Fitzgeralds Casino & Hotel

Casino infobox
casino=Fitzgeralds Casino & Hotel
theme=Luck of the Irish
address=255 North Virginia Street
Reno, Nevada 89504
logo=fitzlogo.jpg


rooms=351
attractions=
date_opened=1976
names_pre=
website=
space_gaming=26,260 ft²
shows="none"
restaurants="Molly's Garden Restaurant, Limerick's Pub & Grille, Lord Fitzgerald's Feast Buffet"
owner=Fitzgerald's Reno, Inc.
casino_type=Land-Based
renovations=none
website= [http://www.fitzgeraldsreno.com/ Fitzgeralds]

Fitzgeralds Casino & Hotel, is a casino and hotel in Reno, Nevada.

History

The Fitzgerald's Reno is the last of 4 properties owned by Fitzgeralds Gaming Corp to be sold after the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2000. Prior to this, sister properties were located in Las Vegas, Tunica, Mississippi, and Black Hawk, Colorado.

In 2005 Monarch Resort Casinos attempted to acquire Fitzgerald's from bankruptcy. In April 2007, L3 development, a development firm based out of Chicago, IL, announced its intention to purchase the property and convert it into a boutique hotel. [cite web|url=http://www.realcities.com/mld/realcities/business/companies/17043963.htm|title=Chicago development company agrees to buy aging Reno casino|date=April 7, 2007|accessdate=2007-08-12]

On November 1, 2007, ownership of the Fitzgeralds officially transferred to a joint partnership between L3 Development and RAC II LLC, marking the first time in decades that the property was under private ownership. The sole proprietor of RAC II LLC is Robert A. Cashell, Jr., son of Reno mayor Bob Cashell. Robert Cashell is also a partner in Cashell Enterprises, which operates several casinos in the Northern Nevada area. [cite web|url=http://www.fitzgeraldsreno.com/content/home/FitzgeraldsTransition.pdf|title=L3 Development Completes Purchase of Fitzgeralds Casino/Hotel|date=November 1, 2007|accessdate=2007-11-13] [cite web|url=http://www.fitzgeraldsreno.com/content/home/letter.pdf|title=Letter to the public from Robert A. Cashell, Jr.|date=November 1, 2007|accessdate=2007-11-13]

As of November 2007, demolition of the so-called "Rainbow Bridge" over the ReTRAC trench is complete. In addition to the Fitzgeralds, L3 is also developing the Montage mixed-used project (formerly the Golden Phoenix Hotel and Casino), and the train trench plaza alongside both Fitzgeralds and the Montage.

Future Improvements

The new ownership plans to make approximately $3 million in immediate improvements to the property. Included in these improvements are plumbing upgrades, refurbishment of their 850-space downtown parking garage, and upgrades to what have jokingly been referred to by previous owners and management as the slowest elevators in Nevada. In addition, some of the older gaming machines are being replaced by newer Ticket-In, Ticket-Out machines.

Notes

External links

* [http://www.fitzgeraldsreno.com/ Fitzgeralds website]