Rail City Casino (formerly Plantation Casino) is a casino in Sparks, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Affinity Gaming. It contains 23854 sqft of gaming space,[1] with 896 slot machines, 7 table games, a keno parlor, and a William Hill race and sports book.[2] Dining amenities include the Rail City Ale House and The Buffet & Cafe at Rail City.
History
The Plantation Casino first sought to open in 1976 as a partnership between John P. Richards; his son, John Leo Richards; and William and Joan Schnack.[3] The state Gaming Control Board initially recommended that the license be denied because of the elder Richards's alleged associations with underworld figures.[3] The casino began operations in 1978.[4]
William Schnack, the casino's president, received a gaming license suspension in 1989 for using counterfeit coins in a casino slot machine.[5] Months later, the Richards-Schnack Development Co. agreed to sell the casino to United Gaming (later Alliance Gaming) for $9.5 million.[4]
The property underwent a grand re-opening in August 1997, taking on its new name as Rail City Casino.[6]
In May 2004, Sands Regent bought the casino from Alliance Gaming for $37.9 million.[7][8] Plans for an $8.5-million expansion were announced in 2005,[9] and were updated in March 2006 with an increased budget of $13.8 million.[10] The casino became part of Herbst Gaming (now Affinity Gaming) in January 2007, when Herbst acquired Sands Regent.[11]
In 2023, Affinity agreed to sell Rail City Casino to Truckee Gaming, a Reno-based company with several small casinos.[12]
External links
References
- Listing of Financial Statements Square Footage retrieved August 29, 2013^
- Detailed Report - Nonrestricted Nevada Gaming Commission, retrieved August 29, 2013^
- Sparks casino gets 'no' vote at gaming bd. Variety, August 25, 1976^
- United Gaming to acquire Sparks, Nev., casino Dow Jones News Service, August 28, 1989^
- Nevada USA Today, May 31, 1989^
- The Sands Regent announces $38 million agreement to purchase Rail City Casino The Sands Regent, December 8, 2003, retrieved August 29, 2013^
- The Sands Regent closes acquisition of Rail City Casino and secures new financing The Sands Regent, May 3, 2004, retrieved August 29, 2013^
- Rail City Casino to be sold to Sands Regent KOLO-TV, December 9, 2003, retrieved August 29, 2013^
- The Sands Regent announces purchase of land for Rail City expansion The Sands Regent, November 30, 2005, retrieved August 29, 2013^
- The Sands Regent announces update on Rail City expansion plans The Sands Regent, March 21, 2006, retrieved August 29, 2013^
- Herbst acquisition of The Sands Regent closes Herbst Gaming, January 4, 2007, retrieved August 29, 2013^
- Howard Stutz. Indy Gaming: Reno-based Truckee Gaming acquires Rail City Casino in Sparks The Nevada Independent, March 15, 2023, retrieved March 19, 2023^