The 1,382-room hotel-casino is one of Northern Nevada’s largest resorts with a 75,000-square-foot gaming floor, 110,000 square feet of meeting space, nine restaurants, a 700-seat showroom and other amenities. “We believe there is a lot of upside to this transaction and that we identified some areas of improvement to continue the Nugget’s growth.”Īfter purchasing the Nugget from an investment group that bought the property in 2013 from the Ascuaga family, Marnell Gaming upgraded and expanded the property, including adding an outdoor events center. “We believe the Nugget is a perfect fit for our portfolio,” the co-CEOs said in the statement. Century noted Northern Nevada has attracted several technology and manufacturing companies, including Google, Tesla, Switch, Amazon and Apple, to move into the market. In a statement, Century Gaming’s co-CEOs Erwin Haitzmann and Peter Hoetzinger said the company has been “looking at entering the Reno market for a long time.” Century operates two casinos in both Colorado and Missouri and one casino in West Virginia, as well as four gaming properties in Alberta, Canada.Ĭentury cited Northern Nevada’s gaming history, but also the market’s outdoor recreation and proximity to Lake Tahoe.
The Nugget was developed by Northern Nevada gaming pioneer John Ascuaga, who died in June at age 96. The Nugget is currently owned by Las Vegas-based Marnell Gaming, which acquired the property in 2016 for an undisclosed price. Century has a five-year option to purchase the remaining 50 percent for the site off Interstate 80 and roughly three miles from Reno-Tahoe International Airport. Colorado-based Century Casinos said Wednesday it is buying the Nugget Casino Resort in Sparks for $195 million, marking the company’s first venture into Nevada.Ĭentury, which is headquartered in Colorado Springs, will pay $100 million for the operations of the Nugget and $95 million for 50 percent ownership of the real estate.
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