- Speedway Casino
Infobox casino
casino=The Ramada Inn and Speedway Casino
theme=
address=2121 E Craig Road
North Las Vegas, Nevada 89030
rooms=118
date_opened= March 2, 2000
space_gaming=15,600 ft² (00 m²) [cite web |url=http://www.hospitalityguild.com/Financial/Casinos/MTR.htm |title= MTR Gaming Group Inc. |accessdate=2008-02-09 |format= |work= ]
attractions=
shows=
restaurants=
owner=Ganaste
casino_type=Land-Based
renovations=none
names_pre= "Cheyenne Hotel & Casino"
website=The Ramada Inn and Speedway Casino is a casino and 118 room hotel located on convert|6.1|acre|m2 in North Las Vegas,
Nevada . The casino is held by Las Vegas, Nevada based Ganaste LLC. A rename to Lucky Club is planned for 2008.History
On September 24, 1999, the
Nevada Gaming Commission granted a two-year unrestrictedgaming license to Speedway to operate the casino and approvedAmerican Wagering to operate the Speedway sports book as well as several others. [cite web |url= http://www.commercialalert.org/news/featured-in/1999/09/nevada-regulators-move-against-cartoon-themed-slot-machines |title= Nevada Regulators Move Against Cartoon-themed Slot Machines |date=1999-09-24 |accessdate=2008-02-09 |format= |work= ]The hotel portion operated as the Cheyenne Hotel & Casino until 1998 when it was acquired by MTR Gaming. [cite web |url= http://gaming.unlv.edu/abstract/fin_mntg.html |title=UNLV Gaming Abstract MTR Gaming Group Company Profile |accessdate=2008-02-09 |format= |work= ] On February 9, 2007 entered a purchase agreement with Ganaste to acquire the complex for $11.4 million. [cite web |url=http://stocks.us.reuters.com/stocks/fullDescription.asp?symbol=MNTG.O |title= MTR Gaming Group Inc MNTG.O (NASDAQ) |accessdate=2008-02-09 |format= |work= ] [cite news |first=Arnold M. |last=Knightly |authorlink= |coauthors= |title= New Speedway owner has revival plans for NLV casino |url=http://www.lvrj.com/business/13890912.html |work=
Las Vegas Review-Journal |publisher= |date=2008-01-18 |accessdate=2008-02-10 ] The deal was completed on June 1, 2007 for $18.2 million.cite news |first=Arnold M. |last=Knightly |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Staging a revival in troubled times |url=http://www.lvrj.com/business/29787629.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |publisher= |date=2008-09-26 |accessdate=2008-09-26 ]On June 9, 2007, the casino was closed for less then two weeks in the aftermath of a fire that destroyed critical equipment.
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