Montego Bay Resort | |
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Location | West Wendover |
Address | 100 Wendover Blvd West Wendover, NV 89883 |
Opening date | 2002; 18 years ago |
No. of rooms | 552 |
Total gaming space | 40,000 |
Casino type | Land-based |
Owner | Peppermill Casinos, Inc. |
Website | wendoverfun.com |
Montego Bay Resort is a hotel and casino located in West Wendover, Nevada. In addition to the Wendover Nugget, it is located right on the border line between Nevada and Utah just south of Interstate 80. This casino as well as Rainbow and the Peppermill are owned and operated by Peppermill Casinos, Inc.[1]
From 1948 to 2002, the building before becoming the Montego Bay was previously called the A-1 Club, the Jim's Casino and the Silver Smith Casino.
Montego Bay property details section: This casino is located in West Wendover, Nevada. Montego Bay features 480 gaming machines and 27 table games for your enjoyment. WCD also lists and books casino hotels in West Wendover. You will also find images of Montego Bay or read recent headlines about Montego Bay on our site. There is also a forum all about Montego Bay. On Wednesday, just after 10 p.m., a woman was sitting in the passenger seat of her car in front of the Montego Bay Casino in Wendover while her husband checked them in when Banyai jumped into the driver’s seat, according to charging documents.
Coordinates: 40°44′11″N114°02′39″W / 40.736395°N 114.044208°W
Wendover Nugget | |
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Location | West Wendover |
Address | 101 Wendover Blvd West Wendover, NV 89883 |
Opening date | 2004; 16 years ago |
No. of rooms | 426 standard, 64 Suites |
Total gaming space | 47,500 sq ft (4,410 m2) |
Casino type | Land-based |
Owner | Maverick Gaming |
Website | wendoverresorts.net |
Wendover Nugget is a hotel and casino located in West Wendover, Nevada. In addition to the Montego Bay Resort, it is located right on the border line between Utah and Nevada. There is a connecting skyway between the Nugget and the Montego Bay. Both establishments' buildings are almost directly abut the state line; their parking lots are in Utah.
The origins of the first building at this location dates back to 1926 when William 'Bill' Smith opened up a service station and then in 1931 expanded it when gambling became legal.[1] He then named it the Stateline Casino.[2]From 2002-2004 it was named the Stateline Nugget. Then after changing ownership in 2004, the casino was renamed to what is now called the Wendover Nugget.
On August 3, 2007, two people were involved in attempting to rob the casino. One was an employee of the casino.[3][4]
On October 14, 2007, Carlos Garcia-Castillijos was murdered. During a fight between him and his wife, two brothers intervened, and were suspected of killing Carlos. The two suspects in the case were apprehended by police in Utah.[5][6]
Coordinates: 40°44′08″N114°02′37″W / 40.735515°N 114.043542°W