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Horizon Casino Resort
Facts and statistics
Address	50 Hwy 50 Stateline, NV 89449
Opening date	1965
No. of rooms	539
Total gaming space	42,000 sq ft (3,900 m2)
Signature attractions	Horizon Stadium Cinemas
Notable restaurants	Josh's
Casino type	Land
Owner	Tropicana Entertainment (owner) Lake Tahoe Realty I, LLC. (leaseholder) Park Cattle Company (landowner)
Previous names	Sahara Tahoe Del Webb's High Sierra
Years renovated	1983 1978
Coordinates	38°57′45″N 119°56′27″W / 38.962362°N 119.940748°W / 38.962362; -119.940748Coordinates: 38°57′45″N 119°56′27″W / 38.962362°N 119.940748°W / 38.962362; -119.940748
Website	http://www.horizoncasino.com/index.php Lake Tahoe Horizon Casino

Horizon Casino Resort is a resort casino in Stateline, Nevada. Formerly the Sahara Tahoe and High Sierra Resorts, it is one of four major casino hotels in Stateline.

History

The property opened as the Sahara Tahoe in 1965. Elvis Presley performed here from 1971-1976, and his suite is still available for guests to book. Also hosted the group of techies who defined the CD-ROM standard.[1] In 1983 The hotel was given a western theme and re-branded Del Webb's High Sierra Hotel. In 1990 it was sold to Columbia Sussex who re-branded the hotel again as the Horizon Casino. As of 2005 Columbia Sussex (leaseholder) is in a contract dispute with Park Cattle Company, the landowners of the Horizon Casino and the MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa (formerly Caesars Tahoe), which Columbia Sussex acquired from Harrah's Entertainment.

On May 5, 2009 Tropicana Entertainment announced that it had assigned the lease, operation and management of the Horizon Casino Resort to Lake Tahoe Realty I, LLC. an affiliate of Columbia Sussex Corporation, under the terms for the assignment of the Horizon lease stipulate continuous operation of nonrestricted gaming at the Horizon Casino.^[1]

Film history

Horizon Casino and the nearby MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa appeared as the Nomad Hotel in the 2007 film Smokin' Aces.^[2]

References

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External links

• Horizon Casino website