Golden Nugget Las Vegas

Golden Nugget Las Vegas

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Golden Nugget Las Vegas

Facts and statistics

Address 129 Fremont Street

Las Vegas, Nevada 89109

Opening date August 30, 1946

Theme N/A

No. of rooms 1,907

Total gaming space 38,000 ft²

Permanent shows Defending The Caveman

Signature attractions World's Largest Gold Nugget

Shark Tank

Notable restaurants Lillie's Noodle House

Vic & Anthony's Steakhouse

Carson St. Cafe

The Grotto

Casino type Land

Owner Landry's Restaurants

Previous names None

Years renovated 1985, 2005-2007

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 1,914 deluxe guest rooms and suites. It has also maintained AAA's Four Diamond rating consecutively since 1977, a Nevada record.

Contents [hide]

1 History

2 In popular culture

3 Additional properties

4 External links

History

The Golden Nugget was originally built in 1946, making it one of the oldest casinos in the city.

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. It was owned by the Golden Nugget Companies, which became Mirage Resorts in 1989 under Wynn.

The property was sold to Poster Financial Group, owned by Timothy Poster and Thomas Breitling in 2004. When Poster Financial assumed control of the Golden Nugget, they began to upgrade the gambling operation 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 property and the Golden Nugget Laughlin. The sale closed on September 27, 2005.

The Golden Nugget in 1983

After the purchase, the Golden Nugget embarked on a 14-month, $100 million renovation project, which was completed in November 2006. In December 2007, the Golden Nugget completed its $70 million Phase II project, which expanded the resort west onto First Street and introduced additional entertainment, event and dining venues.

The world's largest gold nugget on display, the Hand of Faith, is displayed in the Golden Nugget lobby. Weighing 875 troy ounces or 27.21 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.

The casino's large hotel sign at its entrance off Fremont and Casino Center was removed in 1984 when the casino underwent renovations. The old sign presently sits at the YESCO signage yard.