Theme Old West Total gaming space 39,630 sq ft (3,682 m) | Address 2100 Garson Road No. of rooms 318 | |
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Opening date April 21, 1964; 52 years ago (April 21, 1964) | ||
Boomtown Reno is a hotel and casino located in Verdi, Nevada, just west of the Reno–Sparks metropolitan area. It is owned and operated by M1 Gaming. The hotel has 318 guest rooms and suites and the casino has a 39,630 square feet (3,682 m2) gaming area. The property originally began as a truck stop in the mid-1960s serving travelers on Interstate 80 and gradually expanded into a full hotel-casino resort. Boomtown is well-known for its Famous Lobster Buffet.
The hotel is newly remodeled in contemporary motif and has full casino with slots, table games, sports book, poker and Keno. A 30,000 sq ft (2,800 m2) Family Fun Center features games for the whole family, including a motion theater, bounce house, Ferris wheel, carousel and a 9-hole miniature golf course.
On June 26, 2012, Pinnacle Entertainment sold the property for $12.9 million to M1 Gaming, the company of former Station Casinos executive Dean DiLullo.
Previous owners of Boomtown Reno were businessman and former Reno mayor Bob Cashell (1968–1988), Boomtown, Inc. (1988–1997) and Pinnacle Entertainment, formerly known as Hollywood Park, Inc. (1997–2012)