Primm Valley Casino Resorts (formerly known as Primadonna Casino Resorts) is a group of three hotel-casinos in

Primm, Nevada Primm (formerly known as State Line) is an unincorporated town in Clark County, Nevada, United States, primarily notable for its position straddling Interstate 15 at the Nevada–California border. It sits on Ivanpah Dry Lake, which extends to ...

, along

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at the

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state line. They are owned and operated by

Affinity Gaming Affinity Interactive, formerly known as Herbst Gaming and Affinity Gaming, is an American private casino and sports betting company based in Paradise, Nevada. It operates eight casinos in Nevada, Missouri, and Iowa, and publishes the ''Daily Racin ...

. It is named after the Primm family, benefactors of the hotel and casino properties by Ernest and

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. The hotels are a popular stop on the drive between

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and California. The various hotels are connected across I-15 by both a

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and a defunct amusement

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line that was connected with

Buffalo Bill's Buffalo Bill's is a hotel and casino in Primm, Nevada, United States, at the California state line. It is one of the Primm Valley Resorts, owned and operated by Affinity Gaming. It has 1,242 guest rooms and suites. The hotel is home to the cur ...

and Whiskey Pete's.

History

The hotels were built by

and the Primm family at State Line, Nevada, the informal name for the area. The family's history in the area is the reason why it received the official name of Primm. Whiskey Pete's was the first of their hotels. The Primadonna Resort was the second hotel built, and it was later renamed as the Primm Valley Resort. These two hotels were connected by a single-car monorail that rain across the I-15.

was the third hotel built. Buffalo Bill's and Primm Valley Resort were connected by a monorail. The company acquired an option to buy an 18-acre site on the

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of Primadonna Resorts approached MGM Grand Inc. president Bob Maxey in 1994 with an idea for the site: a casino recreating the New York skyline. A joint venture was formed between the two companies, and construction began in March 1995. Completed at a cost of $460 million, the

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opened in January 1997. The Las Vegas Outlet Mall was added as a part of the Primadonna Resort in 1998. On March 1, 1999, MGM Grand Inc. acquired Primadonna Resorts in an all-stock transaction that had been announced on November 9, 1998. Since the initiation of New York-New York, analysts had speculated that MGM Grand or Primadonna would buy out the other's interest in the project. Instead of making such a cash-intensive purchase, however, MGM agreed to buy Primadonna outright for $276 million in stock plus $336 million in assumed debt. The merger closed in March 1999, giving MGM ownership of three casinos and two golf courses at the Nevada–California state line, in addition to full control of New York-New York. On October 31, 2006, MGM announced plans to sell Primm Valley Resorts to

Herbst Gaming Affinity Interactive, formerly known as Herbst Gaming and Affinity Gaming, is an American private casino and sports betting company based in Paradise, Nevada. It operates eight casinos in Nevada, Missouri, and Iowa, and publishes the ''Daily Racin ...

for $400 million. The proposed sale would not include the Primm Valley Golf Club. The sale closed on April 10, 2007.

Operations

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* Primm Valley Resort & Casino * Star of the Desert Arena * Several

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s and

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s that surround the casinos and the

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and convenience store located on a portion of the property in California.

Former

* Primm Valley Golf Club *

(50% with MGM Grand Inc.) * Whiskey Pete's

References

External links

* {{Official website, http://www.primmvalleyresorts.com/ Gambling companies of the United States Hospitality companies of the United States Affinity Gaming