Colorado Belle Hotel & Casino
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| Address | 2100 Casino Drive Laughlin, Nevada, U.S. 89029 |
| Opening date | 1987 |
| Theme | Riverboat |
| No. of rooms | 1,168 |
| Total gaming space | 65,000 sq ft (6,000 m2) |
| Casino type | Land-Based |
| Owner | Marnell Sher Gaming |
| Years renovated | 1997 2005 |
| Website | Official website |
The Colorado Belle Hotel & Casino is a resort on the banks of the Colorado River in Laughlin, Nevada, United States. The Colorado Belle is a fixed building made to look like a six-deck replica of a 19th century Mississippi paddle wheel riverboat, and has 1,168 recently remodeled rooms in two seven story towers. The casino has 65,000 sq ft (6,000 m2) of gaming space with more than 1,200 slot machines, keno lounge, and a poker room. A sports book is located on "B" deck. The hotel has six restaurants and 2 gift shops. The resort also includes two pools, a fitness room, a koi pond, a beauty spa, an arcade, and a private beach on the river.
[edit] History
On October 16, 2006, MGM Mirage announced that it planned to sell the Colorado Belle Hotel & Casino and Edgewater Hotel and Casino to a partnership of Anthony Marnell III and Sher Gaming. The sale price was $200 million.[1]
The Nevada Gaming Commission approved the sale on May 17, 2007,[2] and the completion of the transaction was announced on June 1, 2007.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Stutz, Howard (2006-10-17). "MGM Mirage selling two Laughlin casinos". Casino City Times. http://www.casinocitytimes.com/news/article/mgm-mirage-selling-two-laughlin-casinos-161866?contentID=161866. Retrieved 2007-05-06.
- ^ Stutz, Howard (18 May 2007). "Group gets approval to buy casinos". Las Vegas Review Journal. http://www.lvrj.com/business/7571012.html. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
- ^ "MGM Mirage closes sale of Laughlin hotels". Las Vegas Review Journal. 2 June 2007. http://www.lvrj.com/business/7803992.html. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
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