Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall is a hotel

Hotel

A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities, including en-suite bathrooms...

 and 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 Sunrise Manor

Sunrise Manor, Nevada

Sunrise Manor is an unincorporated town in Clark County, Nevada, United States, located on the western base of Frenchman Mountain, east of Las Vegas. The population was 189,372 at the 2010 census...

, Nevada

Nevada

Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...

 on the Boulder Strip. It is one of the casinos owned and operated by Boyd Gaming Corporation. It is built on 13 acre (5.3 ha) and it includes an RV park

RV park

A recreational vehicle park or caravan park is a place where people with recreational vehicles can stay overnight, or longer, in alloted spaces known as "pitches"...

.

One of the unique features of this hotel is "Mystic Falls," a large glass-roofed atrium with tall live trees, cobblestone paths, and a rock waterfall in the center where a laser show is performed daily at different times.

It is the host hotel for the Sam's Town 300

Sam's Town 300

The Sam's Town 300 is a NASCAR Nationwide Series stock car race held at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada. It has been scheduled as either the third, fourth, or fifth race of the season for the Nationwide Series since it was first held in 1997....

, a NASCAR

NASCAR

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...

 race sponsored by Sam's Town. It is also the Las Vegas host hotel for the Silver State Classic Challenge

Silver State Classic Challenge

The Silver State Classic Challenge is an authorized Open Road Racing event that is run on a stretch of State Route 318, which is closed for the occasion. The event has been run since 1988, and was the venue for the highest speed achieved on a public highway, when Charles "Chuck" Shafer and Gary...

 race.

History

The original Sam's Town opened in 1979 and it was one of the first locals casino

Locals casino

A locals casino is a casino designed primarily to attract residents of the area in which it was built rather than tourists or vacationers. The term is most commonly associated with casinos in Nevada, USA, to distinguish them from casinos that target mostly tourists in a central area.- Overview...

 to open in the Las Vegas Valley.

From 1980 to 1999 the studios of Nevada Public Radio

Nevada Public Radio

Nevada Public Radio was founded in 1980 as a public corporation to operate publicly funded radio in Nevada. NPR operates 5 stations in Nevada, 1 station in Utah and 5 retransmitters.-History:...

 were located in a separate building on the property.

Media history

The 2006 album Sam's Town

Sam's Town

-Band:*Brandon Flowers – lead vocals, keyboards, bass *Dave Keuning – guitar, background vocals*Mark Stoermer – bass, background vocals, guitar *Ronnie Vannucci – drums, percussion-Additional musicians:...

by The Killers was named after the casino.

External links

• Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall web site (Las Vegas)

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