Club Cal Neva

Club Cal Neva
Location Reno, Nevada, U.S.
Address 38 East Second Street
Opening date April 2, 1962
Theme Contemporary
Number of rooms 181
Total gaming space 36,454 sq ft (3,386.7 m2)
Notable restaurants Steak & Pasta House
The Casino Grill
Top Deck Restaurant (formerly known as the Hof Brau Buffet)
Website Official website

Club Cal Neva is a hotel and casino. It opened its doors in downtown Reno, Nevada on April 2, 1962.

The 36,454 square feet (3,386.7 m2) casino has 849 slot machines, 41 table games, 3 poker tables, and a race and sports book.[1][2]

History

Club Cal Neva is one of the most historic casinos in Northern Nevada, having held its presence in Downtown Reno through all of its monumental changes over the years. Club Cal Neva originally opened on April 2, 1962 as a club held by the gaming magnates of the time. It has avoided closure by changing hands and expanding into the sports betting industry. Its sports book is now one of the most profitable in the state and racks in millions per year via satellite participants. The Club Cal Neva is by no means a large casino but has expanded over the years.

It does have a hotel, though not attached to the main casino. From about 2001-2005 the Cal Neva held a lease to the 14 story Virginian Tower which held 180 rooms, it was connected to the Cal Neva Casino, the owners of which are unidentified declined to renew the lease in 2005 and the hotel was closed, it has not been reopened since. That same year, the Cal Neva purchased the old Nevadan tower across the street, it was once its own independent hotel and casino first opening in 1982 as the Onslow Hotel, it closed shortly thereafter and remained dormant until the owners of the Riverboat decided to merge it into their hotel-casino before it closed in 2001. It then sat empty before Cal Neva purchased it and poured thousands into a major refurbish. It has remained Cal Neva's hotel ever since.

Other notable changes to the Cal Neva, a parking garage was added in 1996 and more gaming space around this same time. Today the Cal Neva remains one of the last remaining open casinos of Reno's nostalgic beginnings and is popular, it plays title sponsor to many notable Reno events especially the now famous "La Tomatina en Reno" which is essentially a spin-off of the tomato fights in Spain. It drew a turnout of more than 10,000 people in its first run. The Cal Neva also has 4 restaurants.

References

  1. ↑ "Listing of Financial Statements Square Footage". Nevada Gaming Control Board. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
  2. ↑ Nonrestricted Count Report (Report). Nevada Gaming Control Board. Retrieved March 29, 2012.

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Coordinates: 39°31′36″N 119°48′46″W / 39.526729°N 119.812742°W