The Ellis Island Casino & Brewery is located near the
Las Vegas Strip
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in
Paradise
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,
Nevada
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. The
casino
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offers 350 gaming devices, as well as restaurants, a
Karaoke
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bar and a
brewery
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.
History
The Village Pub was opened in 1967 by Frank Ellis, who eventually passed it on to his son, Gary.
The name was changed to Ellis Island in 1985.
[ On September 19, 1997, Ellis Island opened a large portion of a $12 million renovation and expansion, which doubled its slot machine count to 410 and introduced table games by adding six blackjack tables.]Tuscany Suites and Casino
Tuscany Suites and Casino is an all-suite hotel and casino situated on in Paradise, Nevada. The hotel opened in 2001, while the casino opened in 2003.
History
In 1988, Charles M. Heers purchased 17.5 acres from the Howard Hughes estate, and la ...
, which had struggled to attract customers in its first year.Super 8
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motel. Ellis Island would manage the Aqua Blue casino, and would itself be renovated to match the new tower. However, the project was cancelled in June 2005, due in part to rising construction costs.
In 2014 Ellis bought the adjacent Super 8 motel, creating a vertically integrated hotel and casino business. In 2018, the hotel's rooms and facilities were renovated.
Planning for an expansion project began in 2017, with construction work commencing later that year. After some delays, in December 2019 Ellis Island opened the "Front Yard" with a new restaurant, bar and beer garden.
Brewery
In 1993, Ellis established a brewery
A brewery or brewing company is a business that makes and sells beer. The place at which beer is commercially made is either called a brewery or a beerhouse, where distinct sets of brewing equipment are called plant. The commercial brewing of be ...
on the premise and tasked brewmaster Joe Pickett with brewing a variety of beers for the casino's restaurants. Regular brews include Lager, Light Lager, Amber Ale, India Pale Ale, Hefeweizen
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, Stout
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and Root Beer, as well as seasonal specials.
With 3345 barrels
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produced in 2009, Ellis Island Brewery was the largest brewpub in the Mountain West region (Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming).
In 2018, the brewhouse capacity was doubled and two new brewmasters, Eddie Leal and Michael Key, were hired to run the brewing business.
In December 2018, Ellis established Silver Reef Brewing Company in St. George, Utah
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, adding annual capacity of up to 10,000 barrels to the brewing business.
In 2022, the on-site brewery at the Las Vegas casino was dismantled. Beer production continues at Silver Reef Brewing.
See also
* Beer in the United States
References
External links
Ellis Island Casino & Brewery
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Casinos in the Las Vegas Valley
Beer brewing companies based in Nevada
Buildings and structures in Paradise, Nevada