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Golden Nugget Las Vegas
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Golden Nugget Las Vegas
129 Fremont Street
Las Vegas, Nevada 89109 |
| Number of rooms |
1,907 |
| Theme |
N/A |
| Gaming space |
38,000 ft² |
| Permanent show(s) |
N/A |
| Signature attraction(s) |
world's largest gold nugget |
| Notable restaurant(s) |
Lillie Langtry's
Stefano's
Zax |
| Owner |
Landry's Restaurants |
| Date opened |
August 30,
1946 |
| Casino type |
Land |
| Major renovation(s) |
None |
| Previous name(s) |
None |
| Casino website |
Golden Nugget Las Vegas |
The Golden Nugget Las Vegas is a casino-hotel located in
Las Vegas, Nevada on the
Fremont Street Experience. The property is owned and operated by
Landry's Restaurants.
It is the largest casino in the downtown area, with a total of 1,907 rooms.
It has also maintianed AAA's four diamond rating for past consecutive
twenty-eight years.
Steve Wynn bought a stake in it, which he increased so that, in 1973, he became the
majority shareholder, and the youngest casino owner in Las Vegas. It was the
foundation for Wynn's rise to prominence in the casino industry.
History
The Golden Nugget was originally built in
1946, making it one
of the oldest casinos in the city.
Was owned by the
Golden Nugget Companies.
The world's largest
gold nugget on display, the Hand of Faith, is displayed in the Golden
Nugget lobby. Weighing 27.2 kilograms and 46 centimeters in length, the Hand
of Faith was found near the
Golden Triangle in Australia, and put on display at the casino in 1981 amid a number
of other gold nuggets.
Became a
Mirage Resorts property in
1989 when the
Golden Nugget companies became Mirage Resorts.
Sold to
Poster Financial Group in 2004.
When Poster Financial assumed control of the Golden Nugget, they began to
upgrade the gambling operation, for example by installing new cashless
slot
machines and by increasing the maximum bet available at
table games to $15,000. Their story became the basis for The Casino, a
television series on Fox that premiered on June 14, 2004.
On February 4, 2005, Houston, Texas based Landry's Restaurants, Inc.
announced its intent to purchase the Golden Nugget Las Vegas. The sale closed on
September 27, 2005.
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