film history
* In the 1971 James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever the construction of the Union Plaza is visible as Bond evades the attention of the Sheriff’s department.
* In the 1989 film Back to the Future Part II, the Plaza serves as the hotel tower for “Biff’s Casino”.
* The Union Plaza played a major role in the 1992 movie Cool World.
* In the 1994 movie version of The Stand, the Union Plaza played a key role as the headquarters of Randal Flagg.
* In the 2000 movie Pay It Forward a scene staring Kevin Spacey plays inside the Center Stage Italian Chop House at the plaza.
* In the 2001 movie The Mexican, Samantha and Winston stay at the Plaza and Frank is killed by being thrown from one of its balconies.
Mermaids (casino)
January 7, 2008
Mermaids casino is located on the Fremont Street Experience. It is a slot machine only casino commonly known as a “Grind Joint”.
Mermaids has been open since 1956. Other names previously known as; Silver Palace, Carousel, Gamblers Hall of Fame, Sundance West, Sassy Sally’s. This venue is not a hotel but you can grab some deep fried favorites such as twinkies and oreos.
Main Street Station Hotel and Casino and Brewery
January 7, 2008
The Main Street Station Hotel and Casino and Brewery is a hotel and casino located in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada. It is one of the casinos owned by Boyd Gaming Corporation.
It is connected by an enclosed walkway to the California Hotel and Casino. One notable feature is that the men’s restroom located to the right of the buffet contains a large slab of the Berlin Wall to which the urinals are affixed. A placard above the slab gives a brief history and is accompanied by photos of the wall being torn down.
Main Street Station’s Garden Court Buffet is ranked the best buffet in Downtown Las Vegas.
Las Vegas Club
January 7, 2008
The Las Vegas Club is a casino and hotel located in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada on the Fremont Street Experience. It is owned by the Tamares Group and operated by Navegante. It has 410 rooms and suites, as well as a 22,210 square foot casino. The casino offers the most liberal blackjack rules in town.
History
The Las Vegas Club installed the first neon sign on a casino in 1930, it was only the second such sign in town.
Barrick Gaming Corporation acquired the Las Vegas Club from Jackie Gaughan and in late 2005 sold it to the Tamares Group.
January 19, 2007 saw the opening of a new poker room.
Tamares is considering converting the property into a condo-hotel according to Larry Woolf, the licensed operator.
Lady Luck Hotel & Casino
January 7, 2008
The Lady Luck is a hotel and casino located on 2.7 acres in the downtown area of Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned by the Las Vegas based CIM Group. Some of the rooms are owned as timeshares.
History
Was called the Park Plaza Lady Luck for a period of time.
Owned by Lady Luck Gaming Corporation which was acquired by Isle of Capri in 1999 for $59 million.
Sold in 2002 to Steadfast AMX.
May 13, 2005 purchased by the Henry Brent Company for $10.3 million
May 16, 2005 plans were announced for a major renovation and expansion of the property to begin early in 2006.
The hotel and casino, but not the timeshares, closed on February 11, 2006 at midnight for remodeling, the property is expected to be closed for nine to twelve months.
June 12, 2007 purchased by the CIM Group for $20,4 million
The casino portion of the building is still standing awaiting renovation.
The renovation is expected to be finished in 2009.
Golden Nugget Las Vegas
January 7, 2008
Contact Information
Address:
Golden Nugget Hotel
129 E. Fremont St.
Las Vegas, NV 89101
Website: www.goldennugget.com
Phone : 800-846-5336 General Information: 702-385-7111
The Golden Nugget Las Vegas is a casino-hotel located in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA on the Fremont Street Experience. The property is owned and operated by Landry’s Restaurants.
It is the largest casino in the downtown area, with a total of 1,907 rooms. It has also maintained AAA’s four diamond rating consecutively for the past thirty years.
Steve Wynn bought a stake in it, which he increased so that, in 1973, he became the majority shareholder, and the youngest casino owner in Las Vegas. It was the foundation for Wynn’s rise to prominence in the casino industry.
Golden Gate Hotel and Casino
January 7, 2008
The Golden Gate Hotel & Casino is located at One Fremont Street in Las Vegas, Nevada, in the United States. A part of the Fremont Street Experience, it is the oldest and smallest hotel (106 rooms) on Fremont Street.
History
It opened in 1906 as the Hotel Nevada. In 1907 it was assigned Las Vegas‘ first telephone with the number 1. In 1931, with gambling being re-legalized in Neveda, the Hotel Nevada was expanded and renamed Sal Sagev (Las Vegas spelled backwards.)
The hotel gained its current name in 1955 when a group of Italian-Americans from San Francisco Bay Area started the Golden Gate Casino. The 106-room, four-story hotel was renovated in 2005.
The Golden Gate was the first to serve a fifty cent shrimp cocktail in 1959, long a Las Vegas cliché. The now 99-cent shrimp cocktail, called the “Original Shrimp Cocktail” on the menu, has become a mainstay of the San Francisco Shrimp Bar and Deli and is a favorite of both locals and tourists. It is what the Golden Gate is best known for.
The Original Shrimp Cocktail consists of a regular-sized sundae glass filled from top to bottom with small salad shrimp and topped with a large dollop of cocktail sauce. Unlike many other Las Vegas establishments that offer a 99-cent shrimp cocktail, the glass is not padded with lettuce or other fillers, which is often cited as the reason for the Original Shrimp Cocktail’s popularity. Three other varieties of the cocktail are available:
* an imitation crab cocktail made with imitation crab in the same fashion as the Original Shrimp Cocktail, 99 cents
* a combination crab-and shrimp cocktail made with small salad shrimp atop imitation crab, $1.99
* the “Big” Shrimp Cocktail, made like the original, but using larger-sized shrimp, $2.99
Despite the varieties available, the Original Shrimp Cocktail is still the biggest seller at the San Francisco Shrimp Bar and Deli. Two tons of shrimp are served there every week.
Movie history
It appeared, along with many other classic Fremont Street casinos, in the film Honey, I Blew Up the Kid.
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