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The hotel portion, originally part of the Holiday Inn chain, opened in August 1996. The casino opened on February 14, 1997. The Rancho Mesquite was owned by the Lee family, who were the only Nevada casino owners to be of Asian descent. Because of confusion with other businesses, the name was changed to Eureka in 2000.
Holiday Inn is a chain of hotels based in Atlanta, Georgia and a brand of IHG Hotels & Resorts.The chain was founded in 1952 by Kemmons Wilson (1913–2003), who opened the first location in Memphis, Tennessee.
The 520-room hotel opened on February 1, 1972, as the Holiday Inn Center Strip, [10] named for its location at the center of the Las Vegas Strip. [11] It consisted of a 14-story tower. [ 12 ] The adjacent Pyramids motel was purchased later that year for $750,000, and was demolished to provide additional parking space.
The hotel opened in February 1978, [4] with 416 rooms. [5] The 16-story hotel was part of the Holiday Inn franchise, joining two other area locations, both on the Las Vegas Strip. [6] The property's casino was opened on June 30, 1978, and was operated by Major Riddle, [4] who leased it from Holiday International owner Louis Walter. [7]
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