Boomtown Reno

Boomtown Reno
Boomtown Reno;
Location	Verdi, Nevada, U.S.
Address	2100 Garson Road
Opening date	April 21, 1964; 60 years ago
No. of rooms	316
Total gaming space	39,630 sq ft (3,682 m2)
Permanent shows	Live Entertainment 7 days a week
Signature attractions	Boomtown Fun Center; Kampgrounds of America
Notable restaurants	Boomtown Steakhouse; Market Fresh Deli; Peet's Coffee & Tea; The Original Mel's Diner (space formerly occupied by a Denny's)
Owner	St. John Properties
Renovated in	1970, 1971, 1978, 1998, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Coordinates	39°30′42″N 119°57′46″W / 39.51167°N 119.96278°W
Website	boomtownreno.com

Boomtown Reno is a hotel and casino located in Verdi, Nevada, just west of the Reno–Sparks metropolitan area. The hotel has 318 guest rooms and suites and the casino has a 39,630 square feet (3,682 m²) gaming area.^[1]^[2]^[3]

History

The property originally began as a truck stop, then named Bill and Effie's, in the mid-1960s serving travelers on Interstate 80 and gradually expanded into a full hotel-casino resort.^[4]

Previous owners of Boomtown Reno were businessman and former Reno mayor Bob Cashell of Cashell Enterprises (1968–1988), Boomtown, Inc. (1988–1997) and Pinnacle Entertainment, formerly known as Hollywood Park, Inc. (1997–2012)^[5]

In 2012, Pinnacle sold the property for $12.9 million to St. John Properties (a Maryland-based real estate firm) and M1 Gaming (the company of former Station Casinos executive Dean DiLullo).^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9] In 2014, M1 Gaming exited the property and St. John began the process of taking full ownership of Boomtown.^[10]

The Boomtown hotel became affiliated with Best Western in 2016.^[11]

On February 26, 2018, a man was fatally shot on the property.^[12]

As of 2022, the Property has closed its buffet with no plans for reopening.

Features

The hotel is 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, a motion theater, virtual rides, Ferris wheel, carousel and a 9-hole miniature golf course.

There is a Mel's Diner, Steakhouse, Peet's Coffee and Market Fresh Deli located inside well.^{[citation needed]}