Golden Nugget Laughlin
February 19, 2008
The Golden Nugget Laughlin is a casino and hotel located in Laughlin, Nevada and is owned and operated by Landry’s Restaurants.
The Golden Nugget Laughlin property is the smallest in Laughlin, with only 300 rooms. It is a tropical themed, three-story hotel. Like many of the Laughlin casinos, it is located on the west side of the Colorado River, with water taxi service from Bullhead City, Arizona. The casino has a race and sports book that is linked to the Las Vegas Golden Nugget’s race and sports book, to give bettors up-to-the minute information.
History
The Golden Nugget Laughlin was known as the Nevada Club before it was acquired by Golden Nugget Companies. A brief history of the property:
1986—had a major renovation
1989—became a Mirage Resorts property
2004—sold to Poster Financial Group, Inc.
May 31, 2005-a disagreement between Poster Financial and Barrick Gaming caused the purchase agreement of the Golden Nugget Laughlin to be terminated and as a result Landry’s Restaurants, which was buying the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas was given control of the Laughlin property in exchange for taking on the property’s debt. The sale to Landry’s closed on September 27, 2005. Poster Financial filed a lawsuit against Barrick for breach of contract and Barrick countersued, claiming that Poster purposely made financial irregularities in its financial statements.
Edgewater Hotel and Casino
February 19, 2008
The Edgewater Hotel and Casino is a resort in Laughlin, Nevada, on the banks of the Colorado River. The hotel has 1,450 rooms in a large 26 story tower, and has a casino with more than 60,000 sq ft. of gaming space. It has the largest race and sports book in Laughlin, poker, and a keno lounge. The hotel also has a pool and several restaurants.
History
On October 16, 2006, MGM Mirage announced that it planned to sell the Colorado Belle Hotel & Casino and Edgewater Hotel and Casino to a partnership of Anthony Marnell III and Sher Gaming. The sale price was $200 million.
The Nevada Gaming Commission approved the sale on May 17th, 2007, and the transaction was completed June 1st, 2007.
Riverside Resort Hotel & Casino
February 19, 2008
Don Laughlin’s Riverside Resort Hotel & Casino is located in Laughlin, Nevada, on the Colorado River. It was the first hotel and casino constructed in the town. The resort features 1,400 rooms, a casino with a race and sports book, 34-lane bowling center, and a 6 screen movie theater.
The resort also has a full-service RV park with 740 spaces, as well as several restaurants. The hotel has its own yacht, The U.S.S. Riverside, which is available for charter.
Colorado Belle Hotel & Casino
February 19, 2008
The Colorado Belle Hotel & Casino is a resort on the banks of the Colorado River in Laughlin, Nevada. The Colorado Belle is a fixed building made to look like a six-deck replica of a 19th century Mississippi paddlewheel riverboat, and has 1,168 recently remodeled rooms in two seven story towers. The casino has 65,000 sq ft. of gaming space with more than 1,200 slot machines, keno lounge, and a poker room. A sports book is located on “B” deck. The hotel has six restaurants and 2 gift shops. The resort also includes two pools, a fitness room, a koi pond, a beauty spa, an arcade, and a private beach on the river.
History
On October 16, 2006, MGM Mirage announced that it planned to sell the Colorado Belle Hotel & Casino and Edgewater Hotel and Casino to a partnership of Anthony Marnell III and Sher Gaming. The sale price was $200 million.
The Nevada Gaming Commission approved the sale on May 17th, 2007, and the transaction was completed June 1st, 2007.
Avi Resort & Casino
February 19, 2008
The Avi Resort & Casino is a resort located on the banks of the Colorado River between Laughlin, Nevada, and Needles, California it is owned by the Fort Mojave Tribe. It has 465 recently remodelled rooms, a 25,000 square foot casino, and a 260 space RV park with internet access.
History
The casino opened on February 17, 1995 and was built at at cost of $60 million.
Aquarius (hotel)
February 19, 2008
Aquarius is the largest hotel and casino located in Laughlin, Nevada, United States. Owned by American Casino & Entertainment Properties, it has 1,907 rooms and suites in two, 18-story towers that overlook the Colorado River. The hotel casino’s 57,000 square feet (5,300 m²) has more than 1,500 slot machines and nearly 60 table games, as well as a race and sports book. In addition to the casino, the property offers a business center, fitness center, pool, tennis courts, and tour boat; the Celebration takes visitors on a tour of the Colorado River area of Laughlin.
History
The hotel opened in 1990 as the Flamingo Hilton.
On November 29, 2005 Harrah’s Entertainment announced plans to sell the Flamingo Laughlin location to American Real Estate Partners. The $170 million sale closed on May 19, 2006 and included the sale of the 7.7 acre site (Traymore site) in Atlantic City to AREP Boardwalk Properties LLC. Plans called for the property to be renamed the Aquarius within 6 months of the sale. The Flamingo Laughlin became the Aquarius in October 2006.
Wild Wild West casino
February 19, 2008
The Wild Wild West casino is owned and operated by Station Casinos and is located on Tropicana Avenue just west of I-15 in Las Vegas, Nevada, in the United States. While the casino and adjoining 262 room hotel are rather small, it has functioned as a trucker motel for many years since it has extensive parking for trucks, and the site is over 50 acres in size.
The Wild Wild West Truck Plaza is located in the parking area and provides services common to a truck stop.
History
After starting out as the King 8 Hotel, it was renamed the Wild Wild West Gambling Hall & Hotel after Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide sold its partial ownership On July 6, 1998.
In 2005 Station Casinos started purchasing land next to the property it already owned. While no specific plans have been announced, it is widely expected that this move means that a major redevelopment is planned at this location.
Westin Causarina Las Vegas Hotel, Casino & Spa
February 18, 2008
The Westin Casuarina Las Vegas Hotel, Casino & Spa is a resort and casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is located at the intersection of Flamingo Boulevard and Koval Lane, just east of the Las Vegas Strip. The Westin Casuarina is managed and owned by Columbia Sussex, under franchise from Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide. It is noteworthy for being one of the very first Vegas resorts that prohibits tobacco smoking in almost all parts of the property; only in a part of the casino is smoking permitted.
The Westin Casuarina is one of very few Las Vegas resort hotels where the casino is almost an afterthought. The casino floor has fewer than 300 slot and video poker machines and only ten table games, far smaller than typical Strip megaresorts and even smaller than many casinos catering to local residents. Instead, the resort concentrates more on its hotel amenities, including a spa, catering to guests who typically visit other Westin Hotels throughout the world.
The Westin Casuarina opened in 2003.
Maxim Hotel
The property was originally opened on July 1, 1977 as the Maxim Hotel and Casino. Though smaller than typical Vegas resorts even before today’s megaresort era, the Maxim had a popular following because of its attention to personal service. It thrived during the 1980s, but went into decline as flashier, larger resorts opened on the nearby Strip.
In 1999, the casino was closed in a dispute between the casino operator and hotel owners. The hotel itself remained open without gaming, then the resort closed in its entirety in 2001 and stood vacant until Columbia Sussex reopened it as the The Westin Casuarina, using the name of its successful resort in the Cayman Islands.
The Maxim was the site of the shooting death of rapper Tupac Shakur in 1996. Shakur was a passenger in a BMW that was driving in front of the casino, when a man in a Cadillac pulled up and opened fire, gravely wounding the rap star. He died a week later from his injuries.
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