Golden Gate Hotel and Casino
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| Location | Las Vegas, NV |
| Address | 1 Fremont Street |
| Opening date | 1906 |
| Theme | 1930s San Francisco |
| No. of rooms | 122 |
| Total gaming space | 35,000 sq ft (3,300 m2) |
| Signature attractions |
Shrimp cocktail Dancing Dealers |
| Casino type | Land-Based |
| Owner | Desert Rock Enterprises |
| Previous names | Hotel Nevada Sal Sagev |
| Renovated in | 1931, 1955, 2005 |
| Website | Golden Gate Hotel & Casino |
The Golden Gate Hotel & Casino is located at One Fremont Street in Las Vegas, Nevada, in the United States. A part of the Fremont Street Experience, it is the oldest and smallest hotel (106 rooms) on the Fremont Street Experience.
The hotel opened in 1906 as the Hotel Nevada. In 1907 it was assigned Las Vegas' first telephone with the number 1.
In 1931, with gambling being re-legalized in Nevada, the Hotel Nevada was expanded and renamed Sal Sagev (Las Vegas spelled backwards.)
The hotel gained its current name in 1955 when a group of Italian-Americans from San Francisco Bay Area started the Golden Gate Casino. The 106-room, four-story hotel was renovated in 2005. In 1965, the hotel's exterior was covered in aluminum siding, which remained until its removal in 1990.
In March 2008, owner Mark Brandenberg sold a 50% interest in the property to Desert Rock Enterprises, the investment company of Derek and Greg Stevens, who also owned the Las Vegas 51s baseball team and a 19% stake in the Riviera casino. With new money infused by the Stevens, the Golden Gate undertook casino upgrades and hotel room renovations. The following year, the Stevens raised their stake to 60%, and Derek took over as CEO, with Brandenburg as president.
In 2012, the Golden Gate began its first major renovation in more than 50 years, gutting the old piano bar area and vintage hotel lobby area in favor of a more open and modern look, including scantily-clad women at the betting tables known as dancing dealers. The $12 million renovation includes a 35,000-square-foot, five-story hotel tower with 14 new suites and two penthouses, a new porte cochere, new check-in and slot club desks, expansion of the casino floor and added a high limit gaming area.
Greg and Derek Stevens became full owners of Golden Gate in 2016.
In February 2017, construction began on an expansion to the Golden Gate's casino. The expansion will take Golden Gate's footprint into the space formerly occupied by the La Bayou casino.
On Feb. 7, 2017, Du-par's Restaurant & Bakery closed due to "financial reasons." Du-par's was owned by Biff Naylor, son of one of Golden Gate's original owners, Tiny Naylor.
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