Black Gaming

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Black Gaming, LLC is a casino holding company that owns the CasaBlanca Resort and the Virgin River Casino in Mesquite, Nevada.[1] It also owned the former Mesquite Star hotel-casino, which the company operated as a non-gaming convention center.[2][3] The company headquarters are located in Summerlin, Nevada.[3] The company also owned the Oasis resort in Mesquite.

History

Black Gaming is owned by Randy Black Sr.[1] The company opened its first hotel-casino, the Virgin River, on September 1, 1990.[4]

In 2006 the company reorganized so that the casinos were owned by the wholly owned Virgin River Casino Corporation.[5]

In December 2008, Black Gaming announced the partial closing of the Oasis Casino,[6] with only the time-share units remaining. The casino was demolished in 2013.

External links

References

  1. ^ a b Benston, Liz (2009-02-20). "Black Gaming moves closer to bankruptcy". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 28 July 2009.
  2. ^ "Black Gaming". LinkedIn Corporation. Retrieved 28 July 2009.
  3. ^ a b "FORM 10-K". Retrieved 29 July 2009.
  4. ^ "Virgin River Hotel celebrates silver anniversary". Desert Valley Times. September 10, 2015. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  5. ^ "Black Gaming Announces Reorganization" (Press release). Business Wire. 2006-12-31. Retrieved 2009-07-28.
  6. ^ Green, Steve (2009-05-20). "Black Gaming announces layoffs, business closures". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 28 July 2009.