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The Showboat was built by William J. Moore of the Last Frontier and J. Kell Houssels of the Las Vegas Club [1] for $2 million. [2] The first resort within Las Vegas city limits, it had 100 rooms on two floors. [3] While Moore and Houssels ran the hotel, the casino was leased by a group of managers from the Desert Inn, including Moe Dalitz. [2]
The Silver Nugget is a casino and arena located on Las Vegas Boulevard North in North Las Vegas, Nevada. The casino is owned and operated by Fifth Street Gaming. [2] The casino site covers 14 acres (5.7 ha) and includes a 14,000 sq ft (1,300 m 2) arena. The sports book is operated by Leroy's Race & Sports Book. [2]
Torres also added a 52-lane bowling alley. [163] [164] The western theme and bowling alley were part of an effort to attract families, a growing tourist demographic in Las Vegas. [165] A new poker parlor was also added, [166] but the planned hotel tower did not begin construction until several years later. [167]
Arizona Charlie's Decatur is a hotel and locals casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. It includes 258 rooms and 55,227 sq ft (5,130.8 m 2) of gaming space. The property began in 1963, as a bowling alley developed by the Becker family. Bruce Becker eventually took over management and proposed adding a hotel-casino.
The original Sam's Town in Las Vegas would be expanded many times. [23] Plans for an RV park were approved by the county six months after the property opened. [24] In 1981, Sam's Town added the 25,000 sq ft (2,300 m 2) Western Emporium, [25] and a 56-lane bowling center, [26] which would go on to host numerous tournaments. [27] [28] [29]
Suncoast is a hotel and casino located at 9090 Alta Drive in Las Vegas, Nevada. [1] It is owned and operated by Boyd Gaming.The hotel, located on a 50-acre (20 ha) site, contains 432 rooms and has a 95,898-square-foot (8,909.2 m 2) casino, as well as a movie theater, bowling alley and convention space.
El Rancho Vegas was the first resort to be built on the Las Vegas Strip, still known then as part of Highway 91. [ 20 ] [ 36 ] Hull and the El Rancho are credited with the creation of the Strip, [ 21 ] [ 37 ] [ 38 ] as the property's unexpected success prompted other developers to open resorts in the vicinity, eventually transforming Highway 91 ...
Las Vegas Boulevard is a major road in Clark County, Nevada, United States, best known for the Las Vegas Strip portion of the road and its casinos.Formerly carrying U.S. Route 91 (US 91), which had been the main highway between Los Angeles, California and Salt Lake City, Utah, it has been bypassed by Interstate 15 and serves mainly local traffic with some sections designated State Route 604.