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Bourbon Square Casino (formerly Silver Club and Bourbon Street Casino) was a casino and former hotel in Downtown Sparks, Nevada. The property operated until January 11, 2009 as Silver Club. The property reopened as Bourbon Square on August 1, 2013 and operated until February 5, 2015. It was demolished in 2018.

History[edit]

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As of 1961, the property operated as Danny & Don's Bar.^[2][3] In 1964, it was renamed as Sparks Silver Club.^[2][4] As of 1965, the casino was operated by Phair Corporation, and was owned by Ben H. Coleman and Arthur Oetjen with 30 percent ownership each, and Lyndon E. Short with 40 percent.^[5][6][7] That year, a man filed a complaint against Sparks Silver Club, alleging the casino denied paying him $10,000 after he won a keno game the previous October. The casino believed that cheating was involved in the man's win.^[6][8][9] The Nevada Gaming Control Board requested the Nevada Gaming Commission to suspend or revoke the casino's gaming license over its refusal to pay the $10,000.^[6] In June 1965, the gaming commission voted 4-1 to deny the request, allowing the casino to continue operations.^[10] Karl Berge, who would become the paternal grandfather of future actress Jena Malone, purchased the casino in 1967.^[11][12]

In January 1980, Berge had tentative plans for a five-story, 200-room hotel to be built on a 0.89-acre site behind the casino, known then as Karl's Silver Club.^[13] Sparks city planners as well as some nearby residents were concerned about parking and traffic in the area following the opening of the hotel, so the project was redesigned to include nearly twice as many parking spaces. The Sparks City Council approved plans for an eight-floor, 209-room hotel in May 1980, with construction expected to begin two months later. The hotel would cost between $3.8 million and $4.8 million.^[14][15] The hotel was to be built in a terraced stair-step shape rising away from residential houses to avoid casting shadows on them.^[13][16] In September 1980, the city approved redesigned plans to build the hotel in a vertical and conventional shape, allowing for lower construction costs. The redesigned hotel would include 235 rooms. It was designed by Fred Dolven, who said the original design would have caused the project to run 40 percent over initial estimates.^[16]

Groundbreaking for the hotel took place on July 1, 1981, with completion expected by March 1982. Walker Boudwin Construction Co. was the general contractor for the $3.5 million, contemporary style hotel, which would be four stories tall and include 130 rooms. It was designed with the potential to add two additional floors in the future. The hotel would allow Karl's Silver Club to expand its clientele, which primarily consisted of tour bus customers.^[17] In August 1981, the city council unanimously approved Berge's request to increase the hotel to six stories and 206 rooms.^[18] The $5.2 million hotel opened in March 1982.^[19] The hotel, named Karl's Hotel, held an grand opening ceremony on April 16, 1982.^[20][21] In May 1983, construction began on an $8 million renovation of the casino that would include convention space and new restaurants.^[22][23] The expanded casino project ultimately cost $14 million, and was opened in September 1984, with the property now known as Karl's Hotel and Casino.^[11]

The property would later be known as Silver Club. It closed on January 11, 2009.^[24][25] In August 2009, Max Baer Jr., who played Jethro Bodine in The Beverly Hillbillies, began looking into purchasing the property and turning it into Jethro's Beverly Hillbillies Hotel & Casino.^[26] Baer has tried to develop a Northern Nevada casino in at least 4 other locations. However, the plan, like his others, never came into fruition.

It reopened as Bourbon Square Casino on August 1, 2013, and continued operating until February 5, 2015.^[24][25][27] Demolition of Bourbon Square began in November 2018. On June 15, 2019, the Nugget Event Center, an 8,000-seat amphitheater, opened in its former location.^[28][29]

References[edit]

1. ^'Listing of Financial Statements Square Footage'. Nevada Gaming Control Board. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
2. ^ ^ab'Business listings'. Nevada State Journal. April 26, 1964. Retrieved January 31, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
3. ^'Danny & Don's'. Reno Evening Gazette. January 26, 1961. Retrieved January 31, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
4. ^'Danny & Don's Bar'. Reno Evening Gazette. February 29, 1964. Retrieved January 31, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
5. ^'Discrepancies claimed at Silver Club'. Reno Evening Gazette. April 21, 1965. Retrieved January 31, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ ^abc'Keno Ticket Case Is Basis Of Complaint: Commission Seeks Action; Sparks Club Named'. Reno Evening Gazette. February 4, 1965. Retrieved January 31, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
7. ^'Sparks Club Ownership Change Asked'. Reno Evening Gazette. February 20, 1964. Retrieved February 1, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
8. ^'Casino Claims It Was Victim Of Swindle'. Reno Evening Gazette. February 18, 1965. Retrieved January 31, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
9. ^'Case of Sparks Silver Club Studied by Gaming Officials'. Reno Evening Gazette. April 22, 1965. Retrieved January 31, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
10. ^'State Upholds Casino Refusal To Pay Ticket'. Reno Evening Gazette. June 23, 1965. Retrieved January 31, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ ^ab'Karl's holds grand opening for expanded casino'. Reno Gazette-Journal. September 6, 1984. Retrieved February 1, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
12. ^Malone, Jena (August 14, 2014). 'My grandfather Karl Berge opened up a casino called Karl's Silver Club in Sparks, NV in 1967'. Facebook. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
13. ^ ^ab'Sparks man proposes new hotel'. Reno Evening Gazette. January 31, 1980. Retrieved January 31, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
14. ^'Sparks council to consider Berge hotel'. Reno Evening Gazette. May 26, 1980. Retrieved January 31, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
15. ^'Sparks hotel construction plans get green light'. Reno Evening Gazette. May 28, 1980. Retrieved January 31, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
16. ^ ^ab'Hotel addition design change granted'. Reno Evening Gazette. September 23, 1980. Retrieved January 31, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
17. ^'Sparks hotel project begun'. Reno Evening Gazette. July 2, 1981. Retrieved January 31, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
18. ^'Sparks council rejects raising school zone speed'. Reno Evening Gazette. August 25, 1981. Retrieved January 31, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
19. ^'Karl's opens 206-room hotel: 'Beginning of the Sparks strip''. Reno Evening Gazette. March 2, 1982. Retrieved February 1, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
20. ^'Briefly . . '. Reno Evening Gazette. April 16, 1982. Retrieved February 1, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
21. ^'Hangin' Out'. Reno Evening Gazette. April 16, 1982. Retrieved February 1, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
22. ^'Karl's Silver Club turns 'sweet sixteen''. Reno Evening Gazette. July 14, 1983. Retrieved February 1, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
23. ^'Sparks casino plans birthday party'. Reno Evening Gazette. July 15, 1983. Retrieved February 1, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
24. ^ ^abCorona, Marcella (January 31, 2015). 'Owners announce sale of Bourbon Square Casino in Sparks'. Reno Gazette-Journal. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
25. ^ ^ab'Bourbon Square Casino announces sale'. KRNV-DT. January 31, 2015. Archived from the original on January 31, 2015. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
26. ^'Silver Club Could Become Hillbilly Casino'. KOLO-TV. August 20, 2009. Retrieved November 10, 2009.
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28. ^'Marnell Gaming begins exterior demolition of Bourbon Square in Sparks'. KRNV. November 16, 2018. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
29. ^Nelson, Paul (November 19, 2018). 'Bourbon Square Casino Getting Demolished'. KTNV. Retrieved January 4, 2019.

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Nugget Casino Resort (formerly Dick Graves' Nugget and John Ascuaga's Nugget) is a hotel and casino located in Sparks, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Marnell Gaming. The main portion of the casino consists of two 29-story towers nestled between Interstate 80 and the Union Pacificrail yard. There are additional attached buildings underneath and across I-80 from the towers. It is located in Downtown Sparks at the Victorian Square.^[1]

History[edit]

Dick Graves' Nugget was opened on March 17, 1955. Graves and Jim Kelly opened the Carson Nugget on March 1, 1954, in Carson City. In 1960, John Ascuaga (born 1925), then general manager, bought the Sparks Nugget.^[2][3][4][5] Ascuaga had little money when he purchased the small venue so he paid via loan, which he paid back in full within the number of years granted. Ascuaga earned money from the success of his business, which led him to expand, over and over again, throughout the 1960s and 1970s. The Celebrity Showroom, first known as the Circus Room, was constructed in the 1960s and played host to Liberace, Peggy Lee, Sergio Franchi, The Osmond Brothers, Robert Goulet and others. Construction began shortly thereafter and was completed December 26, 1984. Ascuaga deemed it one more Christmas present to the community and also deemed it an 'exclamation point in the sky'.

The Nugget's primary attraction from 1962 to the late 1990s was Bertha the Elephant and her baby, Tina, who entertained in the Circus Room many a time. They were also attractions at the annual Nevada Day parade in Carson City. Bertha died in the late 1990s.^[6]

In 1995, John Ascuaga announced that a second tower would be built, costing $75 million. Ascuaga designed it with local architect Peter B. Wilday, whose works include the Atlantis and the Peppermill. The tower opened along with a new restaurant and hotel lobby on December 26, 1996. That was the last major expansion done by the Nugget. In 1997, Ascuaga's daughter Michonne took over as CEO, running the hotel and casino along with her brother Stephen. The two said at the time they would keep the business in the family and continue to make re-investments. They also said there was no need for more hotel rooms.^[7]

The hotel hosts popular events such as the Best in the West Nugget Rib Cook-off held annually in September, considered one of the largest in the country. Also, on July 4, the Star-Spangled Sparks celebration, as well as the largest fireworks show in Northern Nevada after New Year's Eve in Downtown Reno.

Sale to Global Gaming and Hospitality and Marnell Gaming[edit]

On October 10, 2013, the Ascuaga family announced it had reached an agreement with Las Vegas-based Global Gaming And Hospitality to sell the 1600 room property. A sale price was not disclosed, arguably the last lone family run casino/resort in the industry, of which had no sister properties or outside backing, the Ascuagas affirm they were not in a position to improve their property. Global Gaming CEO Cartlon Geer, who has roots to Northern Nevada, became the new CEO and President. He confirmed that with the help of partner Husky Finance, they began in 2014 $50 million worth of improvements and remodeling to the property.

The sale closed December 16, 2013.^[8] The Ascuagas remained on board in advisory roles through the transition and after the sale was completed.

In July 2014, the Nugget Courtyard building was sold to The Siegel Group^[9] and renamed Siegel Suites Sparks.

Global Gaming and Hospitality sold the Nugget to Marnell Gaming in May 2016.^[10]

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References[edit]

1. ^'Listing of Financial Statements Square Footage'. Nevada Gaming Control Board. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
2. ^'John Ascuaga'. Nevada Business Hall of Fame. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
3. ^Schreiber, Colleen (September 18, 1997). 'Hard work and family key to John Ascuaga's Nugget'. Livestock Weekly. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
4. ^'John Ascuaga'. University of Nevada. Basque oral history project. 1992. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
5. ^'John Ascuaga doesn't look back'. Reno Gazette-Journal. October 10, 2009. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
6. ^Bertha the Elephant Source: Reno Gazette Journal
7. ^'Hard Work And Family Key To John Ascuaga's Nugget'. Livestock Weekly. Archived from the original on March 27, 2012. Retrieved September 26, 2011.
8. ^'John Ascuaga's Nugget Casino sale finalized'. KRNV-DT. Archived from the original on 2014-06-08. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
9. ^'Siegel finalizing deals for El Cortez, Nugget Courtyard'. archive.fo. 6 August 2014. Archived from the original on 6 August 2014.
10. ^'Nugget Casino Resort sale finalized'. Northern Nevada Business Weekly. May 6, 2016. Retrieved 2016-05-06.

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External links[edit]

• Official website
• Media related to Nugget Casino Resort at Wikimedia Commons

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