Whiskey Pete's

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Whiskey Pete's at night

Whiskey Pete's is a hotel and casino located in Primm, Nevada. The western-themed hotel has 777 rooms and suites, a large swimming pool, gift shop, and four restaurants. The hotel and casino are owned by Primadonna Resorts. The casino covers approximately 36,400 square feet and includes a race and sports book.

1 History
2 Transportation
3 External links
4 References

[edit] History

Whiskey Pete's opened in 1977 as the first of the casinos to be located at what was then called Stateline.

In 1983, a new hotel tower was constructed as part of an expansion of the property.^[1]

In November 1987, 7-year-old Alexander Harris of Mountain View, CA was reported missing from the video arcade of Whiskey Pete's. The body of the boy was found about a month later beneath the Whiskey Pete's hotel manager's trailer.^{[citation needed]}

San Diego computer analyst, Howard Lee Haupt was later arrested and charged with kidnapping and murder in connection with the killing. He was later acquitted, in 1989, of all charges by a jury of his peers. Haupt later filed suit against the Las vegas Metropolitan Police Department, claiming that detectives conspired to violate his civil rights. He was later awarded a $1M civil judgement in the case.

The area originally was owned by an old, cranky gas station owner named Pete McIntyre. Pete apparently had a difficult time making ends meet selling gas so he resorted to a little bootlegging. Primm history remembers him as Whiskey Pete.

When Whiskey Pete died in 1933, legend has it that he wanted to be buried standing up with a bottle of bootleg in his hands so he could watch over the area. Whiskey Pete was accidentally exhumed while workers were building a connecting bridge from Whiskey Pete's to Buffalo Bills Hotel and Casino (on the other side of I-15). The body was moved and is now said to be buried in one of the caves were Pete cooked up his moonshine.^[2]

[edit] Transportation

Free shuttle buses operate between Whiskey Pete's and the resorts other hotels, Primm Valley Resort and Buffalo Bill's, and Whiskey Pete's and the Primm Valley Resort are connected by a free single-car monorail that crosses Interstate 15.