The resort, which is the first-ever Harrah’s — making it something of a signature flagship property for the brand — is a solid value with reasonable rates. Its appreciation for entertainment is reflected in the more recent addition of the Plaza, an outdoor amphitheater that draws national headliners, often for free shows in the summer. It’s not quite Sammy’s, but at least everyone is facing the same direction. With its own expansive conference space and a sky bridge connecting to the neighboring Reno-Sparks Convention Center, the Atlantis thrives on trade show tourism, but may actually be the most locals-oriented resort in town. It’s one of those places where any problem or request gets resolved quickly — with a smile — especially on the casino floor where it’s easy to find a manager. The lobby is always clean with the smell of fresh flower arrangements in the air.

The Wynn Las Vegas cost $2.8 billion so far, and Reno’s gaming income isn’t Las Vegas’ by any stretch of the imagination. Opened in 1978 as the MGM Grand Reno, the resort was viewed as the forgotten stepchild to the original MGM Grand Las Vegas.

MGM Grand Garden Arena

Grand Bay Driving Range is located at the southeast corner of the resort property along the north shore of the Grand Bay. The outdoor range features eight island greens, each varying in distance and difficulty, dotted along a large body of water. Grand Adventure Land is located at the northwest corner of the resort’s property. Essentially a miniature amusement park featuring upcharge attractions, the park contains a 180-foot Skycoaster, and three go-cart tracks. Throughout the company’s history, by this thought it would be an even sum game.

There have been so many renovations over the years, the hotel legitimately feels brand new. The casino is big and bright with tall ceilings and large windows ushering in plenty of natural light — rare since casinos typically try to close off the outside world. In May 2005, Caesars Entertainment, in the coming shadow of their absorption into Harrah’s dumped some properties off it’s balance sheet, one of them being the Reno Hilton.

MGM Resorts International

Big spenders will gravitate toward the high limit area, where the dreams are a little bigger and a dedicated bartender is on standby whether it’s busy or not. A secret ballot election was held on October 7, 1978, and the Union was defeated. After the election, at a meeting with Williams, Herbrechtsmeier and Engineering Manager James Sauder, Csonka was advised of his classification as a Group II maintenance engineer and that he would not be receiving a wage increase. Thus, as Sauder explained to Csonka, Group I engineers must be able to perform carpentry, upholstery, and boiler room work and to know how to paint and how to be a plumber.