Colorado Belle Hotel & Casino

Colorado Belle Hotel & Casino
Address	2100 Casino Drive Laughlin, Nevada 89029
Opening date	1987
Theme	Riverboat
No. of rooms	1,168
Total gaming space	65,000 sq ft (6,000 m2)
Casino type	Land-Based
Owner	Marnell Sher Gaming
Website	Colorado Belle Hotel & Casino

The Colorado Belle Hotel & Casino is a resort on the banks of the Colorado River in Laughlin, Nevada. The Colorado Belle is a fixed building made to look like a six-deck replica of a 19th century Mississippi paddle wheel riverboat, and has 1,168 recently remodeled rooms in two seven story towers. The casino has 65,000 sq ft (6,000 m²) of gaming space with more than 1,200 slot machines, keno lounge, and a poker room. A sports book is located on "B" deck. The hotel has six restaurants and 2 gift shops. The resort also includes two pools, a fitness room, a koi pond, a beauty spa, an arcade, and a private beach on the river.

History

On October 16, 2006, MGM Mirage announced that it planned to sell the Colorado Belle Hotel & Casino and Edgewater Hotel and Casino to a partnership of Anthony Marnell III and Sher Gaming. The sale price was $200 million.^[1]

The Nevada Gaming Commission approved the sale on May 17, 2007,^[2] and the completion of the transaction was announced on June 1, 2007.^[3]

References

1. ^ Stutz, Howard (2006-10-17). "MGM Mirage selling two Laughlin casinos". Las Vegas Gaming Wire. http://www.casinocitytimes.com/news/article.cfm?contentID=161866. Retrieved 2007-05-06. 
2. ^ Stutz, Howard (18 May 2007). "Group gets approval to buy casinos". Las Vegas Review Journal. http://www.lvrj.com/business/7571012.html. Retrieved 1 September 2011. 
3. ^ "MGM Mirage closes sale of Laughlin hotels". Las Vegas Review Journal. 2 June 2007. http://www.lvrj.com/business/7803992.html. Retrieved 1 September 2011. 

External links

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