Boomtown, Inc. was an American

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company founded in 1988 and was based in

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and was the headquarters of

Boomtown Reno Boomtown Reno is a hotel and casino located in Verdi, Nevada, just west of the Reno–Sparks metropolitan area. The hotel has 318 guest rooms and suites and the casino has a gaming area. History The property originally began as a truck stop, ...

. It was acquired on July 1, 1997, by Hollywood Park, Inc. (now

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) for $188 million. The company agreed on January 19, 1995, to buy

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for $500 million, to be partly financed by

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, which had spun off National months earlier. Boomtown cancelled the deal on April 4, 1995, because of shareholder objections.

List of properties

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Boomtown Las Vegas Silverton (formerly Boomtown Las Vegas) is a 300-room hotel and casino in Enterprise, Nevada, near the southern end of the Las Vegas Valley. It features a rustic lodge theme and a casino. It is owned and operated by Ed Roski Jr., and is located ...

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Boomtown New Orleans Boomtown New Orleans (formerly Boomtown Westbank) is a casino hotel located on the West Bank of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, Jefferson Parish in Harvey, Louisiana. It is on a site. It is owned by Gaming and Leisure Properties and operated by Penn ...

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