Edgewater Hotel and Casino

Not to be confused with Edgewater Casino.

Edgewater Hotel and Casino
The property as seen from the Colorado River in 2018
Location	Laughlin, Nevada, U.S.
Address	2020 South Casino Drive
Opening date	1981;44 years ago (1981)
No. of rooms	1,053
Total gaming space	57,457 sq ft (5,337.9 m2)
Owner	Golden Entertainment
Renovated in	1998, 1999, 2004 , 2012
Website	edgewater-casino.com

The Edgewater Hotel and Casino is a casino hotel on the banks of the Colorado River in Laughlin, Nevada, owned and operated by Golden Entertainment.

Facilities

The property's marquee sign in 2008

The hotel has 1,053 rooms divided between two towers: a large 26-story tower, Sedona, and a smaller 6-story tower, Santa Fe. The property has a casino with 57,457 sq ft (5,337.9 m²) of gaming space. There is also a pool and spa, as well as several restaurants.

History

The Edgewater opened in 1981. ^[1] It initially ran into licensing difficulties when the Nevada Gaming Control Board raised concerns about alleged connections between some partners in the ownership group and members of the Detroit crime family; the rest of the group was forced to buy out their shares. ^{[1] [2]}

Circus Circus Enterprises bought the Edgewater in 1983 for $17 million. ^{[3] [4]}

Circus Circus was later renamed as Mandalay Resort Group, and was then acquired in 2005 by MGM Mirage. In June 2007, MGM Mirage sold the Edgewater and the Colorado Belle to a partnership of Anthony Marnell III and Sher Gaming for a total of $200 million. ^{[5] [6]}

On February 3, 2010, a speeding vehicle crashed into the Edgewater Casino's south entrance, destroying six banks of slot machines and killing two casino patrons and injuring eight. Investigators said that the crash was caused by the driver having a "medical episode". ^[7]

In January 2019, Golden Entertainment, the owner of the neighboring Aquarius Casino Resort, bought the Edgewater and the Colorado Belle from Marnell and Sher for a total of $190 million. ^{[8] [9]}

Gaming

The Edgewater has 57,457 square feet (5,337.9 m²) of gaming space with 755 slot machines, 20 table games, and a race and sports book (Laughlin's largest). ^{[10] [11]}

References

1. Rosenberg, Martin (November 25, 1981). "Far West S&L makes big loan to casino group". Statesman Journal. Salem, OR. Archived from the original on July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018– via Newspapers.com. (Part 2 of article Archived 2018-07-18 at the Wayback Machine )
2. McFarren, Jack (October 23, 1981). "Edgewater wins gaming license". Reno Gazette-Journal. Archived from the original on July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Circus Circus purchases hotel, plans expansion". Los Angeles Times. February 13, 1983. Archived from the original on July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Circus Circus resort purchase plan approved". Reno Gazette-Journal. January 13, 1983. Archived from the original on July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018– via Newspapers.com.
5. Stutz, Howard (October 17, 2006). "MGM Mirage selling two Laughlin casinos". Las Vegas Review-Journal . Casino City Times. Archived from the original on November 1, 2011. Retrieved May 6, 2007.
6. Foard, Morgan. "Sale Details". Archived from the original on October 29, 2007. Retrieved October 23, 2007.
7. "KVBC-TV Story and Video of the crash". Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved February 3, 2010.
8. Velotta, Richard N. (December 5, 2018). "Golden Entertainment closer to operating 2 Laughlin casinos". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Archived from the original on January 15, 2019. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
9. "Golden Entertainment completes acquisition of two Laughlin, Nevada casino resorts" (Press release). Golden Entertainment. January 14, 2019. Archived from the original on January 15, 2019. Retrieved January 14, 2019– via BusinessWire.
10. Nonrestricted Square Footage Report (Report). Nevada Gaming Control Board. March 6, 2018. Archived from the original on December 25, 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
11. Nonrestricted Count Report (Report). Nevada Gaming Control Board. June 30, 2018. Archived from the original on April 17, 2023. Retrieved September 10, 2018.

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