Boomtown, Inc.
| Public | |
| Industry | Entertainment & Hospitality |
| Fate | Merged with Hollywood Park, Inc. |
| Successor | Hollywood Park, Inc. |
| Founded | Verdi, Nevada, U.S. (1988) |
| Defunct | June 30, 1997 |
| Headquarters | Verdi, Nevada, U.S. |
| Owner | Pinnacle Entertainment |
Boomtown, Inc. was a gaming company based in Verdi, Nevada and was the headquarters of Boomtown Reno. It was acquired on June 30, 1997 by Hollywood Park, Inc. (now Pinnacle Entertainment) for $188 million.
The company agreed on January 19, 1995 to buy National Gaming for $500 million, to be partly financed by Hospitality Franchise Systems, which had spun off National months earlier. Boomtown cancelled the deal on April 4, 1995 because of shareholder objections.
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