The Wild Wild West Gambling Hall & Hotel was a hotel and casino in Paradise, Nevada, near the Las Vegas Strip. It was owned and operated by Station Casinos. While the casino and adjoining 260-room hotel were relatively small, the site is over 58 acres (23 ha)[3] in size.
| Days Inn - Wild Wild West Gambling Hall & Hotel | |
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| Location | Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |
| Address | 3330 West Tropicana Avenue |
| Opening date | 1974 |
| Closing date | September 7, 2022 |
| Theme | Old West |
| No. of rooms | 260[1] |
| Total gaming space | 11,250 sq ft (1,045 m2)[2] |
| Casino type | Land-based |
| Owner | Station Casinos |
| Previous names | King 8 Hotel and Casino |
| Renovated in | 1998 |
| Website | wildfire |
The Wild Wild West Plaza is located in the parking area and provides services common to a convenience store.
History
editBuilt in 1974,[4] the property originally operated as the King 8 Hotel and Casino. The King 8 was owned by Will Roberts and Olind Jenni, who also owned a King 8 hotel in Fairbanks, Alaska.[5] In February 1988, the King 8 was purchased by the Los Angeles-based Hotel Investors Trust, which planned improvements of the hotel-casino at a cost between $15 million and $17 million.[6]
In 1996, J.A. Tiberti Construction Company purchased the King 8 from Starwood Lodging Trust.[7][8] In May 1998, after several months of discussions, Station Casinos announced a partnership agreement to lease the property from Tiberti and take over operations. At the time, the King 8 had 283 hotel rooms, a coffee shop, and 230 slot and video poker machines.[7] The hotel's 250 employees had to reapply for their jobs under Station Casinos.[9] The King 8 closed on July 1, 1998, to allow for remodeling.[9][10] A new sportsbook and restaurant were among the improvements made at the King 8, which reopened as the Wild Wild West Gambling Hall & Hotel on July 13, 1998.[10]
In 2005, Station Casinos started purchasing land next to the property it already owned. While no specific plans were announced, it was widely expected that this indicated a major redevelopment at the location.
By 2008, the site had evolved to nearly 1/2-square-mile or 110 acres (45 ha) at a cost of $335 million. With a working title of Viva, the three casino, hotel condo arena project would cost $10 billion to develop.[11]
Stations Casinos reached an agreement with Days Inn in 2009 to market the casino hotel under the Days Inn brand. The hotel was branded as Days Inn by Wyndham – Las Vegas at Wild Wild West Gambling Hall. As part of the negotiations, the rooms were remodeled to bring them up to Days Inn standards.[12][13]
On September 2, 2022, Station announced that it would close and demolish Wild Wild West[14] to prepare the site for future development, in connection with adjoining acreage.[15][16] It closed on September 7, 2022.[17][18] In April 2023, Station agreed to sell 49 acres (20 ha) of the site to the Oakland Athletics, to be developed as a stadium for the team's anticipated relocation to Las Vegas only for this to be changed to the Tropicana Las Vegas a month later.[19][20]
References
edit- ^ "Days Inn & Wild Wild West Gambling Hall". Las Vegas Weekly. Retrieved 2018-08-17.
- ^ "Listing of Financial Statements Square Footage (2017 data)". Nevada Gaming Control Board. 2018-03-06. p. 10. Archived from the original on 2018-06-20. Retrieved 2018-08-17.
- ^ Stutz, Howard (2005-04-01). "Movies to roll before the dice". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Gaming Wire. Archived from the original on 2005-04-03.
- ^ "Parcel Record". Clark County Assessor's Office. Archived from the original on 2018-08-17. Retrieved 2018-08-17.
- ^ Wade, Dell (1975-09-14). "King 8 Names New PR". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 2018-08-17 – via NewspaperArchive.com.
- ^ "Hotel Investors Trust Buys Two Las Vegas Properties". San Jose Mercury News. 1988-02-09. Retrieved 2018-08-17 – via NewsLibrary.
- ^ a b Berns, Dave (1998-05-15). "Station says King 8 deal part of plan". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Archived from the original on 1999-09-03.
- ^ "Ownership history". Clark County Assessor's Office. Archived from the original on 2018-08-17. Retrieved 2018-08-17.
- ^ a b Seals, Brian (1998-06-24). "King 8 workers worry for their jobs as Station Casinos takes over". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 2018-08-17.
- ^ a b "Opening of the Wild Wild West". Las Vegas Review-Journal. 1998-07-14. Archived from the original on 2000-09-14.
- ^ "Station's Vegas". Retrieved 2008-05-10.
- ^ Steve Green (2009-12-09). "Station Casinos property to be renamed after Days Inn agreement". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 2009-12-09.
- ^ Arnold M. Knightly (2009-12-09). "Station strikes marketing deal with Days Inn". Gaming News. Retrieved 2009-12-09.
- ^ "Wild Wild West Casino, Owned by Red Rock Resorts, Will be Demolished". casinoandslots.org. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
- ^ Cruz, Martha (2022-09-02). "Red Rock Resorts announces the closure, demolition of Wild Wild West Gambling Hall". KSNV. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
- ^ Barnes, Jim (2022-09-02). "Station Casinos closing another Las Vegas property". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
- ^ Stutz, Howard (2022-09-02). "Red Rock Resorts to close and demolish its fourth casino for future development". The Nevada Independent. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
- ^ Horwath, Bryan (2022-09-02). "Wild Wild West to close for good, Station Casinos says". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
- ^ Mick Akers (April 20, 2023). "Major-league deal: A's to purchase land near Strip for new ballpark". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
- ^ Stutz, Howard. "A's pivot to new site for Vegas baseball stadium, lowering public funding request". The Nevada Independent. Retrieved May 9, 2023.