Hoover Dam Lodge is a hotel and casino near Boulder City, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Richard Craig Estey (Nevada Restaurant Services). It was previously the Gold Strike until it was largely destroyed by an accidental fire on June 16, 1998. It reopened the next year as the Hacienda. 1930–1941: Hoover Dam and the first casinos. Hoover Dam in 1942. On July 3, 1930, President Herbert Hoover signed the appropriation bill for the Boulder Dam. The dam was later renamed the Hoover Dam during the Truman administration. Work started on the dam. You can take a bus from Excalibur Hotel and Casino to Hoover Dam via NB Las Vegas before Tropicana, NB Casino Center before Garces, Bonneville Transit Center Bay 14, and SB Wagonwheel after Boulder in around 2h 50m.

The bridge soars 890 feet in the air above the Colorado River next to Hoover Dam and spans the border between Arizona and Nevada. Wright parked his vehicle across the lanes of traffic. Guests who want to spend more time off the Strip can consider booking overnight accommodations at the Boulder Dam Hotel, in the historic center of town, or at the Hoover Dam Lodge, a hotel-casino.

The only thing more exhilarating than cruising down the Colorado River on a Black Canyon River Tour is hearing the chimes and bells of the slot machine at a nearby casino, indicating that you’ve hit the jackpot.

If you’re looking for this kind of a rush after completing your adventure at the Hoover Dam, then consider visiting one of these nearby casinos:

Fiesta Henderson Las Vegas

Located not far away from the Hoover Dam is the Fiesta Henderson Las Vegas, a hotel and casino that is situated in the heart of the Las Vegas Valley. This lively casino offers a variety of gambling activities, including video poker, slot machines, table games and sports booking. It is an off-strip casino that offers all of the glamour and glitz of those that are located in the center of Las Vegas.

Emerald Island Casino

In nearby Henderson, Nevada, the Emerald Island Casino and Restaurant offers premier gaming options for those who are staying near the Hoover Dam. While the tourists who flock to the Las Vegas area often head straight for The Strip to check out the world-famous casinos there, the locals who live in the region prefer to game at Emerald Island Casino. Frequent visitors prefer the video gaming options at this casino, and they love that it is home to the only 24-hour restaurant in the city.

Railroad Pass Hotel & Casino

Located just outside of Henderson is the Railroad Pass Hotel & Casino. This casino is known for its wide variety of gaming options, including table games like roulette, blackjack and Texas hold ’em. In addition, it boasts more than 300 different slot machines, ranging in price from penny slots to $5 machines. It is one of the preferred places nearby to try and hit it big.

At Black Canyon River Adventures, we offer a family-friendly tour that is perfect for adventurers of all skill levels. Lasting just more than three hours, our river tour gives you spectacular canyon views as well as valuable insight into the natural geography of the area. It’s easy to fit in one of these tours before heading out to one of the casinos near Hoover Dam. To book your tour, contact us today.

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Hoover Dam Lodge
Location	Boulder City, Nevada, U.S.
Address	U.S. Route 93 Business
Opening date	May 1958; 62 years ago
Theme	Rustic lodge^[1]
No. of rooms	372
Total gaming space	20,782 sq ft (1,930.7 m²)
Owner	Richard Craig Estey (Nevada Restaurant Services)
Previous names	Gold Strike (1958–1998) Hacienda (1999–2015)
Coordinates	36°00′36″N114°47′05″W / 36.00998°N 114.78486°WCoordinates: 36°00′36″N114°47′05″W / 36.00998°N 114.78486°W
Website	hooverdamlodge.com

Hoover Dam Lodge is a hotel and casino near Boulder City, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Richard Craig Estey (Nevada Restaurant Services). It was previously the Gold Strike until it was largely destroyed by an accidental fire on June 16, 1998. It reopened the next year as the Hacienda and then took on its current name in January 2015.

The hotel is located on a parcel of private land surrounded by Lake Mead National Recreation Area, three miles from Hoover Dam. It overlooks Lake Mead and has a 17-story tower with 372 rooms.

The 20,782 square feet (1,930.7 m²) casino has 154 slot machines and a race and sports book operated by William Hill.^[2]^[3]^[4]

History[edit]

Gold Strike[edit]

The property was originally a patented mining claim owned by Las Vegas real estate developer Patrick Sullivan, who was seeking gold and turquoise.^[5] It became known as Sullivan's Gulch.^[6] In the 1920s, the Bureau of Reclamation withdrew over a million acres of land for the creation of Hoover Dam and Lake Mead,^[7] but overlooked Sullivan's land.^[8] The National Park Service (NPS) made attempts to buy the land as early as 1936.^[7]

In 1954, Sullivan's heirs sold the property for $20,000 to Boulder City businessman Don Belding, his business partner, O. L. Raney, and Jack Richardson.^[6]^[9] They saw an opportunity to service drivers going to and from the dam, and little competition because Boulder City prohibited gambling.^[6] They opened the Gold Strike Inn^[8] in May 1958 with a snack bar, gift shop, cocktail lounge, service station, and six slot machines.^[5]

In the 1960s, the partners leased the site to a developer that hoped to expand it as an Old West theme park. The name was changed to Fort Lucinda and attractions such as llama rides, a wax museum, and a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge^[10] railroad were added.^[6] A 'ghost town' consisting of buildings from various northern Nevada towns was moved to the property from the New Frontier casino.^[11] The project was killed by financing and water supply problems, control reverted to Belding, Raney, and Richardson, and the Gold Strike name returned.^[6]^[8] Watonga ok casino hours.

D Casino To Hoover Dam Visitor Center

The NPS tried again to acquire the land in 1964, prior to the creation of Lake Mead National Recreation Area. A court settlement was eventually reached in 1973, with the government buying 87 undeveloped acres of the property, and agreeing not to discuss any further sale unless first approached by the Gold Strike's owners.^[12]

In 1977, Belding and Richardson sold their shares to their sons, Dave and Bill, and Raney sold his interest to Circus Circus executive Mike Ensign.^[6] An 80-room hotel was opened in 1982, with another 80 rooms added in 1986, and a 16-story hotel tower in 1994.^[7]

On June 16, 1998, an accidental fire started by a construction worker destroyed the Gold Strike casino, while leaving the hotel tower mostly undamaged.^[13]

Hacienda[edit]

Hoover Dam Hotel And Casino

Hacienda logo (1999–2015)

The property was reopened in November 1999, at a cost of $30 million.^[14] A name change had already been planned, because the Gold Strike name had been sold to Circus Circus, so the property was renamed as the Hacienda.^[13] The Hacienda name was itself licensed from Circus Circus, which had owned the demolished Hacienda casino on the Las Vegas Strip.^[13]

After several developers showed interest in buying the property to build a residential neighborhood or high-rise timeshare tower, the owners approached the NPS in 2003 with their willingness to consider an offer.^[15]^[16] The Secretary of Interior allocated up to $20 million for a purchase.^[7]