Silver sevens hotel & casino
Silver Sevens
Casino hotel in Nevada, United States
Silver Sevens Hotel and Casino (formerly known as Terrible's) is a Las Vegas locals casino and hotel 1 mile (&#;km) east of the Las Vegas Strip, in Paradise, Nevada. Silver Sevens has rooms and a 35,&#;sq&#;ft (3,&#;m2) casino.
Silver Sevens was the host hotel for the Terrible's special events: The Terrible's , Terrible's , and Terrible's Cup Baja races sponsored by Terrible Herbst.
History[edit]
Continental ()[edit]
Construction on the room Hotel Continental and Casino was underway in It was developed by Ray Paglia and Nick Robone, and opened in [1]
In , Crowne Ventures agreed to buy the hotel for $35 million.[2] They planned to convert the property into a nostalgia-themed resort to complement their "Back to the 50s" catalog business.[2] But that deal fell through when Crowne fell into bankruptcy.[3] The Continental itself declared bankruptcy in , and was foreclosed on and closed by American Realty Trust in March [3]
Terrible's ()[edit]
The Herbst family of Terrible Herbst saw an opportunity to open their first gaming property in Las Vegas, as the Continental was too small for locals casino operators Station Casinos and Coast Casinos, but too big for other, smaller slot route operators to acquire.[4] The hotel was sold to E-T-T Gaming, the Herbsts' gaming division (now Affinity Gaming), in November [4] The Herbsts demolished the building interior, but kept its outer shell.[3] The cost of acquisition and renovation was $65 million. It reopened in December as Terrible's Hotel and Casino.[5]
The Terrible's name was popular among local residents, who made up 70 percent of the property's clientele. A new hotel tower was added in An month renovation was completed in January , at a cost of $7 million. Hotel rooms and the sportsbook were among the renovated facilities,[6] and nearly 1, new slot machines were added.[7]
Silver Sevens (present)[edit]
In mid, Affinity Gaming chose to rename the casino Silver Sevens, reflecting the recent renovation.[8]
In November , plans were announced to renovate the property and rebrand it once again as the Continental in Part of the plans will include a rooftop lounge and Pink Taco restaurant to be built on the hotel's porte-cochère.[9]
Notes[edit]
- ^"Casino Site". Las Vegas Review-Journal. 18 November Retrieved 18 November
- ^ ab"Crowne Ventures Inc. announces planned acquisition of the Continental Hotel & Casino". thisisnl.nl. 25 September Retrieved 4 October
- ^ abcStrow, David (23 November ). "Terrible Herbst in merger, set to close on Continental". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 4 October
- ^ abFerguson, Kevin (30 November ). "It's a Terrible World". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Archived from the original on 31 January Retrieved 4 October
- ^"Fireworks open Terrible's at old Continental site". Las Vegas Sun. 7 December Retrieved 4 October
- ^Sylvester, Ron (22 January ). "A new look for Terrible's: A $7 million, month renovation revealed". VegasInc. Retrieved 7 March
- ^Stutz, Howard (4 January ). "Terrible's Hotel and Casino gets $7 million in upgrades". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved 7 March
- ^Komenda, Ed (17 May ). "After $7 million renovation, Terrible's casino now the Silver Sevens". thisisnl.nl. Retrieved 27 June
- ^Ross, McKenna (November 9, ). "Silver Sevens to rebrand, bring back popular Vegas taco restaurant". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved November 18,
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