Harrahs Casino South Lake Tahoe
- Come out and play at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe, an 18-story, 512-room hotel with two full floors of luxury suites. Each standard guest room is deluxe-sized with a king or two double beds and a flat screen television.
- Harrah's Lake Tahoe features a 24 hour casino with everything from video poker to blackjack. Guests can also enjoy a swim in the outdoor pool or massage in the spa. In the evening, visitors can dance in VEX nightclub or see an entertaining show at the hotel's South Shore Room.
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| Harrah's Lake Tahoe | |
|---|---|
| Location | Stateline, Nevada, U.S. |
| Address | 15 U.S. Route 50 |
| Opening date | June 20, 1955; 65 years ago |
| Theme | Pavilion |
| No. of rooms | 512 |
| Total gaming space | 65,000 sq ft (6,000 m2) |
| Signature attractions | South Shore Room |
| Notable restaurants | American River Café Fatburger Forest Buffet Friday's Station Steak & Seafood Grill Starbucks Sushi Kai Tahoe Italian Kitchen Thai Asian |
| Owner | Vici Properties |
| Operating license holder | Caesars Entertainment |
| Architect | Martin Stern, Jr. and Associates |
| Previous names | Stateline Country Club Nevada Club Harrah’s Stateline Club |
| Coordinates | 38°57′34″N119°56′30″W / 38.959425°N 119.941628°WCoordinates: 38°57′34″N119°56′30″W / 38.959425°N 119.941628°W |
| Website | caesars.com/harrahs-tahoe |
Harrah’s Lake Tahoe. Come out and play at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe, an 18-story, 512-room hotel with two full floors of luxury suites. Each standard guest room is deluxe-sized with a king or two double beds and a flat screen television. Wi-Fi is also available in every room, and wireless internet access is available throughout the hotel. Harrah's Lake Tahoe is an excellent choice for travelers visiting Stateline, offering a family-friendly environment alongside many helpful amenities designed to enhance your stay. Rooms at Harrahs Lake Tahoe offer a flat screen TV and air conditioning providing exceptional comfort and convenience, and guests can go online with paid wifi.
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Harrah's Lake Tahoe is a hotel and casino in Stateline, Nevada. Harrah's is branded with the name of its former owner and operator William F. Harrah. It is now owned by Vici Properties and operated by Caesars Entertainment. The 18-story tower and 512 rooms, plus 65,000 sq ft (6,000 m2) casino make it one of the largest resorts at South Lake Tahoe.
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History[edit]
Harrah's was first established in Lake Tahoe when William F. Harrah purchased George's Gateway Club in January 1955, for $500,000. Harrah’s Lake Club opened on June 20, 1955, which it is now Harveys Lake Tahoe.
In 1956, Harrah’s Lake Club was sold for $5.25 million in cash to Harvey Gross, which at the time was the most expensive casino purchase ever. In 1958, Bill Harrah acquired an interest in the Stateline Country Club and Nevada Club across the street (Harrah's current location) and opened Harrah's Stateline Club.
Also in 1956, a new radio station, KOWL, had its original radio studio inside the Harrah's Stateline Club. They were located on the upper floor. The station's transmitter and broadcast tower were roughly two miles south of the casino in South Lake Tahoe, California.
The South Shore Room opened in 1959, at a cost of $3.5 million. This 750-seat showroom, whose opening act was comedian Red Skelton, made entertainment a priority at Harrah's.
In 1963, Barry Keenan, Joseph Amsler and John Irwin abducted Frank Sinatra Jr., the 19-year-old son of singer Frank Sinatra, after his performance at the South Shore Room opening for George Jessel.
Portions of the Bette Midler film Jinxed! were shot on location at Harrah's in the summer of 1981 for the summer 1982 release of the film. Other locations used in the film were Harrah's in Reno, and the Harrah's Auto Museum, also in Reno.
Harrah had been planning to build a hotel at Lake Tahoe for many years, but had been hindered by costs. However, in 1971, when Harrah's went public, he finally had the finances available to build his dream hotel. In 1972, Harrah broke ground on his $25-million, 18-story, 250-room hotel which opened on November 9, 1973. Each 500 sq ft (46 m2) room was furnished with a fully stocked bar, bay windows, 2 bathrooms with TVs and telephones. It earned the first five-star diamond rating in casino history. The 20 story pre-cast concrete sculpted building facade was designed and constructed by Thomas J.Geever.
The hotel was later expanded with 290 additional rooms in 1976.
The hotel and casino were damaged on August 27, 1980, when a bomb planted by terrorist and extortionist John Birges across the street in Harveys Lake Tahoe exploded, destroying the neighboring casino. Harrah's, which was connected to Harvey's via a tunnel, suffered damage from the explosion, mostly from shattered windows. No one was injured in the explosion and both casinos were empty when the bomb detonated.
In 2000, it completed a $26 million renovation to update the casino, hotel rooms and restaurants on the 18th floor including the Forest Buffet and Friday’s Station.
On December 3, 2005, a shootout occurred in a private booth near the casino floor. One person was killed and two Douglas County Sheriff's Deputies were injured.
Caesars Entertainment began a major effort to remodel and revitalize Harrah's Lake Tahoe beginning in 2005; they remodeled floors 12 to 15 of the hotel and remade the rooms in mini suites with large couches, dry bars and brand new decor and furniture. The remodel was completed in mid-2006. Following the hotel remodel, Caesars completely remodeled the hotel's lobby and added a food court and luxury diamond outlet signature to Caesars called 'Park Place Jewelers' in 2007. In 2008, Caesars added an upscale, luxury Chinese/Cantonese restaurant called 'Gi Fu Loh' to cater to their Asian customers.
On October 6, 2017, ownership of the property was transferred to Vici Properties as part of a corporate spin-off, and it was leased back to Caesars Entertainment.[1][2]
There is access to Harveys via an underground pathway that features an arcade and live acts at Sammy Hagar's CaboWabo.
References[edit]
Harrah's South Lake Tahoe Sportsbook
- ^'Vici Properties Inc., completes spin-off from Caesars Entertainment Operating Company' (Press release). Vici Properties. October 6, 2017 – via NewsBank.
- ^Form 424B4: Prospectus (Report). Vici Properties. February 2, 2018. pp. F-54 – via EDGAR.
- Mandel, Leon (1981). William Fisk Harrah – The Life And Times Of A Gambling Magnate. Doubleday & Company, Inc. ISBN0-385-15513-1.
External links[edit]
- Official website
Overview
When you walk into the Tahoe Casino, and your feet walk across the stone-floor, you’ll see the wood-paneled lobby featuring glass etchings of Com-stock-era scenes, with photos of founder Bill Harrah posing with celebrities. The atmosphere is what brings the energy to the casino floor. When you walk in, you feel the excitement everywhere you look. What is even better is Harrah’s and Harvey’s are connected by a tunnel, so don’t forget to check out what Harvey’s offers too!
Gaming OverviewHarvey’s Casino is 52,000 square feet of 24/7 Vegas style gambling. Featuring everything from the classics to the latest and greatest.
Minimums
Most everything is $5 by day, it goes up to $10 at night.
Gaming Machines – 869 total
Table and Poker Games – 73 total
Poker Room Tournaments:
Morning Shoot-Out No-Limit Hold’em Tournament seven days a week: $40 buy-in
Tournament begins at 10 a.m. Registration at 9:30 a.m.
Sundays No-limit Hold ‘em Tournament: $115 buy-in.
Tournament begins at 2 p.m. Registration at 1 p.m.
Tuesday & Thursday No-Limit Hold ‘em Tournament: $80 buy-in
Tournament begins at 6 p.m. Registration at 5 p.m.
Friday No-Limit Hold ‘em Tournament: $115 buy-in
Tournament begins at 6 p.m. Registration at 5 p.m.
The Harveys Poker Room also offers Limit Texas Hold ‘em 3×6 with a $30 buy-in and 4×8 with a $40 buy-in.
Additional No-Limit Hold ‘em:
$2 and $3 blind with a $50 minimum and $300 max. Buy-in
$3 and $5 blind with a $300 minimum and $1,000 max. Buy-in
$5 and $10 blind with a $500 minimum no cap Buy-in
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SLOTSHarrah’s Casino is heard having the loosest slots, and when you hear they’re Megabucks machines have awarded more than $3 billion in major jackpots, you understand it’s true! Featuring new games like Wheel of Fortune Super Spin and the penny progressive Bally Hot Shot machine, you see that Harrah’s Casino has a large variety of slots, progressive games including Jackpot Party, Penny Train, Blazing 7s and multiple video poker progressives in different denominations.
KENOHarrah’s has a 24-hour Keno lounge that offers two live action games, the Gold and Orange, and two computer drawn games, the Silver, which is also in the coffee shop, Sierra Choices. They also have the Red game, which runs every 70 seconds. Harrah’s has a variety of price options. $2 Regular, $2 Special, $5 Dream, $10 Catch-All as well as, the 25 cent Favorite, 10 cent Terrific and the new Pennies From Heaven game being offered at the Red game only, all with a maximum payout of $500,000! Harrah’s has Keno runners available in Sierra Choices Coffee shop. You can even view your game results in your hotel room and online.
CRAPSHarrah’s has three craps tables and one crapless craps table, meaning 2,3,11, and 12 are all points to keep the chips rolling in.
Table Odds 3-4-5x
Limits $5 OR $10 to $2,000
2 $ 12 pay double on Field Bets and Downtown Odds on Proposition Bets.
- Vex Nightclub
- South Shore Room
- American River Café
- Fatburger
- Forest Buffet
- Friday’s Station Steak & Seafood Grill
- Gi Fu Loh
- LA Italian Kitchen
- Manchu Wok
- Starbucks
• Golf – driving range and course
• Golf – miniature
• Snowboarding
• Snowmobiling
• Ice skating
• Snowshoeing
• Windsurfing
• Motor boating nearby
• Boat launch nearby
• Swimming on site
• Rowing or canoeing nearby
• Sailing
• Tennis
• Running track/path nearby
• Yoga classes/instruction on site
• Mountain biking
• Bicycle rentals
• Hiking/biking trails
• Horse riding/rental
• Parasailing
• Helicopter/airplane sightseeing
• Fishing
• Playground