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Nugget Casino Resort is located in Downtown Sparks, a suburb of Reno, Nevada, at Victorian Square, positioned between the I-80 and the Union Pacific rail yard. It opened on March 17, 1955, as a 60-seat coffee shop featuring a handful of slot machines. Over the years, it has expanded into a full resort that is now operated by Century Casinos. They have a classic casino theme.
The 1,600 rooms and suites are located in two 29-story hotel towers, with standard rooms measuring 400 square-feet and suites measuring 600-800 square-feet. Each room comes with comfortable triple-bed sheeting, HDTV, free Wi-Fi and a mini-refrigerator.
They have an indoor atrium pool and hot tub that are open year-round, along with a fitness center and a gift shop.
They have 71,200 square-feet of gaming space with over 900 slot, keno, and video poker machines. The casino pit, which includes 29 tables, offers all the popular table games such as Blackjack, Roulette, Craps, Fortune Pai Gow Poker, Ultimate Texas Hold’em, Three Card Poker and more.
They also operate a Bingo Hall that accommodates 150 guests, with sessions at the top of each even hour on Friday and Saturday from 10am to 8pm and from 10am to 6pm on Sunday to Tuesday.
Additionally, they have a Keno Lounge and a William Hill Sportsbook featuring numerous widescreen LCD displays and electronic scoreboards. Their loyalty program is the Winners’ Zone.
The dining options include:
FINE DINING
- Anthony’s Chophouse (Steaks & Chops)
CASUAL DINING
- Oyster Bar (Seafood)
- Rosie’s Café (American)
QUICK EATS
- Island Grill (American/Asian)
- Starbucks (American)
BARS & LOUNGES
- Anthony’s Chophouse Bar
- The Horseshoe Bar (Open 24/7)
- The Lobby Lounge
- Oyster Bar Lounge
- Sports Bar
The Skywalk Arcade is open 24/7 and offers a wide variety of games from which players can earn tickets to exchange for prizes.
They offer three entertainment venues: the Celebrity Showroom, which accommodates 700 guests; the Grand Ballroom, with a capacity of 2,000 guests; and the Nugget Event Center, capable of seating up to 8,500 guests.
They have over 110,000 square-feet of flexible meeting, event and convention space, including the 35,000 square-foot Grand Ballroom.
Fun Fact: The Nugget’s primary attraction from 1962 to the late 1990s was Bertha the Elephant, who entertained in the former Circus Room. Bertha died in 1999.
Fun Fact 2: Since 1989, the Nugget has hosted the Best in the West Nugget Rib Cook-off. This annual event draws approximately 500,000 attendees and features a Rib Village, a beer garden and live entertainment.
They offer free self-parking and a shuttle to/from the Reno Tahoe International Airport.
Nugget Casino Resort address: 1100 Nugget Avenue, Sparks
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