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| Silver City Casino | |
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| Address | 3001 Las Vegas Blvd South Las Vegas, Nevada 81909 |
| Opening date | 1974 |
| Closing date | October 31, 1999 |
| Theme | Western |
| Casino type | Land |
| Owner | Major Riddle (1974-1979) Circus Circus Enterprises (1979-1999) |
| Previous names | Riata Casino |
The Silver City Casino was a casino on the Las Vegas Strip near Convention Center Drive in Winchester, Nevada. It was a red, 20,000 square feet low-rise building with a western theme.[1]
History
Major Riddle opened the Silver City Casino in 1974 in the place of Riata Casino, which had opened in 1973 and closed in less than a year.[2] Circus Circus Enterprises purchased the casino for $30 million, then refurbished both the interior and exterior.[1] In 1991 it became the strip's first casino to ban cigarette smoking.[3]
In early 1997, investment group United Leisure, bought the 8.5-acre property where the Silver City Casino sat, with plans to develop a hotel-casino on the property.[1] Circus Circus Enterprises closed the casino on October 31, 1999. The casino was purchased again for $30 million in 1999 by Luke Brugnara who subsequently failed to obtain a gaming license.[4]
The casino was demolished in 2004 to make way for a shopping center known as Silver City Plaza.[1] As of 2015, a marquee for Silver City still stands on Convention Center Drive.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b c d "Question of the day". Las Vegas Advisor. 2009-12-12. Retrieved 2015-01-19.
- ^ "Riata Casino". Vintage Las Vegas. 2014-11-01. Retrieved 2015-01-19.
- ^ "Vegas casino bans smoking". The Bulletin. 1991-10-27. Retrieved 2015-01-19.
- ^ "Former Silver City Casino owner pleads guilty to filing false tax returns". Las Vegas Review-Journal. 2010-01-29. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
