California Hotel and Casino
| California Hotel and Casino | |
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| Location | Las Vegas, NV 89101 |
| Address | 12 East Ogden Avenue |
| Opening date | 1975 |
| Theme | Hawaiian |
| Number of rooms | 781 |
| Total gaming space | 85,000 sq ft (7,900 m2) |
| Casino type | Land-Based |
| Owner | Boyd Gaming Corporation |
| Renovated in |
1994 2006 |
| Website | California Hotel and Casino |
The California Hotel and Casino (also known as The Cal) opened in 1975 at a cost of $10 million with a hotel and casino located in Downtown Las Vegas, Nevada near the Fremont Street Experience. When it opened it had 325 rooms which has since been expanded to 781.[1]
The California has been owned by Boyd Gaming since it was built by Sam Boyd.[1]
After facing slow business initially, Boyd soon began focusing on the Hawaiian market, offering Hawaiian food and encouraging a more casual atmosphere.[2] He introduced vacation packages from the islands, with charter airfares as low as $9.90. An estimated 80-90% of visitors to Las Vegas from Hawaii stay at a Boyd property. Boyd's Hawaiian marketing, which extended to the Fremont and Main Street Station with their later acquisitions, is credited with helping to build a large Hawaiian community in Las Vegas, which is sometimes called "the ninth island".[2]
In 1994 an additional tower was added and the remainder of the hotel was remodeled.[1] The property is connected to Main Street Station by an enclosed walkway.
Notes
- 1 2 3 "Casinos by Name". University of Nevada. University of Nevada. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
- 1 2 Gladstone, E. C. (21 February 2012). "A Hawaiian island in the Nevada desert". Vegas Inc. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
Further reading
- Dennis M. Ogawa; John M. Blink; Mike Gordon (2008). California Hotel and Casino: Hawai'i's home away from home. Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai'i. ISBN 978-0-8248-3329-9.
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Coordinates: 36°10′23″N 115°8′40″W / 36.17306°N 115.14444°W