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Line 33: ==History== ===Maxim Hotel (~~1977-2001~~1977–2001)=== The property was originally opened on July 1, 1977, as the '''Maxim Hotel and Casino'''.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Maxim Hotel, Casino latest Vegas facility\|newspaper=Valley News\|location=Van Nuys, CA\|first=Vic\|last=Field\|date=July 21, 1977\|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17644719/maxim_hotel_casino_latest_vegas/\|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> It was built at a cost of $25 million by a group of ten Nevada businessmen, including the owners of Reno's [[Club Cal Neva]].<ref>{{cite news\|title=Vegas hotel-casino financed within state\|newspaper=Reno Gazette-Journal\|date=April 26, 1977\|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17644802/vegas_hotelcasino_financed_within_state/\|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> 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 was purchased in 1981 by wealthy California farmer John Anderson for $60 million.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Las Vegas casino sale\|newspaper=Arizona Republic\|date=May 1, 1981\|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17645102/las_vegas_casino_sale/\|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=Perlmans sell interest in Dunes hotel-casino\|newspaper=Asbury Park Press\|agency=Los Angeles Times\|date=February 7, 1984\|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17645133/perlmans_sell_interest_in_dunes/\|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=Nevada Gaming Commission to decide tycoon's case\|newspaper=Reno Gazette-Journal\|first=Brendan\|last=Riley\|agency=AP\|date=December 18, 1997\|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17645165/nevada_gaming_commission_to_decide/\|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> It thrived during the 1980s, but went into decline as flashier, larger resorts opened on the nearby Strip. The Maxim Hotel and Casino was a main filming location and setting for a 1987 episode of ''[[Matlock (TV series)\|Matlock]]'', "[[Matlock (season 2)#Episodes\|The Gambler]]".<ref>{{Cite web\|title=S2.E7 The Gambler\|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0644014/?ref_=ttloc_loc_tt\|access-date=2022-07-03\|website=IMDb}}</ref> The Maxim was the site of the [[Murder of Tupac Shakur\|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.<ref name="Thugs Network">[http://www.thugz-network.com/Tupac~Shakur~LV~Shooting.php Tupac Shakur LV Shooting - Thugz-Network.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In 1998, West Coast Mortgage foreclosed on the Maxim, buying it from Anderson at a price of $15 million.<ref name=seals>{{cite news\|title=Maxim lender acquires casino\|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun\|first=Brian\|last=Seals\|date=April 17, 1998\|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/1998/apr/17/maxim-lender-acquires-casino/\|access-date=2018-02-20}}</ref> Gaming executive Ed Nigro agreed to operate the property under a five-year lease.<ref name=seals /> West Coast then sold the Maxim to timeshare developer Premier Interval Resorts the following year for $36.5 million.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Maxim hotel sold\|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun\|first=John\|last=Wilen\|date=May 18, 1999\|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/1999/may/18/maxim-hotel-sold/\|access-date=2018-02-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=Maxim's sale confirmed\|newspaper=The Press of Atlantic City\|first=Elliot S.\|last=Krane\|date=August 22, 1999\|url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0EAEAED4EAE0DCDD&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899\|via=NewsBank}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=Maxim hotel-casino to close Dec. 6\|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun\|first=Gary\|last=Thompson\|date=October 7, 1999\|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/1999/oct/07/maxim-hotel-casino-to-close-dec-6/\|access-date=2018-02-20}}</ref> In November 1999, Nigro closed the Maxim because of a financial dispute with Premier.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Attempt to save Maxim fails; closure looms\|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun\|first=Gary\|last=Thompson\|date=November 18, 1999\|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/1999/nov/18/attempt-to-save-maxim-fails-closure-looms/\|access-date=2018-02-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=Troubled Maxim resort closes Sunday; 690 left jobless\|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun\|first=Robert\|last=Macy\|date=November 21, 1999\|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/1999/nov/21/troubled-maxim-resort-closes-sunday-690-left-joble/\|access-date=2018-02-20}}</ref> With Premier in default on its mortgage payments, the Maxim was placed into [[receivership]] at the request of the mortgageholder, Meralex; two weeks after its closure, the hotel reopened without a casino.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Maxim reopening under study\|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal\|first=Dave\|last=Berns\|date=November 24, 1999\|url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0FD39254393EA6BA&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899\|via=NewsBank}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=Maxim hotel to reopen Friday, sans casino\|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun\|date=December 9, 1999\|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/1999/dec/09/maxim-hotel-to-reopen-friday-sans-casino/\|access-date=2018-02-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=Maxim owner, operator trade charges\|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun\|first1=David\|last1=Strow\|first2=Gary\|last2=Thompson\|date=December 20, 1999\|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/1999/dec/20/maxim-owner-operator-trade-charges/\|access-date=2018-02-20}}</ref> The property again went to foreclosure auction in June 2000, where it was purchased by a Texas-based company, Revanche, for $10 million.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Maxim sold to mystery firm\|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun\|first=David\|last=Strow\|date=June 2, 2000\|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2000/jun/02/maxim-sold-to-mystery-firm/\|access-date=2018-02-20}}</ref> A complex legal battle ensued between members of Premier and Meralex; meanwhile, Revanche unsuccessfully sought a buyer for the Maxim.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Preparing to close, Maxim entangled in web of suits\|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun\|first=David\|last=Strow\|date=June 22, 2001\|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2001/jun/22/preparing-to-close-maxim-entangled-in-web-of-suits/\|access-date=2018-02-20}}</ref> With the hotel continuing to lose money, Revanche closed it on August 13, 2001.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Finding closure at the Maxim\|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun\|first=David\|last=Strow\|date=August 14, 2001\|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2001/aug/14/finding-closure-at-the-maxim/\|access-date=2018-02-20}}</ref> ===The Westin (~~2003-present~~2003–present)=== [[Columbia Sussex]] bought the former Maxim from Revanche for $38 million in 2002,<ref>{{cite news\|title=New deal announced for sale of Maxim\|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun\|first=Liz\|last=Benston\|date=September 9, 2002\|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2002/sep/09/new-deal-announced-for-sale-of-maxim/\|access-date=2018-02-20}}</ref> and then spent an additional $90 million on the remodel.<ref>{{cite news \|first=Liz \|last= Benston \|title=Former Maxim emerging as 'heavenly' Westin hotel\|url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2003/jul/25/former-maxim-emerging-as-heavenly-westin-hotel \|work= [[Las Vegas Sun]] \|date=2003-06-25 \|access-date=25 November 2008 }}</ref> They reopened the hotel as The Westin Casuarina on November 6, 2003,<ref>{{cite news \|first=Liz \|last= Benston \|title=Westin opens in Vegas \|url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2003/nov/07/westin-opens-in-vegas/?history \|work= [[Las Vegas Sun]] \|date=2007-11-07 \|access-date=25 November 2008 }}</ref> using the name of their [[Westin Grand Cayman\|successful resort]] in the [[Cayman Islands]]. The Westin Casuarina marked the first Westin resort nationwide to feature a casino and was the first Westin in Nevada.<ref>{{cite news \|first=Liz \|last= Benston \|title=Westin Hotel \|url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2003/jul/25/former-maxim-emerging-as-heavenly-westin-hotel/ \|work= [[Las Vegas Sun]] \|date=2003-07-25 \|access-date=25 November 2008 }}</ref> Line 47 ⟶ 48: The hotel was later renamed The Westin Las Vegas. The casino floor had fewer than 300 [[slot machine\|slot]] and [[video poker]] machines and only ten table games, far smaller than Strip megaresorts and even smaller than many casinos catering to local residents.{{Citation needed\|date=March 2009}} Instead, the resort concentrated more on its [[Hotel amenity\|hotel amenities]], including a [[destination spa]]. In January 2016, Fortress Investment Group acquired the property through foreclosure, and brought Crescent Hotels & Resorts in to manage it.<ref name=millward>{{cite news\|title=Westin Las Vegas replaces casino floor with restaurant\|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal\|first=Wade Tyler\|last=Millward\|date=February 19, 2018\|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/westin-las-vegas-replaces-casino-floor-with-restaurant/\|access-date=2018-02-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release\|title=Westin Las Vegas to be managed by Crescent Hotels & Resorts\|publisher=Crescent Hotels & Resorts\|date=January 20, 2016\|url=~~http~~https://www.prweb.com/releases/~~2016/01~~westin_las_vegas_to_be_managed_by_crescent_hotels_resorts/prweb13172423.htm\|access-date=2018-02-20\|via=PRWeb}}</ref> The hotel announced later that year that it would phase out its casino facilities and operate purely as a hotel.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://vegas.eater.com/2016/5/5/11595170/westin-las-vegas-to-dump-the-casino-and-add-a-restaurant\|title = Westin Las Vegas to Dump the Casino and Add a Restaurant\|date = 5 May 2016}}</ref> The casino closed in July 2017, to be replaced with a restaurant and expanded meeting spaces.<ref name=millward /><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://vegas.eater.com/2017/8/4/16092782/jake-eli-restaurant-and-more-to-westin-las-vegas\|title=Jake & Eli Restaurant and More to Westin Las Vegas\|date=4 August 2017}}</ref> Fortress sold the Westin in September 2018 for $196 million to hotel firm Highgate in partnership with [[Cerberus Capital Management]].<ref>{{cite news\|title=Westin hotel near Las Vegas Strip sells for $195.5M\|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal\|first=Eli\|last=Segall\|date=September 13, 2018\|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/westin-hotel-near-las-vegas-strip-sells-for-195-5m/\|access-date=2018-09-14}}</ref> Line 65 ⟶ 66: [[Category:Skyscraper hotels in Paradise, Nevada]] [[Category:Defunct casinos in the Las Vegas Valley]] [[Category:Hotels established in 1977]] [[Category:Hotel buildings completed in 1977]]