Rail City Casino

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Rail City Casino
Rail City Casino Logo.jpg
Location Sparks, Nevada, U.S.
Address 2121 Victorian Avenue
Opening date1978;45 years ago (1978)
Theme Old West
Total gaming space23,854 sq ft (2,216.1 m2)
Owner Affinity Gaming
Previous namesPlantation Casino (1978–1997)
Renovated in1997, 2006
Coordinates 39°32′06″N119°46′20″W / 39.53496°N 119.77222°W / 39.53496; -119.77222 Coordinates: 39°32′06″N119°46′20″W / 39.53496°N 119.77222°W / 39.53496; -119.77222
Website railcity.com

Rail City Casino (formerly Plantation Casino) is a casino in Sparks, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Affinity Gaming. It contains 23,854 square feet (2,216.1 m2) of gaming space, [1] with 896 slot machines, 7 table games, a keno parlor, and a William Hill race and sports book. [2] Dining amenities include the Rail City Ale House and The Buffet & Cafe at Rail City.

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History

The Plantation Casino first sought to open in 1976 as a partnership between John P. Richards; his son, John Leo Richards; and William and Joan Schnack. [3] The state Gaming Control Board initially recommended that the license be denied because of the elder Richards's alleged associations with underworld figures. [3] The casino began operations in 1978. [4]

William Schnack, the casino's president, received a gaming license suspension in 1989 for using counterfeit coins in a casino slot machine. [5] Months later, the Richards-Schnack Development Co. agreed to sell the casino to United Gaming (later Alliance Gaming) for $9.5 million. [4]

The property underwent a grand re-opening in August 1997, taking on its new name as Rail City Casino. [6]

In May 2004, Sands Regent bought the casino from Alliance Gaming for $37.9 million. [7] [8] Plans for an $8.5-million expansion were announced in 2005, [9] and were updated in March 2006 with an increased budget of $13.8 million. [10] The casino became part of Herbst Gaming (now Affinity Gaming) in January 2007, when Herbst acquired Sands Regent. [11]

In 2023, Affinity agreed to sell Rail City Casino to Truckee Gaming, a Reno-based company with several small casinos. [12]

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  2. ↑ Detailed Report - Nonrestricted (Report). Nevada Gaming Commission. p. 450. Retrieved August 29, 2013.
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  6. ↑ "The Sands Regent announces $38 million agreement to purchase Rail City Casino" (Press release). The Sands Regent. December 8, 2003. Retrieved August 29, 2013.
  7. ↑ "The Sands Regent closes acquisition of Rail City Casino and secures new financing" (Press release). The Sands Regent. May 3, 2004. Retrieved August 29, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Rail City Casino to be sold to Sands Regent". KOLO-TV. AP. December 9, 2003. Archived from the original on 2014-03-11. Retrieved August 29, 2013.
  9. ↑ "The Sands Regent announces purchase of land for Rail City expansion" (Press release). The Sands Regent. November 30, 2005. Archived from the original on 2014-03-11. Retrieved August 29, 2013.
  10. ↑ "The Sands Regent announces update on Rail City expansion plans" (Press release). The Sands Regent. March 21, 2006. Archived from the original on 2014-03-11. Retrieved August 29, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Herbst acquisition of The Sands Regent closes" (Press release). Herbst Gaming. January 4, 2007. Archived from the original on 2014-03-11. Retrieved August 29, 2013.
  12. ↑ Howard Stutz (March 15, 2023). "Indy Gaming: Reno-based Truckee Gaming acquires Rail City Casino in Sparks". The Nevada Independent. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
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