The Eldorado Casino is a 16000 sq ft (1,486.4 m²) casino

Casino

In modern English, a casino is a facility which houses and accommodates certain types of gambling activities. Casinos are most commonly built near or combined with hotels, restaurants, retail shopping, cruise ships or other tourist attractions...

 located in Henderson, Nevada

Henderson, Nevada

-Demographics:According to the 2000 census, there were 175,381 people, 66,331 households, and 47,095 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,200.8 people per square mile . There were 71,149 housing units at an average density of 892.8 per square mile...

. It is owned by Boyd Gaming Corporation.

History

Purchased by Sam Boyd

Sam Boyd

Samuel A. "Sam" Boyd , was a businessman.Born in Enid, Oklahoma, he arrived in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1941 with only $80 in his pocket. He was able to work his way up through the gaming industry by first working as a dealer, then as a pit boss, and as a shift supervisor.Eventually he saved enough...

and Bill Boyd in 1962, it was the base for what later became the Boyd Group and then the Boyd Gaming Corporation.

On August 30, 2007, a $700,000 renovation was completed.

External links

• Eldorado Casino web site

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