Coordinates: 36°00′41″N115°10′31″W / 36.011426°N 115.1753°W
| South Point Casino, Hotel and Spa | |
|---|---|
| Location | Enterprise, Nevada, U.S., 89183 |
| Address | 9777 South Las Vegas Boulevard |
| Opening date | December 22, 2005; 14 years ago |
| Theme | Southern California |
| No. of rooms | 2,163 |
| Total gaming space | 80,000 sq ft (7,400 m2) |
| Signature attractions | South Point Equestrian Center Showroom Spa and Salon 16-screen Cinemark Movie Theater Complex 64-lane Bowling Center The Tournament Bowling Plaza Convention Center Race book Sports book Poker Room |
| Notable restaurants | Michael's Gourmet Room Silverado Steakhouse Don Vito’s Italian Restaurant Primarily Prime Rib Baja Miguel's Mexican Restaurant Big Sur Oyster Bar Zenshin Asian Restaurant Coronado Cafe Garden Buffet Steak 'n Shake Del Mar Deli Kate's Korner Smoothies and Ice-cream Seattle's Best Coffee |
| Casino type | Land-based |
| Owner | Michael Gaughan |
| Architect | Leo A Daly / Klai Juba/Sink Combs Dethlefs |
| Previous names | South Coast |
| Renovated in | 2008 (new tower) |
| Website | South Point Hotel and Casino |
The South Point Hotel and Casino consists of a 24-story hotel tower, casino and 90,000 square feet (8,400 m2) convention center located on a 60 acres (24 ha) site along Las Vegas Boulevard in Enterprise, Nevada and adjacent to Silverado Ranch. The casino is owned and operated by Michael Gaughan and it serves as the primary sponsor of Gaughan's son Brendan Gaughan's race car.
The Point Casino is open 24 hours a day. The 2,163-room South Point is a huge upper-middle-range suburban hotel for those looking to be a little away from the frenzy of The Strip, but close enough to visit all the attractions offered there. The property is a self-contained resort with everything one could ever need on a trip to Vegas, including 11 restaurants, a pool, a large casino. The latest Tweets from South Point Hotel (@southpointlv). The official Twitter of the South Point Hotel, Casino and Spa in #LasVegas! Las Vegas, NV. Humble hot dog still has some magic left on the Strip. You’ll find a foot-long hot dog for $1.99. South Point: A cart just outside the sports book serves dogs for 75 cents apiece.
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History[edit]
South Coast (2005-06)[edit]
This $500 million project started construction in 2003, under the South Coast name. Based on advance booking, Coast Casinos announced expansion plans to add additional hotel rooms, with a second tower, for a total of 1,350 rooms. The foundation was also poured for a possible third tower during the initial construction phase.
The casino received approval to open from the Nevada Gaming Commission on November 17, 2005. At opening on December 22, 2005, the South Coast was the first megaresort located south of McCarran International Airport and the Las Vegas Strip. The hotel contained 662 rooms and 800,000 square feet (74,000 m2) of space that was not finished and was available to be converted into restaurant or casino space.
South Point (2006-present)[edit]
In mid July 2006, it was announced that Michael Gaughan would sell all of his Boyd stock to Boyd Gaming in exchange for full ownership of the South Coast. The Nevada Gaming Commission approved the sale on October 19, 2006. After the deal closed, the South Coast was renamed South Point on October 24.
On August 24, 2007, the South Point announced an 830-room expansion with construction of the third hotel tower, turning the hotel towers into a 'T'-shaped facility as seen from above. The $95 million expansion, planned for completion in July 2008, would add 10,000 square feet (930 m2) of convention space and 5 food and beverage locations.[1] The third tower opened on July 21, 2008, with the hotel now offering a total of 2,163 rooms and 160,000 square feet (15,000 m2) of meeting and convention space; the largest of any hotel in Las Vegas that is not on the Strip.[citation needed] An expansion opened in July 2010, and included the new Grandview Lounge,[2] named after the adjacent Grandview resorttimeshare property.[3]
Television history[edit]
- During 2006, the South Point was the venue of NBC's Poker After Dark, ESPN's Pro-Am Poker Equalizer and the third and fourth season of GSN's High Stakes Poker.
- The South Point was the host site for the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon from 2006 through 2011. The 2011 show was the first MDA Telethon without Jerry Lewis.
- The South Point Bowling Center, adjacent to the casino, was the site for the 2014 PBA 'World Series of Bowling,' and was featured in six ESPN telecasts during the 2014-15 PBA season.[4]
- In 2012, the Travel Channel featured a show titled Vegas Stripped that examined behind-the-scenes operations and management of South Point.[5]
- Was featured in the Netflix series Real Rob
Attractions[edit]
- 4,400 seat equestrian arena with a 125 by 250 feet (38 by 76 m) arena with accommodations for 1,200 horses. At opening, it was the only equestrian arena connected to a hotel in the United States. The stalls are also air conditioned.
- 400 seat showroom
- 300 seat race and sports book
- 160,000 square feet (15,000 m2) of meeting, banquet, and exhibit hall space
- A 16 screen movie theatre complex
- A 64 lane bowling center with pro shop and snack bar. A second 60 lane bowling plaza was added to the back of the South Point property to the tune of $30 million to host events like the PBA World Series of Bowling and the United States Bowling Congress (USBC) annual National Championships.[6] The first USBC event to be held at South Point will be the 2016 USBC Women's Championships [7] The USBC Open Championships will be held at South Point the following season in 2017.[8]
- 11 restaurants
- Michael's
References[edit]
- ^Knightly, Arnold M. (2007-08-24). 'South Point starts project to expand'. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
- ^'South Point Expansion'. Las Vegas Sun. July 16, 2010. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
- ^Katsilometes, John (January 11, 2010). 'Gaughan plans for new Grandview Lounge at South Point; mopping up at AVN Awards'. Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
- ^'TV Schedule'.
- ^http://www.travelchannel.com/video/vegas-stripped Vegas Stripped homepage
- ^'Las Vegas News Breaking News & Headlines'.
- ^http://www.bowl.com/Womens_Championships/Womens_Championship_Home/Information/
- ^http://www.bowl.com/Open_Championships/Open_Championships_Home/Information/
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| Born | Michael John Gaughan March 24, 1943 (age 76) |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa (owner) Michael J Gaughan airport slot concession inc (owner) Coast Casinos (Founder/owner Sold to Boyd Gaming in 2004) South Point Racing (dissolved) |
| Board member of | Las Vegas EventsProRodeo Hall of Fame |
| Children | Brendan Gaughan and others |
| Parent(s) | Jackie Gaughan (father) |
| Website | http://www.southpointcasino.com/ |
Michael John Gaughan (March 24, 1943 in Omaha, Nebraska) is a casino owner and operator in Las Vegas, Nevada. He is the owner of the South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa. Michael is the son of Jackie Gaughan and was the owner of a NASCAR race team, South Point Racing, for which his son, Brendan Gaughan, used to drive. The team was dissolved at the end of the 2007 season.
Biography[edit]
Early on Michael showed his interest in racing when he won the 1966 Mint 400 race. He went on to win other races. His continued interest continues to today with South Point Racing which he founded in 1999 and dissolved in 2007.
After many roles in casinos, including various ownership roles, Michael opened the Barbary Coast Hotel and Casino in March 1979 at a cost of $11.5 million. That casino, on only 4.3 acres (1.7 ha) of land, became the foundation for Coast Casinos.[1]
Michael Gaughan Airport Slots is the name of the slot operations at McCarran International Airport, which is owned by Gaughan. Pai gow poker online casino.
In 2004, Michael sold Coast Casinos for $1.3 billion to Boyd Gaming. In July 2006, Boyd gaming announced that it was selling the South Coast to Michael for an estimated $576 million. The casino was built at a cost of $600 million.
The South Coast was required to be renamed as a part of the purchase and was renamed to the South Point.
Gaughan was elected to the Gaming Hall of Fame in 2009.[2]
Michael Gaughan Airport Slots[edit]
Michael Gaughan has been granted the rights to operate slotconcession at McCarran International Airport under the name Michael Gaughan Airport Slots,[3] operating over 1,300 slot machines in all of the airport's terminals.[4] The concession is licensed by the state as Michael J. Gaughan, Airport Slot Concession, Inc.[5]
Sources[edit]
References[edit]
- ^Ward, Matt (February 19, 2007). 'Gaughan are the days ..'Las Vegas Business Press. Retrieved July 7, 2007.
- ^'The Gaming Hall of Fame'. University of Nevada Las Vegas. Retrieved August 30, 2009.
- ^'Michael Gaughan Airport Slots'. World Casino Directory. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
- ^'MICHAEL GAUGHAN AIRPORT SLOTS LAS VEGAS'. casinozone.com. Archived from the original on December 1, 2008. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
- ^'STATE OF NEVADA GAMING CONTROL BOARD REPORT OF LOCATIONS'(PDF). March 2, 2009. Archived from the original(PDF) on May 21, 2009. Retrieved March 13, 2009.