Klondike Hotel & Casino
| Klondike Hotel and Casino | |
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| Location | Paradise, Nevada |
| Address | 5191 S Las Vegas Blvd |
| Opening date | 1962 |
| Closing date | June 30, 2006 |
| Theme | Klondike, Yukon |
| No. of rooms | 153 |
| Total gaming space | 7,700 sq ft (720 m2) |
| Casino type | Land-Resort |
| Previous names | Kona Kai Motel Klondike Inn |
| Renovated in | 1973 1982 |
| Coordinates | 36°05′00″N 115°10′20″W / 36.083295°N 115.172212°WCoordinates: 36°05′00″N 115°10′20″W / 36.083295°N 115.172212°W |
Klondike Hotel and Casino (formerly Kona Kai Motel and Klondike Inn) was a 153-room hotel and a 7,700 sq ft (720 m2) casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, in the United States.
The hotel sat between the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign and McCarran International Airport on Las Vegas Boulevard on 6 acres (2.4 ha) of land. The Klondike was the southernmost hotel on the Las Vegas Strip until it closed in 2006. Mandalay Bay is now the southernmost hotel.
John Woodrum, the casino's long-time owner, also operated a sister property, the Klondike Sunset Casino, in nearby Henderson, Nevada, from 1999, until his death in 2014.
The Klondike opened in 1962 as the Tiki-themed Kona Kai Motel, and included a restaurant and cocktail lounge.Ralph Engelstad purchased the motel in 1967. In 1973, four motel buildings from Engelstad's other property, the Flamingo Capri motel (later re-opened as the Imperial Palace Hotel and Casino), were relocated and converted into a one-story motel building for the Kona Kai.
In 1975, John Woodrum split from his business partner, Bill Boyd. Woodrum and another partner, Katsumi Kazama, purchased the motel that year for $1.2 million and renamed it as the Klondike Inn. Woodrum became the sole owner in May 1976. In 1976, Woodrum provided a power line to the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign, which had not been lit for several years. The county later provided power to the sign.
In 1982, Woodrum added a casino and renamed the motel as the Klondike Hotel and Casino. In September 2004, Leroy's Horse & Sports Place began operating a sports book at the casino. In May 2005, Royal Palm Las Vegas LLC bought 5.25 acres of land adjacent to the Klondike for $42 million. In September 2005, the Klondike was sold to Royal Palm for $23.7 million, for a total of 10.5 acres. The casino closed on June 28, 2006, while the hotel, restaurant and bar closed on June 30, 2006. Shortly after its closure, the property was used for training by the K9 unit of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.
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