Primm Valley Casino Resorts (formerly known as Primadonna Casino Resorts) is a group of three hotel-casinos in

Primm, Nevada Primm (formerly known as State Line) is an unincorporated community in Clark County, Nevada, United States, primarily notable for its position straddling Interstate 15 where it crosses the state border between California and Nevada. It sits on ...

, along

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at the

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state line. They are owned and operated by

Affinity Gaming Affinity Interactive, formerly known as Herbst Gaming and Affinity Gaming, is an American private casino and sports betting company based in Paradise, Nevada. It operates eight casinos in Nevada, Missouri, and Iowa, and publishes the '' Daily Raci ...

. It is named after the Primm family, benefactors of the hotel and casino properties by Ernest and

Gary Primm Gary Primm is a casino developer. He is the former chairman and chief executive of Primm Valley Resorts. Biography Primm grew up in San Marino, California. His father, Ernest Jay Primm, was an early developer of casinos. The town of Primm, Nevad ...

. The hotels are a popular stop on the drive between

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and California. The various hotels are connected across I-15 by both a

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and a defunct amusement

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line that was connected with Buffalo Bill's and

Whiskey Pete's Whiskey Pete's is a hotel and casino in Primm, Nevada, Primm, Nevada, United States. The hotel has 777 rooms and suites, a swimming pool, gift shop and four restaurants. Whiskey Pete's is one of the Primm Valley Resorts, owned and operated by Aff ...

History

The hotels were built by

and the Primm family at State Line, Nevada, the informal name for the area. The family's history in the area is the reason why it received the official name of Primm.

was the first of their hotels. The Primadonna Resort was the second hotel built, and it was later renamed as the Primm Valley Resort. These two hotels are connected by a single car monorail across the I-15. Buffalo Bill's was the third hotel built. Buffalo Bill's and Primm Valley Resort are connected by a monorail. The company acquired an option to buy an 18-acre site on the

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of Primadonna Resorts approached

MGM Grand Inc. MGM Resorts International is an American global hospitality and entertainment company operating destination resorts in Las Vegas, Massachusetts, Detroit, Mississippi, Maryland, and New Jersey, including Bellagio, Mandalay Bay, MGM Grand, and Pa ...

president Bob Maxey in 1994 with an idea for the site: a casino recreating the New York skyline. A joint venture was formed between the two companies, and construction began in March 1995. Completed at a cost of $460 million, the New York-New York Hotel and Casino opened in January 1997. The Las Vegas Outlet Mall was added as a part of the Primadonna Resort in 1998. On March 1, 1999,

acquired Primadonna Resorts in an all-stock transaction that had been announced on November 9, 1998. Since the initiation of New York-New York, analysts had speculated that MGM Grand or Primadonna would buy out the other's interest in the project. Instead of making such a cash-intensive purchase, however, MGM agreed to buy Primadonna outright for $276 million in stock plus $336 million in assumed debt. The merger closed in March 1999, giving MGM ownership of three casinos and two golf courses at the Nevada–California state line, in addition to full control of New York-New York. On October 31, 2006, MGM announced plans to sell Primm Valley Resorts to

Herbst Gaming Affinity Interactive, formerly known as Herbst Gaming and Affinity Gaming, is an American private casino and sports betting company based in Paradise, Nevada. It operates eight casinos in Nevada, Missouri, and Iowa, and publishes the '' Daily ...

for $400 million. The proposed sale would not include the

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. The sale closed on April 10, 2007.

Operations

* Buffalo Bill's *

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Primm Valley Resort & Casino Primm Valley Resort & Casino (formerly Primadonna Resort & Casino) is a hotel and casino located in Primm, Nevada. It is one of the Primm Valley Resorts, owned and operated by Affinity Gaming. It is named after the Primm family, benefactors of t ...

Star of the Desert Arena Star of the Desert Arena is a 6,500-seat indoor arena located in Primm, Nevada, United States. It is used primarily for concerts, and is part of Buffalo Bill's Casino, one of the Primm Valley Resorts. Although Primm is near the California- ...

* Several

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s and

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s that surround the casinos and the

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and convenience store located on a portion of the property in California.

Former

* New York-New York Hotel and Casino (50% with

)

References

External links

* {{Official website, http://www.primmvalleyresorts.com/ Gambling companies of the United States Hospitality companies of the United States Affinity Gaming