Suncoast Hotel and Casino
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| Location | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
| Address | 9090 West Alta Drive |
| Opening date | September 12, 2000 |
| Number of rooms | 432 |
| Total gaming space | 82,000 sq ft (7,600 m2) |
| Notable restaurants | SC Prime Steakhouse and Bar |
| Owner | Boyd Gaming |
| Renovated in | 2001, 2003 |
| Website | Official website |
Suncoast is a hotel and casino located in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Boyd Gaming. The hotel, located on a 50 acres (20 ha) site, contains 432 rooms and has an 82,000-square-foot (7,600 m2) casino (with over 2000 slot machines) as well as a Century group movie theatre, bowling alley and conference room / meeting space.
It is sometimes listed as being in Summerlin, but it is actually located next to Summerlin. When it was built, the tower was the tallest structure on the west side of the Las Vegas Valley.
History
In July 1998, a $145-million dollar project, the Sundance, was announced. The name of the project was changed from Sundance to Suncoast seven months later, due to copyright issues. Construction began on the Suncoast Hotel and Casino in June 1999. It was built by Michael Gaughan's Coast Resorts, hence the Suncoast moniker (Coast was purchased by Boyd Gaming in 2004).
It opened on September 12, 2000, with a five-minute, $75,000 fireworks show. At the time, it was expected that as many as 90% of the property's customers would be local Las Vegas residents rather than out of town tourists.[1]
In 2008, Primo's Steakhouse was changed to SC Prime Steakhouse and Bar.[2]
The casino has hosted many events for the Las Vegas-based wrestling promotion ECWA including InterAction 7, Summer Bash 13, Black X-Mas 9, and ExtremeTV.
In 2015, The Suncoast became the official home to the Artisan Craft Festival, the #1 rated Las Vegas Arts and Crafts Fair. The event is held 4-6 times a year in the Grand Ballroom.[3]
References
- ↑ "Newest local resort opens with a bang", Kevin Ferguson, Las Vegas Review-Journal, September 13, 2000
- ↑ Rinella, Heidi Knapp (2008-11-28). "THE DISH: Lebanese-American Festival hosted by St. Sharbel Mission". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved 19 December 2008.
- ↑ url=http://artisancraftfestival.com
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Coordinates: 36°10′09″N 115°17′30″W / 36.169044°N 115.291772°W