| Harrah's Lake Tahoe | |
|---|---|
| Location | Stateline, Nevada, U.S. |
| Address | 15 U.S. Route 50 |
| Opening date | June 20, 1955; 64 years ago |
| Theme | Pavilion |
| No. of rooms | 525 |
| Total gaming space | 65,000 sq ft (6,000 m2) |
| Signature attractions | South Shore Room |
| Notable restaurants | American River Café Fatburger Forest Buffet Friday's Station Steak & Seafood Grill Starbucks Sushi Kai Tahoe Italian Kitchen Thai Asian |
| Owner | Vici Properties |
| Operating license holder | Caesars Entertainment Corporation (merger with Eldorado Resorts pending) |
| Architect | Martin Stern, Jr. and Associates |
| Previous names | Stateline Country Club Nevada Club Harrah’s Stateline Club |
| Coordinates | 38°57′34″N119°56′30″W / 38.959425°N 119.941628°WCoordinates: 38°57′34″N119°56′30″W / 38.959425°N 119.941628°W |
| Website | caesars.com/harrahs-tahoe |
Harrah's Lake Tahoe is a hotel and casino in Stateline, Nevada. It is branded with the name of its former owner and operator William F. Harrah. It is now owned by Vici Properties and operated by Caesars Entertainment Corporation (merger with Eldorado Resorts pending). The 18-story tower and 525 rooms, plus 65,000 sq ft (6,000 m2) casino make it one of the largest resorts at South Lake Tahoe.
History[edit]
All conveniently located near the lake and ski resorts, the South Lake Tahoe casino resorts include Harvey's, Harrah's, Lakeside Inn and Casino, MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa (formerly Caesars Tahoe) and the new Hark Rock Hotel & Casino.
Harrah's was first established in Lake Tahoe when William F. Harrah purchased George's Gateway Club in January 1955 for $500,000 and Harrah’s Lake Club opened on June 20, 1955, which it is now Harveys Lake Tahoe.
In 1956, Harrah’s Lake Club was sold for $5.25 million in cash to Harvey Gross, which at the time was the most expensive casino purchase ever. In 1958 Harrah acquired an interest in the Stateline Country Club and Nevada Club across the street (Harrah's current location) and opened Harrah's Stateline Club.
Also in 1956, a new radio station, KOWL, had its original radio studio inside the Harrah's Stateline Club. They were located on the upper floor. The station's transmitter and broadcast tower were roughly two miles south of the casino in South Lake Tahoe, California.
The South Shore Room opened at Harrah's Tahoe in 1959, at a cost of $3.5 million. This 750-seat showroom, whose opening act was comedian Red Skelton, made entertainment a priority at Harrah's.
Vocalist Ray Vasquez 1960-1964 sang in the South Shore Room for four years, without ever auditioning after being discovered working at the Silver Slipper by Bill Harrah’s wife Scherry Harrah.
In 1963, Barry Keenan, Joseph Amsler and John Irwin abducted Frank Sinatra Jr., the 19-year-old son of singer Frank Sinatra, after his performance at the South Shore Room opening for George Jessel.
Portions of the Bette Midler film Jinxed! were shot on location at the hotel in summer 1981 for the summer 1982 release of the film. Other locations used in the film were Harrah's in Reno and the Harrah's Auto Museum also in Reno.
Harrah had been planning to build a hotel at Lake Tahoe for many years, but had been hindered by costs. However, in 1971, when Harrah's went public, he finally had the finances available to build his dream hotel. In 1972, Harrah broke ground on his $25-million, 18-story, 250-room hotel which opened on November 9, 1973. Each 500 sq ft (46 m2) room was furnished with a fully stocked bar, bay windows, 2 bathrooms with TVs and telephones. It earned the first five-star diamond rating in casino history. The 20 storey pre-cast concrete sculpted building facade was designed and constructed by Thomas J.Geever.
The hotel was later expanded with 290 additional rooms in 1976.
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The hotel was damaged in 1980 when a bomb planted by terrorist and extortionist John Birges in Harvey's Lake Tahoeexploded, destroying the neighboring casino. Harrah's casino, which was connected to Harvey's via a tunnel, suffered damage from the explosion, mostly from shattered windows. No one was injured in the explosion, and both casinos were empty when the bomb detonated.
In 2000, it completed a $26 million renovation to update the casino, hotel rooms and restaurants on the 18th floor including the Forest Buffet and Friday’s Station.
On December 3, 2005, a shootout occurred in a private booth near the casino floor. One person was killed, and two Douglas County Sheriff's Deputies were injured.
Caesars Entertainment began a major effort to remodel and revitalize Harrah's Lake Tahoe beginning in 2005; they remodeled floors 12 to 15 of the hotel and remade the rooms in mini suites with large couches, dry bars and brand new decor and furniture. The remodel was completed in mid-2006. Following the hotel remodel, Caesars completely remodeled the hotel's lobby and added a food court and luxury diamond outlet signature to Caesars called 'Park Place Jewelers' in 2007. In 2008, Caesars added an upscale, luxury Chinese/Cantonese restaurant called 'Gi Fu Loh' to cater to their Asian customers.
In October 2017, ownership of the property was transferred to Vici Properties as part of a corporate spin-off, and it was leased back to Caesars Entertainment.[1][2]
There is access to Harveys via an underground pathway that features an arcade and live acts at Sammy Hagar's CaboWabo.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^'Vici Properties Inc., completes spin-off from Caesars Entertainment Operating Company' (Press release). Vici Properties. October 6, 2017 – via NewsBank.
- ^Form 424B4: Prospectus (Report). Vici Properties. February 2, 2018. pp. F-54 – via EDGAR.
- Mandel, Leon (1981). William Fisk Harrah – The Life And Times Of A Gambling Magnate. Doubleday & Company, Inc. ISBN0-385-15513-1.
External links[edit]
- Official website
| Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Lake Tahoe | |
|---|---|
| Location | Stateline, Nevada, U.S. |
| Address | 50 U.S. Route 50 |
| Opening date | 1965; 55 years ago |
| Theme | Rock and roll |
| No. of rooms | 539 |
| Total gaming space | 22,750 sq ft (2,114 m2) |
| Signature attractions | Revolt Tattoos[1] Powder House[2] Hard Rock Shop[3] Hair of the Dog[4] |
| Notable restaurants | Alpine Union Fuel Park Prime The Oyster Bar |
| Owner | Paragon Gaming (Hotel/Casino) NevaOne, LLC / Park Companies (Landowners) |
| Previous names | Sahara Tahoe (1965–1983) High Sierra (1983–1990) Horizon Lake Tahoe (1990–2014) Park Tahoe (2014) |
| Renovated in | 1978, 1983, 1990, 2014 |
| Coordinates | 38°57′45″N119°56′27″W / 38.962362°N 119.940748°WCoordinates: 38°57′45″N119°56′27″W / 38.962362°N 119.940748°W |
| Website | hardrockcasinolaketahoe.com |
Hard Rock Lake Tahoe (formerly Sahara Tahoe, High Sierra, Horizon Lake Tahoe and Park Tahoe) is a hotel and casino located in Stateline, Nevada. Also previously known as Sahara Tahoe and High Sierra resorts, it is one of four major casino hotels in Stateline. Horizon Lake Tahoe closed on April 1, 2014, to begin a $60 million renovation and rebranding as Hard Rock Lake Tahoe, which held its grand opening on January 28, 2015.[5]
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History[edit]
Sahara Tahoe (1965–1983)[edit]
The property opened as Sahara Tahoe in 1965. Elvis Presley performed here from 1971 to 1976 and his suite was available for guests to book.
High Sierra (1983–1990)[edit]
In 1983, the hotel was given a Western theme and re-branded High Sierra Hotel and in 1985 hosted the companies who defined the High Sierra Format, the basis for how computers access CD-ROMs today.
Horizon Lake Tahoe (1990–2014)[edit]
In 1990, it was sold to Columbia Sussex, which re-branded the hotel again as Horizon. Columbia Sussex (leaseholder) was in a contract dispute with Park Cattle Company (now Edgewood Companies), the landowners of Horizon and MontBleu (formerly known as Caesars Tahoe), which Columbia Sussex acquired from Harrah's Entertainment (now Caesars Entertainment Corporation) in 2005.
On May 5, 2009 Tropicana Entertainment announced that it had assigned the lease, operation and management of Horizon to Lake Tahoe Realty I, LLC. an affiliate of Columbia Sussex, under the terms for the assignment of the Horizon lease stipulate continuous operation of nonrestricted gaming at Horizon.[6]
Park Tahoe (2014)[edit]
In March 2014, it was announced that the Lake Tahoe Realty's lease to operate the hotel/casino had expired on March 31, 2014 and was not renewed. The Park Companies took over the property under an LLC known as 'NevaOne' and closed the property on April 1, 2014 to begin an intense $40 million top-to-bottom makeover. NevaOne has contracted with Las Vegas-based Warner Hospitality to operate the hotel and casino. They operate Hard Rock Las Vegas and have built and run hotel/casinos across the country.
Hard Rock (2014–present)[edit]
In July 2014, the Park family announced that the former Horizon will be rebranded as Hard Rock, to open on January 28, 2015, after extensive renovations.[7]
Paragon Gaming acquired a majority stake in the property in 2016.[8][9]
Film history[edit]
Hard Rock (formerly known as Horizon) and MontBleu appeared as the Nomad Hotel in the 2007 filmSmokin' Aces[10]
References[edit]
- ^'Lake Tahoe Location'. Revolt Tattoos. 2018-12-13. Retrieved 2019-02-27.
- ^'Powder House located at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino'. Tahoe Powder House. 2016-01-21. Retrieved 2019-02-27.
- ^'Hard Rock Casino Lake Tahoe'. Hard Rock Lake Tahoe. Retrieved 2019-02-27.
- ^'Hair of The Dog Pet Concierge opens inside Hard Rock Lake Tahoe'. South Tahoe Now. Retrieved 2019-02-27.
- ^'Listing of Financial Statements Square Footage'. Nevada Gaming Control Board. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
- ^Tropicana Entertainment assigns Horizon lease to Columbia Sussex affiliate; amends MontBleu lease
- ^Hard Rock hotel and casino coming to Lake Tahoe (Tahoe Daily Tribune, June 18, 2014)
- ^Richard N. Velotta (November 2, 2016). 'Paragon Gaming recommended to acquire Hard Rock Hotel at Lake Tahoe'. Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
- ^'Nevada Gaming Commission Minutes'. November 17, 2016. pp. 6–8. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
- ^Director puts Tahoe in spotlight, (Tahoe Daily Tribune, January 12, 2007)[better source needed]
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External links[edit]
- Official website