Golden Nugget Las Vegas
Address	129 Fremont Street Las Vegas, Nevada 89109
Number of rooms	1,907
Theme	N/A
Gaming space	38,000 ft²
Permanent show(s)	Simply Ballroom
Signature attraction(s)	World's Largest Gold Nugget Shark Tank
Notable restaurant(s)	Lillie's Noodle House Vic & Anthony's Steakhouse Carson St. Cafe The Grotto
Owner	Landry's Restaurants
Date opened	August 30, 1946
Casino type	Land
Renovations	1985, 2005-2007
Previous name(s)	None
Website	Golden Nugget Las Vegas

The Golden Nugget Las Vegas is a casino-hotel located in Las Vegas, Nevada on the Fremont Street Experience. The property is owned and operated by Landry's Restaurants. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Landrys Restaurants, Inc. ... is the 242nd day of the year (243rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Vegas redirects here. ... Official language(s) English Capital Carson City Largest city Las Vegas Area  Ranked 7th  - Total 110,567 sq mi (286,367 km²)  - Width 322 miles (519 km)  - Length 490 miles (788 km)  - % water 0. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Landrys Restaurants, Inc. ...

It is the largest casino in the downtown area, with a total of 1,907 rooms. It has also maintained AAA's four diamond rating for the past twenty-nine years.

Steve Wynn bought a stake in it, which he increased so that, in 1973, he became the majority shareholder, and the youngest casino owner in Las Vegas. It was the foundation for Wynn's rise to prominence in the casino industry. The Las Vegas Strip is home to Steve Wynns largest and best known developments. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ...

History

The Golden Nugget was originally built in 1946, making it one of the oldest casinos in the city. It was owned by the Golden Nugget Companies, which became Mirage Resorts in 1989. Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Golden Nugget Companies Inc. ... MGM Mirage (NYSE: MGG) is a Las Vegas, Nevada-based business engaged in the development, ownership and operation of hotels and casinos throughout the world. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ...

The property was sold to Poster Financial Group in 2004. When Poster Financial assumed control of the Golden Nugget, they began to upgrade the gambling operation by installing new cashless slot machines and by increasing the maximum bet available at table games to $15,000. Their story became the basis for The Casino, a television series on Fox that premiered on June 14, 2004. Golden Nugget, Inc. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Slot machines in the Trump Taj Mahal A slot machine (American English), fruit machine (British English), or poker machine (Australian English) is a certain type of casino game. ... Games available in most casinos are commonly called casino games. ... The Casino is a 2004 US reality television program broadcast on the Fox network that follows two dot-com millionaires as they manage the Las Vegas hotel and casino Golden Nugget, located in downtown Las Vegas instead of the more popular Las Vegas Strip. ... The Fox Broadcasting Company, usually referred to as just Fox (the company itself prefers the capitalized version FOX), is a television network in the United States. ... is the 165th day of the year (166th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On February 4, 2005, Houston, Texas based Landry's Restaurants, Inc. announced its intent to purchase the property. The sale closed on September 27, 2005. is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... “Houston” redirects here. ... Landrys Restaurants, Inc. ... is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Golden Nugget in 1983

The world's largest gold nugget on display, the Hand of faith, is displayed in the Golden Nugget lobby. Weighing 27.2 kilograms and 46 centimeters in length, the Hand of faith was found near the Golden Triangle in Australia, and put on display at the casino in 1981 amid a number of other gold nuggets. Photo by User: Nv8200p taken in July, 1983 File links The following pages link to this file: Golden Nugget (resort) Fremont Street Experience User:Nv8200p/gallery Categories: GFDL images | Images of Nevada ... Photo by User: Nv8200p taken in July, 1983 File links The following pages link to this file: Golden Nugget (resort) Fremont Street Experience User:Nv8200p/gallery Categories: GFDL images | Images of Nevada ... GOLD refers to one of the following: GOLD (IEEE) is an IEEE program designed to garner more student members at the university level (Graduates of the Last Decade). ... The Hand of Faith is a 876 troy ounces (27. ... Golden Triangle can refer to: Geographical areas: Golden Triangle (Southeast Asia), golden for its opium production Golden Triangle (China), golden for its rapid economic development Golden Triangle (New South Wales), golden for its agricultural productivity Golden Triangle (Canada), named for the town of Golden, BC forming one point Golden Triangle... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ...

The casino's large hotel sign at its entrance off Fremont and Casino Center was removed in 1984 when the casino underwent renovations. The old sign presently sits at the YESCO signage yard. Young Electric Sign Company (YESCO) is the largest producer of electric signs in Las Vegas, Nevada. ...

In popular culture

• The Casino, a Fox television series is based on the story of the Golden Nugget's acquisition by Poster Financial Group.

• The Golden Nugget Casino serves as the main theme to two Nintendo games: Golden Nugget Casino DS for the Nintendo DS and the Nintendo Game Boy Advance.

• The Golden Nugget features prominently as a backdrop in the Street Fighter II series of video games.

• The cowboy that used to stand atop the gift shop sign has been featured in the movie Rock-A-Doodle and U2's I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For video.

• An allusion can be found in the animated television series The Flintstones. In the episode entitled The Rock Vegas Caper, the hotel known as The Golden Cactus is a reference to The Golden Nugget Casino/Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.

• The Golden Nugget features prominently in the poker mockumentary, THE GRAND, directed by Zak Penn.

The Casino is a 2004 US reality television program broadcast on the Fox network that follows two dot-com millionaires as they manage the Las Vegas hotel and casino Golden Nugget, located in downtown Las Vegas instead of the more popular Las Vegas Strip. ... The Fox Broadcasting Company, usually referred to as just Fox (the company itself prefers the capitalized version FOX), is a television network in the United States. ... Poster Financial Group, Inc. ... Nintendo Company, Limited (任天堂 or ニンテンドー Nintendō; NASDAQ: NTDOY, TYO: 7974 usually referred to as simply Nintendo, or Big N ) is a multinational corporation founded on September 23, 1889[1] in Kyoto, Japan by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce handmade hanafuda cards. ... Cover of the Nintendo DS game, Golden Nugget Casino DS. Golden Nugget Casino DS is a 2005 video game released by Majesco Entertainment for the Nintendo DS. The game, named for the Las Vegas casino of the same name, is the first Golden Nugget themed game released for the DS... “NDS” redirects here. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Street Fighter II ) is a 1991 competitive fighting game by Capcom. ... Rock-a-Doodle is a 1991 animated re-telling of Edmond Rostands Chantecler. ... U2 (IPA: /ju. ... I Still Havent Found What Im Looking For is the second track U2s 1987 album, The Joshua Tree and was released as the albums second single. ... The Flintstones is an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. ...

Additional properties

• Golden Nugget Atlantic City
• Golden Nugget Laughlin

Casino chips from left to right: $1 House Chip (Las Vegas), Tarzans Nightclub No Cash Value (Laughlin), and $1 House Chip (Atlantic City). ... The Golden Nugget Laughlin is a casino and hotel located in Laughlin, Nevada and is owned and operated by Landrys Restaurants. ...

External links

• Golden Nugget website
• Virtual Tour of Golden Nugget hotel

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