Boomtown Reno is a

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and

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located in

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, just west of the

Reno–Sparks metropolitan area The Reno–Sparks Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in Western Nevada, anchored by the cities of Reno and Sparks, part of Greater Reno-Tahoe- Fernley CSA. As of the ...

. The hotel has 318 guest rooms and suites and the casino has a gaming area.

History

The property originally began as a

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, then named Bill and Effie's, in the mid-1960s serving travelers on Interstate 80 and gradually expanded into a full hotel-casino resort. Previous owners of Boomtown Reno were businessman and former Reno mayor

Bob Cashell Robert Alan Cashell (April 22, 1938 – February 11, 2020) was an American businessman and politician. He served as the mayor of Reno, Nevada from 2002 to 2014. He served as the 28th Lieutenant Governor of Nevada from 1983 to 1987 and on the Nev ...

of Cashell Enterprises (1968–1988), Boomtown, Inc. (1988–1997) and

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, formerly known as Hollywood Park, Inc. (1997–2012) In 2012, Pinnacle sold the property for $12.9 million to St. John Properties (a Maryland-based real estate firm) and M1 Gaming (the company of former

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executive Dean DiLullo). In 2014, M1 Gaming exited the property and St. John began the process of taking full ownership of Boomtown. The Boomtown hotel became affiliated with

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in 2016. On February 26, 2018, a man was fatally shot on the property. As of 2022, the Property has closed its buffet with no plans for reopening.

Features

The hotel is remodeled in contemporary motif and has full casino with slots, table games, sports book, poker and Keno. A Family Fun Center features games, a motion theater, virtual rides,

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, carousel and a 9-hole miniature golf course. There is a

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, Steakhouse, Peet's Coffee and Market Fresh Deli located inside well.

Gallery

Boomtown Reno - 2021-10-17 - Sarah Stierch.jpg, West side of Boomtown Reno Guitar Bar - 2021-10-16 - Sarah Stierch 02.jpg, Casino floor Boomtown Steakhouse - 2021-10-16 - Sarah Stierch 01.jpg, Boomtown Steakhouse Guitar Bar - 2021-10-16 - Sarah Stierch 04.jpg, Guitar Bar

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