Nevada Landing Hotel and Casino
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The Nevada Landing was a hotel and casino designed to resemble two riverboat
s. It was located in Jean
, Nevada
, near the California
state line, within sight of Interstate 15
. The hotel, owned by MGM Resorts International, had 303 rooms, four restaurants, over 800 slot machines (including video poker
), live keno
, table games, banquet facilities, and wedding services. The rooms featured air-conditioning, telephone
s, clock radios, private bathrooms, and televisions. The property was typically marketed with its sister hotel, the Gold Strike Hotel and Gambling Hall
, located across the I-15 freeway.
.
It was first owned by Gold Strike Resorts, and in 1995 was sold to Circus Circus Enterprises. Then in 1999 Circus Circus Enterprises became Mandalay Resort Group
and in 2004 was a proposed $7.9 Billion merger with MGM Mirage
.
On February 12, 2007 MGM Mirage
announced plans to close the casino on April 18, 2007, and build a master-planned community on the 166 acre (67.2 ha) it owned in the area in a joint venture with American Nevada Corporation and the Cloobeck Companies. The community was to include "affordable" housing, commercial businesses, shops, and a new hotel-casino. The Gold Strike would remain open, at least until the new hotel-casino was completed.
On March 20, 2007 MGM Mirage closed the Nevada Landing in Jean almost a month earlier than it originally planned.
Demolition began on the hotel in early March 2008. As of April 2008, the hotel was no longer standing, with the exception of the sign.
Riverboat
A riverboat is a ship built boat designed for inland navigation on lakes, rivers, and artificial waterways. They are generally equipped and outfitted as work boats in one of the carrying trades, for freight or people transport, including luxury units constructed for entertainment enterprises, such...
s. It was located in Jean
Jean, Nevada
Jean is a small commercial town in Clark County, Nevada, located approximately north of the Nevada-California state line along Interstate 15. Las Vegas is located about to the north...
, Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
, near the California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
state line, within sight of Interstate 15
Interstate 15 in Nevada
In the U.S. State of Nevada, Interstate 15 begins in Primm, continues through Las Vegas and it crosses the border with Arizona in Mesquite. The freeway runs entirely in Clark County. Many motorists use Interstate 15 to visit Las Vegas, as it is the only primary Interstate Highway in the city. The...
. The hotel, owned by MGM Resorts International, had 303 rooms, four restaurants, over 800 slot machines (including video poker
Video poker
Video poker is a casino game based on five-card draw poker. It is played on a computerized console similar in size to a slot machine.-History:...
), live keno
Keno
Keno is a lottery or bingo gambling game often played at modern casinos, and is also offered as a game in some state lotteries. A traditional live casino keno game uses a circular glass enclosure called a "bubble" containing 80 balls which determine the ball draw result. Each ball is imprinted...
, table games, banquet facilities, and wedding services. The rooms featured air-conditioning, telephone
Telephone
The telephone , colloquially referred to as a phone, is a telecommunications device that transmits and receives sounds, usually the human voice. Telephones are a point-to-point communication system whose most basic function is to allow two people separated by large distances to talk to each other...
s, clock radios, private bathrooms, and televisions. The property was typically marketed with its sister hotel, the Gold Strike Hotel and Gambling Hall
Gold Strike Hotel and Gambling Hall
Opened in 1990, the Gold Strike is a hotel and casino located in Jean, Nevada, approximately from the California state line, and about from downtown Las Vegas. The hotel, owned by MGM Resorts International, has 811 rooms and several different places to eat...
, located across the I-15 freeway.
History
The casino opened in 1989, built by a partnership that included David Belding, Mike Ensign and William RichardsonWilliam Richardson
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.
It was first owned by Gold Strike Resorts, and in 1995 was sold to Circus Circus Enterprises. Then in 1999 Circus Circus Enterprises became Mandalay Resort Group
Mandalay Resort Group
Mandalay Resort Group was a hotel-casino operator based in Las Vegas, Nevada. Its major properties included Mandalay Bay, Luxor, Excalibur and Circus Circus, as well as half of the Monte Carlo. In terms of market capitalization, it was one of the largest casino operators in the world. It was...
and in 2004 was a proposed $7.9 Billion merger with MGM Mirage
MGM Mirage
Not to be confused with the Las Vegas, Nevada based casino/resort operator Resorts International Holdings.MGM Resorts International is a Paradise, Nevada based corporation that brands itself as a global hospitality company. It is the second largest gaming company in the world by revenue - about...
.
On February 12, 2007 MGM Mirage
MGM Mirage
Not to be confused with the Las Vegas, Nevada based casino/resort operator Resorts International Holdings.MGM Resorts International is a Paradise, Nevada based corporation that brands itself as a global hospitality company. It is the second largest gaming company in the world by revenue - about...
announced plans to close the casino on April 18, 2007, and build a master-planned community on the 166 acre (67.2 ha) it owned in the area in a joint venture with American Nevada Corporation and the Cloobeck Companies. The community was to include "affordable" housing, commercial businesses, shops, and a new hotel-casino. The Gold Strike would remain open, at least until the new hotel-casino was completed.
On March 20, 2007 MGM Mirage closed the Nevada Landing in Jean almost a month earlier than it originally planned.
Demolition began on the hotel in early March 2008. As of April 2008, the hotel was no longer standing, with the exception of the sign.