Horizon Casino Resort - Stateline, NV
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N 38° 57.685 W 119° 56.447
11S E 245190 N 4316609
Horizon Casino Resort is one of four casinos in Stateline, NV.
Waymark Code: WM8GCY
Location: Nevada, United States
Date Posted: 03/29/2010
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"Horizon Casino Resort is a resort casino in Stateline, Nevada. Formerly the Sahara Tahoe and High Sierra Resorts, it is one of four major casino hotels in Stateline.
The property opened as the Sahara Tahoe in 1965. Elvis Presley performed here from 1971-1976, and his suite is still available for guests to book. Also hosted the group of techies who defined the CD-ROM standard.[1] In 1983 The hotel was given a western theme and re-branded Del Webb's High Sierra Hotel. In 1990 it was sold to Columbia Sussex who re-branded the hotel again as the Horizon Casino. As of 2005 Columbia Sussex (leaseholder) is in a contract dispute with Park Cattle Company, the landowners of the Horizon Casino and the MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa (formerly Caesars Tahoe), which Columbia Sussex acquired from Harrah's Entertainment.
On May 5, 2009 Tropicana Entertainment announced that it had assigned the lease, operation and management of the Horizon Casino Resort to Lake Tahoe Realty I, LLC. an affiliate of Columbia Sussex Corporation, under the terms for the assignment of the Horizon lease stipulate continuous operation of nonrestricted gaming at the Horizon Casino." (
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