| Bill's Gamblin' Hall and Saloon | |
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| Bill's Gamblin' Hall and Saloon in 2007. | |
| Address | 3595 Las Vegas Blvd South Las Vegas, NV 89109 |
| Opening date | March 2, 1979 |
| Closing date | February 27, 2007 |
| Theme | Old West |
| No. of rooms | 198 |
| Total gaming space | 17,200 sq ft (1,600 m2) |
| Notable restaurants | The Steakhouse at Bill's The Victorian Room' Drai's |
| Casino type | Land-based |
| Owner | Caesars Entertainment Corporation |
| Previous names | Barbary Coast Hotel and Casino |
| Years renovated | 2001, 2007 |
| Website | billslasvegas.com |
Bill's Gamblin' Hall and Saloon is a casino and hotel located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. It was opened as the Barbary Coast Hotel & Casino in 1979, and renamed in 2007 after being acquired by Harrah's Entertainment.
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The casino was built by Michael Gaughan and it opened in March 1979 at a cost of $11.5 million. Over time, this property, along with others owned by Gaughan would become Coast Casinos Inc.[1]
Michael Gaughan shared partnership in the Barbary Coast with Kenny Epstein, Tito Tiberti, Frank Toti and Jerry Herbst.
On February 9, 2004, Boyd Gaming announced that they would purchase Coast Casinos, a Las Vegas locals casino brand, for $820 million. The hotels included in this deal were the Barbary Coast, the Gold Coast, the Suncoast, the Orleans, and the South Coast, which was under construction at the time. The buyout was complete on July 1, 2005 at a cost of $1.2 billion.
On September 6, 2005, Boyd Gaming purchased the 4.3 acres (17,000 m2) of land under the hotel for $16 million. The hotel had been leasing the land prior to this point.
On October 2, 2006, Boyd Gaming announced plans to swap their Barbary Coast hotel for Harrah's Entertainment's 24-acre (97,000 m2) parcel on and around the site of the former Westward Ho next to Boyd's Stardust. With the Westward Ho parcel, Boyd would have 87 acres (350,000 m2) contiguous on the Strip to complete their Echelon Place resort, the replacement for their Stardust property [2].
On February 7, 2007, the Nevada Gaming Control Board gave approval to the plan for Boyd Gaming to swap the Barbary Coast with Harrah's 24-acre (97,000 m2) site next door to Boyd's Stardust property [3].
The Barbary Coast casino was closed at 2AM on February 27, 2007 after the acquisition was finalized. The hotel and casino were rebranded as Bill's Gamblin Hall and Saloon, in honor of Harrah's founder Bill Harrah, and reopened March 1, 2007 under Harrah's ownership.[4]
Though the property is owned and operated by Harrah's and promotes other Harrah's shows and facilities, Bill's operates a single-property slot-club reward program with some interchange rights with Harrah's reward programs. As of 2009 many longtime Barbary Coast employees have remained through both ownership changes.
Bill's features 198 rooms (including 12 suites) and a 17,200-square-foot (1,600 m2) casino containing over 440 slots and table games. There is also a poker room and a race and sports book.
Bill's includes two restaurants, The Steakhouse at Bill’s and the Victorian Room. The ultra-lounge Drai’s is very high-end and serves Evian. The management team from the Imperial Palace Hotel and Casino runs the property's day-to-day operations.[5]
Recently Bill's became the only casino on the Las Vegas strip to add Rapid Craps a craps game similar to Rapid roulette in that wagers may be placed via a terminal rather than traditionally being placed on the table.
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