Four queens hotel & casino
Four Queens
Casino hotel in Nevada, United States
Four Queens | |
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Location | Las Vegas, Nevada |
Address | East Fremont Street |
Opening date | June 2, ; 57 years ago(June 2, ) |
Theme | VictorianCarnival |
No. of rooms | |
Total gaming space | 27,sqft (2,m2) |
Signature attractions | Queen's Machine |
Notable restaurants | Hugo's Cellar Magnolia's |
Casino type | Land-Based |
Owner | TLC Casino Enterprises |
Architect | Julius Gabriele () |
Renovatedin | , , , , , , |
Website | The Four Queens |
The Four Queens Hotel and Casino is located in downtown Las Vegas on the Fremont Street Experience. The room hotel and 27,sqft (2,m2) casino is owned and operated by TLC Casino Enterprises, which acquired the property from the Elsinore Corporation in [1]
History[edit]
Construction began on November 16, The $ million project was planned to include an story hotel.[2] Four Queens opened on June 2, The casino is named after the builder Ben Goffstein's four daughters, Faith, Hope, Benita, and Michele. It originally contained only rooms and a 20,sqft (1,m2) casino. An story hotel building was eventually added.[3]
From to the hotel/casino was owned by Elsinore Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Hyatt Corporation until , when it became an independent company. In , Elsinore filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and the investment firm Morgens, Waterfall, Vintiadis & Company obtained 99 percent ownership of the company.[4]
In the casino expanded to 33,sqft (3,m2) and changed decor to be warmer. A second story hotel building was completed in [3]
Today the casino occupies the entire block bordered by Fremont Street, Casino Center, Third Street and Carson Avenue. The Four Queens was also a partner in renovating the downtown area and creating the Fremont Street Experience.
Terry Caudill purchased the Four Queens in , and subsequently upgraded the casino's 1, slot machines.[5] In December the Four Queens was the first Las Vegas casino to offer Geoff Hall's blackjack variant Blackjack Switch, which is now widely available throughout Las Vegas.[6]
By March , a $20 million, multiyear renovation was nearing completion. As part of the project, all hotel rooms were renovated. A new restaurant, Chicago Brewing Company, was also added as part of the renovation. The project also included the 10,sqft (m2) Canyon Club nightclub,[5] which opened in April [citation needed] As of , the casino is 27,sqft (2,m2).[7]
Gallery[edit]
4 Queens facade at night
4 Queens façade at day
Casino floor
References[edit]
- ^"Elsinore Corp. Announces Agreement to Sell the Four Queens Hotel and Casino". thisisnl.nl. 30 April
- ^Wade, Dell (January 3, ). "Year of Progress, Recession, Plans". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved December 8, via thisisnl.nl
- ^ ab"Four Queens Hotel and Casino". Emporis. Archived from the original on December 9, Retrieved December 8,
- ^"History of Elsinore Corporation – FundingUniverse". thisisnl.nl.
- ^ ab"Flashier, fresher look for Four Queens". Las Vegas Review-Journal. March 25, Archived from the original on June 26, Retrieved December 19,
- ^ThePOGG (27 November ). "ThePOGG Interviews – Geoff Hall – The creator of Blackjack Switch".
- ^"Listing of Financial Statements Square Footage ( data)". Nevada Gaming Control Board. March 6, p.4. Archived from the original on June 20, Retrieved August 16,
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