The Gold Coast Hotel and Casino is a

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and

casino A casino is a facility for certain types of gambling. Casinos are often built near or combined with hotels, resorts, restaurants, retail shopping, cruise ships, and other tourist attractions. Some casinos are also known for hosting live entertai ...

located in

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. This locals' casino is owned and operated by

Boyd Gaming Boyd Gaming Corporation is an American gaming and hospitality company based in Paradise, Nevada. The company continues to be run by founder Sam Boyd's family under the management of Sam's son, Bill Boyd (born 1931), who currently serves as the ...

. The Gold Coast is located one mile (1.6 km) west of the

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on West Flamingo Road. It is located across the street from the

Palms Casino Resort Palms Casino Resort is a hotel and casino located near the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, United States. It is owned and operated by the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians. It includes 703 rooms and a casino. It was originally owned by th ...

and the

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History

The Gold Coast opened in December 1986. It was the first casino built from the ground up by Las Vegas casino mogul Michael Gaughan, who already operated the Barbary Coast on the Las Vegas Strip. Upon opening, the Gold Coast was the first casino to have a first-run movie theater in Las Vegas (the original MGM Grand had a theater screening MGM classics) and was specifically catering to the growing "locals" market of the Las Vegas suburbs. It was the second major resort built on the west side of

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, ten years after

Palace Station Palace Station is a hotel and casino located in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Station Casinos and has 576 rooms. Palace Station has a large Asian customer base mainly because of its location near Chinatown. History In 1976, Fran ...

. In October 1995, the largest jackpot in the state at the time, $10,918,881.00, was won by an anonymous man on a " Megabucks" slot machine. The Gold Coast went through major renovations in 2002 that provided additional space for parking, restaurants and gaming. During the renovations, the resort's theme was changed from a dark country western gambling hall to a more modern gaming facility. Several acts such as

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and ''

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'' have taken place at the casino's 490-seat Gold Coast Showroom. Gaughan merged his

Coast Casinos Coast Casinos Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Boyd Gaming Corporation based in Paradise, Nevada. Coast Casinos is the number 2 locals casino brand in the Las Vegas market behind Station Casinos. History Principally owned and founded by Mi ...

brand, which included the Gold Coast, with

in 2004. Along with several other local casinos, Gold Coast closed its poker rooms in 2011 due to financial reasons. In August 2016, Gold Coast opened a new steakhouse, Cornerstone, in the space formerly occupied by the Cortez Room.

Film history

The Gold Coast was featured in the film ''

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'' directed by

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. The Gold Coast was featured on the television show Cops Season 10, episode 6.

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