Eureka (hotel and casino)
Casino hotel in Nevada, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Eureka Casino Resort is a hotel and casino in Mesquite, Nevada. It initially operated under the name Rancho Mesquite. The hotel portion, originally part of the Holiday Inn chain, opened in August 1996. The casino opened on February 14, 1997. The Rancho Mesquite was owned by the Lee family, who were the only Nevada casino owners to be of Asian descent. Because of confusion with other businesses, the name was changed to Eureka in 2000.
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Location | Mesquite, Nevada |
Address | 275 Mesa Boulevard |
Opening date | August 1996 (1996-08) (hotel) February 14, 1997 (1997-02-14) (casino) |
Theme | Southwestern |
No. of rooms | 214 |
Total gaming space | 40,285 sq ft (3,742.6 m2) |
Casino type | Land-based |
Owner | Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) |
Operating license holder | Rancho Mesquite Casino Company |
Previous names | Rancho Mesquite (until 2000) |
Renovated in | 2005–07 |
Coordinates | 36.817637°N 114.063413°W / 36.817637; -114.063413 |
Website | www |
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In 2016, the Eureka was sold to its 550 employees through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), becoming one of two casinos in the United States to be employee-owned.