Stateline Casino
Stateline Casino | |
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Address | West Wendover, Nevada |
Opening date | 1931 |
Closing date | 2002 |
Casino type | Land |
Owner | Wendover Nugget Casino |
Stateline Hotel and Casino was located in West Wendover straddling the Nevada/Utah border.[1]
History
The owner of Stateline Casino was William "Bill" Smith, who started his business in 1926 as a service station. In 1931 when gambling was legalized in Nevada, Smith expanded his service station adding a hotel[2] and casino.[3] The hotel and casino straddled the official border between Nevada and Utah. For a long time there was a white line across the floor. A patron could eat on the Utah side then step over the line and gamble in Nevada.[1] It began business in 1931 when gambling became legal again in Nevada after being outlawed on October 1, 1910 at midnight.[4]
It closed in 1982 and reopened in 1985. In 2002 it was sold and renamed the Stateline Nugget. In 2004 it was sold again and renamed
References
- ^ a b c "Wendover History". gbcnv.edu. Retrieved 2008-11-20.
- ^ Copelan, Corinne (3 July 2013). "Smith Family Casino Scion, Michael Devine Dies At 54". Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ Mueller, Megg. "Casinos rock the value of a wild west namesake". Nevada Nuggets. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ISBN 978-0-87417-615-5. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- ^ "The Socio-Economic Impact & Recent History of United States Gaming". Retrieved 2013-05-13.
- ^ "Wendover Nugget". Retrieved 2008-11-20.