Whiskey Pete's
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| Address | 100 Primm Boulevard Primm, Nevada, U.S. 89019 |
| Opening date | 1977 |
| Theme | 1800's Mining Town |
| No. of rooms | 777 |
| Total gaming space | 36,400 sq ft (3,380 m2) |
| Casino type | Land-Based |
| Owner | Affinity Gaming |
| Years renovated | 1983, 1997, 2003, 2004 |
| Website | Official website |
Whiskey Pete's Hotel & Casino is a hotel and casino located in Primm, Nevada, United States. The hotel has 777 rooms and suites, a large swimming pool, gift shop, and four restaurants. The hotel and casino are owned by Primm Valley Resorts. The casino covers approximately 36,400 sq ft (3,380 m2) and includes a race and sports book.
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[edit] History
The area originally was owned by a gas station owner named Pete MacIntyre. Pete is believed to have had a difficult time making ends meet selling gas and have resorted to bootlegging. Primm history remembers him as "Whiskey Pete."[citation needed]
When Whiskey Pete died in 1933, legend has it that he wanted to be buried standing up with a bottle of bootleg in his hands so he could watch over the area. Whiskey Pete's unmarked grave was accidentally exhumed while workers were building a connecting bridge from Whiskey Pete's to Buffalo Bill's (on the other side of I-15). The body was moved and is now said to be buried in one of the caves where Pete cooked up his moonshine.[1]
Whiskey Pete's was opened in 1977 by Ernest Jay Primm as the first of the casinos[2] to be located at what was then called Stateline.
In 1983, a new hotel tower was constructed as part of an expansion of the property.[3]
In late 1998, Whiskey Pete's offered the roof of the parking garage as a Valley Hospital Flight For Life Base.[citation needed]
Whiskey Pete's used to have a display of the Bonnie and Clyde car, but it has since been moved across the I-15 freeway to the newly redesigned Primm Valley Resort. As of mid-2010 the car is no longer located at Primm Valley, it has since moved to Terrible's Gold Ranch Casino in Verdi, NV. As of July 2011 the car is back at Whiskey Pete's.
[edit] Murder of Alexander Harris
Alexander Harris, a seven-year-old child from Mountain View, California was reported missing from the video arcade of Whiskey Pete's in November 1987. A month later his body was discovered beneath the hotel manager's trailer.[4] Howard Lee Haupt, of San Diego, was later arrested for the crime, but was acquitted of all charges in 1989.[4]
[edit] Transportation
Free shuttle buses operate between Whiskey Pete's and the resorts other hotels, Primm Valley Resort and Buffalo Bill's.
Whiskey Pete's is connected to Primm Valley Resort by a free single-car monorail across Interstate 15. The tram was constructed by Schwager-Davis using the UniTrak technology and was retrofitted in 1996.[5] The tram travels at 15 mph and can transport 1,200 people, per hour, per direction (pphpd). Doors on either side allow passengers to enter and exit the tram at the same time, thus reducing the dwell time from 2 minutes to 1 minute. Trams arrive every 3-5 minutes[citation needed].
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[edit] References
- ^ "Weird Las Vegas and Nevada". http://books.google.com/books?id=QotyuGNrklEC&pg=PA192&lpg=PA192&dq=Buffalo%2BBills%2BExhumed%2BPrimm&source=web&ots=cma88738Pu&sig=DpFcRR8lBlnmyiDOwE18zUiMqpo#PPA192,M1. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
- ^ Benston, Liz (2009-07-02). "Primm’s lure: Freebies". Las Vegas Sun. http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/jul/02/free-turns-profit/. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
- ^ "Las Vegas Hotels / Casinos: By Name". http://www.library.unlv.edu/arch/casinosbyname.html. Retrieved 2007-04-11.
- ^ a b Puit, Glenn (26 May 1997). "Child slain in Primm". Las Vegas Review Journal. http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/1997/May-26-Mon-1997/news/5441365.html. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
- ^ "Primadonna Shuttle System Retrofit". Schwager-Davis. http://www.schwagerdavis.com/pdf/16_JR16PrimmJR.pdf. Retrieved September 8, 2011.
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Coordinates: 35°36′41″N 115°23′33″W / 35.611526°N 115.392385°W
