Herbst Gaming

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Herbst Gaming was founded in 1987 and is still run by Ed Herbst and his brothers, Troy Herbst and Tim Herbst. They are the sons of Jerry Herbst and grandsons of Ed Herbst. In addition to its casinos, the company operates the slot machines in the Terrible Herbst gas stations.[1]

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[edit] Gaming history

On December 8, 2002, Terrible Herbst Gaming agreed to buy International Game Technology's Anchor Coin 1,100 machine slot route.

In February 2005, Herbst acquired the St. Jo Frontier, Mark Twain Casino, and Lakeside Casino.

In May of 2006 Sands Regent announced plans be acquired by Terrible Herbst Gaming. In January of 2007, the company purchased four casinos including the Sands Regent and Rail City Casino for $119 million.

Herbst Gaming announced plans on October 31, 2006 to acquire most of the assest of the Primm Valley Resorts from MGM Mirage for $400 million. The purchase does not include the Primm Valley Golf Club.[2] The sale closed on April 10, 2007.

[edit] Gaming operations

  • Buffalo Bill's
  • E.T.T. Inc. slot route operations
  • Lakeside Casino
  • Mark Twain Casino
  • Rail City Casino being renamed to Terrible's [1]
  • Primadonna Hotel
  • Sands Regent
  • St. Jo Frontier
  • Terrible’s Hotel and Casino
  • Terrible's Lakeside
  • Terrible's Searchlight
  • Terrible's Town Henderson
  • Terrible's Town Pahrump
  • Whiskey Pete's

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Howard Stutz. "Commission likes Terrible ideas for Primm properties", Las Vegas Review-Journal, March 23, 2007, p. D1. 
  2. ^ Howard Stutz. "Herbst Gaming to buy Primm properties", Gaming Wire, Las Vegas Review-Journal, November 1, 2006. Retrieved on 2007-03-13.