Boomtown Reno

{{Infobox casino

|name=Boomtown Reno

|logo=Boomtown reno logo.jpg

|image=Boomtown Casino & Hotel Reno.jpg

|location=Verdi, Nevada, U.S.

|address=2100 Garson Road

|date_opened={{Start date and age|1964|4|21}}

|theme=

|owner= St. John Properties

|rooms=316

|space_gaming={{convert|39630|sqft|abbr=on}}

|shows=Live Entertainment 7 days a week

|attractions=Boomtown Fun Center
Kampgrounds of America

|notable_restaurants=Boomtown Steakhouse
Market Fresh Deli
Peet's Coffee & Tea
The Original Mel's Diner (space formerly occupied by a Denny's)

|names_pre=

|renovations=1970, 1971, 1978, 1998, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

|coordinates={{Coord|39|30|42|N|119|57|46|W|type:landmark_scale:5000_region:US|display=inline,title}}

|website={{URL|boomtownreno.com}}

}}

Boomtown Reno is a hotel and casino located in Verdi, Nevada, just west of the Reno–Sparks metropolitan area. The hotel features 318 guest rooms and suites, and the casino has a {{convert|39630|sqft}} gaming area.{{cite web|url=http://gaming.nv.gov/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=3428|title=Listing of Financial Statements Square Footage|publisher=Nevada Gaming Control Board|access-date=March 16, 2015}}{{cite news|last=Briggs|first=Joe Bob|url=http://www.upi.com/The-Vegas-Guy-Boomtown-Casino/43101053447503|title=The Vegas Guy: Boomtown Casino|date=May 20, 2003|publisher=United Press International|access-date=May 10, 2017}}{{cite news|last=Pearce|first=Ed|url=http://www.kolotv.com/home/headlines/Boomtown-Marks-50-Years-With-Remodel-New-Features-256103411.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402144046/http://www.kolotv.com/home/headlines/Boomtown-Marks-50-Years-With-Remodel-New-Features-256103411.html|archive-date=2015-04-02|url-status=dead|title=Boomtown Marks 50 Years With Remodel, New Features|date=April 21, 2014|publisher=KOLO-TV|access-date=March 22, 2015}}

History

The property began as a truck stop called Bill and Effie's, in the mid-1960s serving travelers on Interstate 80. Over time, it expanded into a full hotel-casino resort.{{Cite book |last=Walpole |first=Jeanne |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1dW1DQAAQBAJ&dq=boomtown+reno+truck+stop&pg=PA48 |title=Insiders' Guide® to Reno and Lake Tahoe |date=2009-05-19 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-1-4617-4689-8 |language=en}}

Ownership Timeline:

Previous owners of Boomtown Reno were businessman and former Reno mayor Bob Cashell of Cashell Enterprises (1968–1988), Boomtown, Inc. (1988–1997) and Pinnacle Entertainment, formerly known as Hollywood Park, Inc. (1997–2012){{cite news|last=Snyder|first=Riley|url=http://www.rgj.com/story/money/business/2014/04/25/boomtowns-history-celebrated-reno/8136979|title=Boomtown's history celebrated in Reno|date=April 25, 2014|work=UNR Reynolds School of Journalism|agency=Reno Gazette-Journal|access-date=April 12, 2015}}

In 2012, Pinnacle sold the property for $12.9 million to St. John Properties (a Maryland-based real estate firm) and M1 Gaming (the company of former Station Casinos executive Dean DiLullo).{{cite news|last=Stutz|first=Howard|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/renos-boomtown-casino-changes-hands-but-keeps-its-name/|title=Reno's Boomtown Casino changes hands, but keeps its name|date=June 26, 2012|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|access-date=December 8, 2018}}{{cite news|title=Land, casino go for $22M|newspaper=Reno Gazette-Journal|first=Bill|last=O'Driscoll|date=November 11, 2011|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26068656/land_casino_go_for_22m/|via=Newspapers.com}} ([https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26068675/land_casino_go_for_22m_part_2/ Part 2 of article]){{cite press release|title=Pinnacle Entertainment enters into definitive agreements to divest Boomtown Reno and adjoining land acreage|publisher=Pinnacle Entertainment|date=November 10, 2011|url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/356213/000095012311097289/c24497exv99w1.htm|via=EDGAR}}{{cite press release|title=Pinnacle Entertainment announces the closing of the previously announced disposition of Boomtown Reno|publisher=Pinnacle Entertainment|date=June 26, 2012|url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/356213/000119312512284654/d371096dex991.htm|via=EDGAR}} In 2014, M1 Gaming exited the property and St. John began the process of taking full ownership of Boomtown.{{cite news|title=Boomtown names Medeiros new GM|newspaper=Reno Gazette-Journal|first=Bill|last=O'Driscoll|date=June 27, 2014|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26068836/boomtown_names_medeiros_new_gm/|via=Newspapers.com}}

The Boomtown hotel became affiliated with Best Western in 2016.{{cite press release|title=BCH Gaming Reno's Boomtown Casino Hotel joins Best Western Hotels & Resorts|publisher=Best Western Hotels & Resorts|date=September 12, 2016|via=Hotel Online|url=https://www.hote-online.com/press_releases/release/bch-gaming-renos-boomtown-casino-hotel-joins-best-western-hotels-resorts|access-date=2018-12-08}}

On February 26, 2018, a man was fatally shot on the property.{{cite press release|title=Update: Suspect arrested in fatal shooting at Boomtown casino| publisher= Reno Gazzet Journal|date= March 1, 2018 |url=https://www.rgj.com/story/news/crime/2018/02/27/reno-police-investigate-fatal-shooting-boomtown-casino/378694002/|access-date=2022-06-18}}

Features

The hotel is remodeled in contemporary motif and has full casino with slots, table games, sports book, poker and Keno. A {{convert|30000|sqft|abbr=on}} Family Fun Center features games, a motion theater, virtual rides, Ferris wheel, carousel and a 9-hole miniature golf course.

There is a Mel's Diner, Steakhouse, Peet's Coffee and Market Fresh Deli located inside well.{{Cite web |title=Our Services |url=https://boomtownreno.com/our-services/ |access-date=2024-07-20 |website=Boomtown |language=en-US}}