Reno NV Hotels
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Reno is the county seat of Washoe County, Nevada, United States. Reno lies 26 miles north of the Nevada state capital, Carson City, and 22 miles northeast of Lake Tahoe in a shrub-steppe. The area of Western Nevada and the California Sierra Nevada is anchored by Reno. Reno shares its eastern border with the city of Sparks and is the larger of the principal cities of the Reno-Sparks Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), a metropolitan area that covers Storey and Washoe counties.
Reno, known as The Biggest Little City in the World, is famous for its casinos, and is the birthplace of the gaming corporation Harrah's Entertainment.
Archaeological finds place the eastern border for the prehistoric Martis people in the Reno area.
As early as the 1850s a few pioneers settled in the Truckee Meadows, a relatively fertile valley through which the Truckee River made its way from Lake Tahoe to Pyramid Lake. In addition to subsistence farming, these early residents could pick up a bit of business from travellers along the California Trail, which followed the Truckee westward, before branching off towards Donner Lake, where the formidable obstacle of the Sierras began.
Gold had been discovered in the vicinity of Virginia City in 1850 and a modest mining community developed, but the discovery of silver in 1859 led to one of the greatest mining bonanzas of all time as the Comstock Lode spewed forth treasure. The Comstock's closest connection to the outside world lay in the Truckee Meadows.
To provide the necessary connection between Virginia City and the California Trail, Charles W. Fuller built a log toll bridge across the Truckee River in 1859. A small community to service travellers soon grew up near the bridge. After two years, Fuller sold the bridge to Myron C. Lake, who continued to develop the community with the addition of a grist mill, kiln, and livery stable to the hotel and eating house.
The tiny community acquired the name River's Crossing, and then Lake's Crossing. In 1864, Washoe County was consolidated with Roop County; Lake's Crossing became the largest town in the county.
In 1871 Reno became the county seat of the newly expanded Washoe County, replacing the previous county seat, located in Washoe City. However, political power in Nevada remained with the mining communities, first Virginia City and later Tonopah and Goldfield.
Before the late 1950s, Reno was the gambling capital of the United States, but in the last twenty years Las Vegas' rapid rise, American Airlines' 2000 buyout of Reno Air and the growth of Indian gaming in California have somewhat reduced its business. Older casinos were either torn down (Mapes, Nevada Club, Harold's Club, Palace Club) and smaller casinos like the Comstock, Sundowner, Golden Phoenix, Kings Inn, Money Tree, Virginian, and Riverboat closed, and some converted to condos. Reno casinos experience some slow days during the week, especially during winter, when mountain passes can be closed to some traffic from California. The train service from California and the airline service is almost never interrupted. During weekends, holidays and special events Reno does see an increase in business.
Several local large hotel casinos have shown growth and have moved gaming further away from the Virginia Street core.
Casinos in or that have been in the city include ;
Atlantis Casino Resort, Boomtown Casino & Hotel Reno, Circus Circus Reno, Club Cal Neva Hotel Casino, Eldorado Reno, Fitzgeralds Casino & Hotel, Golden Phoenix Reno, Grand Sierra Resort, Harrah's Reno, John Ascuaga's Nugget Casino Resort, Mapes Hotel, Peppermill Hotel Casino, Sands Regency Casino Hotel, Silver Legacy Resort Casino
The National Bowling Stadium located in Reno, Nevada opened in 1995. It has five floors and is used exclusively for tournament and league play. Public use of the lanes is extremely rare.
The Reno Arch is an iconic landmark along Virginia Street in Reno, Nevada.
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