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Downtown Sparks. In July 2014, the Nugget Courtyard building was sold to
425:. Century would pay $ 100 million for the Nugget's operating business and $ 95 million for a 50% share of its real estate. The sale of the real estate interest was completed in April 2022, and the sale of the business in April 2023.
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December 26, 1984. Ascuaga deemed it one more Christmas present to the community and also deemed it an "exclamation point in the sky".
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245:119°45′29″W
232:Coordinates
1480:Categories
1256:Red Garter
1246:Peppermill
1147:Peppermill
943:Stagecoach
927:Border Inn
902:Longstreet
787:August 13,
711:archive.fo
577:August 16,
551:August 16,
529:August 16,
498:August 16,
453:References
381:Peppermill
288:(formerly
242:39°31′59″N
152:Oyster Bar
102:1955-03-17
1412:Stateline
1366:River Inn
1350:Sundowner
1325:Kings Inn
1270:Yerington
1187:Stateline
1168:Rail City
476:March 16,
345:Peggy Lee
317:rail yard
197:Architect
157:Starbucks
63:Location
1445:A-1 Club
1375:Mesquite
1320:Harrah's
1225:Boomtown
1204:Harrah's
1137:Atlantis
1116:J Resort
1111:Eldorado
1057:Mesquite
1011:Cal Neva
765:March 5,
429:See also
379:and the
377:Atlantis
341:Liberace
312:and the
121:of rooms
83:Address
1251:Rainbow
1209:Harveys
1194:Bally's
1036:Jackpot
985:Bodines
691:June 7,
681:KRNV-DT
635:May 16,
615:unr.edu
370:lawsuit
323:History
296:) is a
270:Website
162:Game On
113:Classic
100: (
1419:Bill's
1396:Sparks
1286:Former
1163:Nugget
1156:Sparks
1078:Minden
1069:Eureka
936:Beatty
883:Nevada
739:May 6,
72:Nevada
68:Sparks
1458:Lists
1387:Oasis
1345:Siena
1218:Verdi
920:Baker
176:(50%)
167:Owner
124:1,600
110:Theme
1359:Reno
1130:Reno
789:2022
767:2022
741:2016
693:2014
663:2011
637:2024
579:2014
553:2014
531:2014
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478:2015
292:and
277:.com
76:U.S.
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