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Barbary Coast Hotel and Casino

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Barbary Coast
Address 3595 Las Vegas Blvd South
Las Vegas, NV 89109
Opening date1979
Theme1890s San Francisco
No. of rooms197
Total gaming space30,000 square feet
Permanent showsFree lounge entertainment
Signature attractionsBig Elvis, a 600+ pound Elvis impersonator
Casino typeLand-Based
OwnerBoyd Gaming Corporation
Previous namesNone
Renovated in2001
Websitebarbarycoastcasino.com

The Barbary Coast Hotel & Casino was a hotel and casino located on the famed Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was built in 1979 and is owned and operated by Boyd Gaming Corporation. With only 196 rooms, it is one of the smaller properties on the strip. With its old wood and stained glass interior, it is one of the few establishments on the Strip to offer the feeling of the old Las Vegas.

History

On September 6, 2005, Boyd Gaming purchased the 4.3 acres (17,000 m²) of land under the hotel for $16 million. The hotel had been leasing the land prior to this point.

On October 2, 2006, Boyd Gaming announced plans to swap their Barbary Coast hotel for Harrah's Entertainment's 24-acre parcel on and around the site of the former Westward Ho next to Boyd's Stardust. With the Westward Ho parcel, Boyd would have 87 contiguous acres on the Strip to complete their Echelon Place resort, the replacement for their Stardust property. [1]

On February 7, 2007, the Nevada Gaming Control Board gave approval to the plan for Boyd Gaming to swap the Barbary Coast with Harrah's 24-acre site next door to Boyd's Stardust property.[2] The Barbary Coast casino was closed at 2AM after the acquiition. The hotel and casino were rebranded as Bill's Gamblin Hall and Saloon, in honor of Harrah's founder Bill Harrah, and reopened March 1, 2007 under Harrah's ownership.[3]

Trivia

The Flaming Lips' "Halloween on the Barbary Coast" from Hit to Death in the Future Head (1992) was written after the band was kicked out of Caesars Palace due to a lack of personal hygiene. The motley bunch ventured across Las Vegas Boulevard to Barbary Coast where striking hotel employees heckled them, told them crossing a picket line was 'un-American' and declared over a mega phone "Look everybody ... It's Halloween on the Barbary Coast!"

References

  1. ^ Las Vegas Review-Journal October 3, 2006
  2. ^ Las Vegas Review-Journal February 8, 2007
  3. ^ Press Release March 1, 2007
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