South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa

Casino infobox

casino=South Point
theme=Southern California
address=9777 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Las Vegas, Nevada 89183


rooms=2,163
date_opened=December 22, 2005
space_gaming= convert|80000|sqft|m2|abbr=on
attractions=Equestrian arena
restaurants=
owner=Michael Gaughan
casino_type=Land-Based
renovations=none
names_pre=South Coast
website= [http://www.southpointcasino.com/ South Point Hotel and Casino]

The South Point Hotel and Casino consists of a 25 story hotel tower and convert|90000|sqft|m2|abbr=on convention center located on a 60 acre site along Las Vegas Boulevard in Enterprise, Nevada. The casino is owned and operated by Michael Gaughan.

History

This $500 million project started construction in 2003, under the "South Coast" name. Based on advanced booking, Coast Casinos announced expansion plans to add additional hotel rooms, with a second tower, for a total of 1,350 rooms. The foundation was also poured for a possible third tower during the initial construction phase.

The casino received approval to open from the Nevada Gaming Commission on November 17, 2005. At opening on December 22, 2005, the South Coast was the first megaresort located south of McCarran International Airport and the Las Vegas Strip. The hotel contained 662 rooms and convert|800000|sqft|m2|abbr=on of space that was not finished and was available to be converted into restaurant or casino space.

In mid July 2006, it was announced that Michael Gaughan would sell all of his Boyd stock to Boyd gaming in exchange for full ownership of the South Coast. The Nevada Gaming Commission approved the sale on October 19, 2006. After the deal closed, the "South Coast" was renamed "South Point" on October 24.

On August 24, 2007 the South Point announced an 830 room expansion with construction of the third hotel tower, turning the hotel towers into a "T"-shaped facility as seen from above. The $95 million expansion, planned for completion in July 2008, would add convert|10000|sqft|m2|abbr=on of convention space and 5 food and beverage locations. [vegastodaytomorrow.com] [cite news |first= ARNOLD M. |last= KNIGHTLY |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=South Point starts project to expand |url= http://www.lvrj.com/business/9351541.html|work= |publisher= |date=2007-08-24 |accessdate=2008-07-22 ] The third tower opened on July 21, 2008 with the hotel now offering a total of 2,163 rooms and 160,000 square feet of meeting and convention space; the largest of any Las Vegas hotelFact|date=August 2008.

Television history

* During 2006, the South Point was the venue of NBC's "Poker After Dark", ESPN's "Pro-Am Poker Equalizer" and the third and fourth season of GSN's "High Stakes Poker".

* The South Point has the host site for the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon from 2006 to 2008. It has been confirmedWho|date=August 2008 that they will be hosting the event through at least 2009Fact|date=August 2008.

Attractions

*4,400 seat equestrian arena with a convert|125|ft|m|abbr=on by convert|250|ft|m|abbr=on arena with accommodations for 1,200 horses. At opening, it is the only equestrian arena connected to a hotel in the United States. The stalls are also Air-Conditioned.
*400 seat Showroom
*300 seat race and sports book
*160,000 ft² of Meeting, Banquet, and Exhibit Hall space
*A 16 screen movie theater
*A 64 lane bowling alley with pro shop
*8 restaurants (Coronado Cafe, Don Vitos, Silverado Steakhouse, Big Sur Oyster Bar, Michael's, Garden Buffet, Primarily Prime Rib and Baja Miguel's)
*Video Game Arcade
*Bingo Room
*Poker Room

External links

* [http://www.southpointcasino.com/ South Point Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada]

Sources

*Las Vegas Sun
*Las Vegas Review-Journal

References