Fremont Hotel and Casino

Facts and statistics

Address 200 Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada 89101

Opening date May 18, 1956

No. of rooms 447

Total gaming space 32,000 sq ft (3,000 m2)

Signature attractions Fremont Street Experience

Notable restaurants Tony Roma's

Second Street Grill

Paradise Buffet and Cafe

Lanai Express

Dunkin Donuts

Casino type Land

Owner Boyd Gaming

Years renovated Hotel 2005-2006

Casino 2007

Website Fremont Hotel & Casino

The Fremont Hotel & Casino is a hotel and casino located in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada on the Fremont Street Experience. It is one of the casinos owned by Boyd Gaming Corporation.

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1 History

1.1 Film history

2 References

3 External links

History

The Fremont hotel is located on 200 Fremont Street. It was designed by architect Wayne McAllister and opened on May 18, 1956 as the tallest building in the state of Nevada. At the time of its opening it had 155 rooms, cost $6M to open and was owned by Ed Levinson and Lou Lurie.[1] In 1963 the Hotel was expanded to include the 14 story Ogden tower and one of the city's first vertical parking garages.[2]

In 1974 Aleen Glick's Argent Corporation purchased the Fremont and in 1976 expanded the casino at a cost of $4M.[1] In 1983 Sam Boyd bought the Fremont to add to his Boyd Gaming group properties.[3]

Fremont Hotel and Casino is one of the Casinos and Hotels currently located in Downtown Las Vegas that is part of the Fremont Street Experience. The casino is located on what is commonly referred to as the four corners. These are the four main hotels that are located on the corner of Casino Center Boulevard and Fremont Street. The four casino's making up the four corners are The Fremont, Four Queens, Golden Nugget and Binion's Gambling Hall and Hotel . Casino Center Bouvelard is the only through street that passes under the canopy of the Fremont Street Experience. It passes between the Fremont and the Four Queens located on one side of the bouvelard and The Golden Nugget and Binions located on the opposite side of the Bouvelard.

In 1959[4] Wayne Newton made his start in Las Vegas at the Fremont at it's Carnival Lounge..[5]

Film history

Many scenes from the Jon Favreau and Vince Vaughn movie Swingers were filmed inside the Fremont, including their games of blackjack, and breakfast in the casino's Paradise Buffet. The casino also appears periodically in the 1992 Disney film, Honey, I Blew Up the Kid.