The Western

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The Western is a casino/hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. The 116 room hotel and 15,125 sq ft casino is owned by the Tamares Group and operated by Navegante.

The Western was the lowest rung of Jackie Gaughan's low-roller casino empire that included the Las Vegas Club, The Plaza, and El Cortez.

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It opened in 1970 as the Western Hotel & Bingo Parlor and was owned by Jackie Gaughan and Mel Exber. At the time it opened, it was the largest bingo parlor with 1,020 seats.

Jackie Gaughan sold the hotel to Barrick Gaming in March, 2004.

In 2005, Barrick sold its ownership in the casino to Tamares, a private New York investment group.

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