Terrible's Hotel & Casino, formerly the Gold Strike Hotel and Gambling Hall, is a hotel and casino located in Jean, Nevada, approximately 13 mi (21 km) north of the California state line, and about 32 miles (51 km) south of Downtown Las Vegas. It opened in 1987. It is owned and operated by JETT Gaming. It has 811 rooms, several restaurants, and 40,006 square feet (3,716.7 m²) of gaming space.^[1] Following the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the hotel-casino currently remains closed since March 2020.

History[edit]

The Gold Strike was opened in December 1987 by Dave Belding and two other partners who owned the original Gold Strike Hotel near Boulder City.^[2] After it did better business than expected, a sister property, the Nevada Landing Hotel and Casino, was developed on the other side of the freeway and opened in 1989.^[2]

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The two properties became part of the Gold Strike Resorts family of companies, which was acquired in 1995 by Circus Circus Enterprises (later named Mandalay Resort Group).^[3][4] They were then acquired in 2005 by MGM Mirage (later named MGM Resorts International) as part of its buyout of Mandalay.^[5]

In February 2007, MGM Mirage announced plans to close the Nevada Landing and build a master-planned community and a new casino hotel on the 166 acres (0.67 km²) it owned in the area, in a joint venture with American Nevada Corp. and the Cloobeck Cos. The Gold Strike would remain open.^[6] The Nevada Landing closed in March 2007 and was demolished, leaving the Gold Strike as the only casino in Jean.^[7] The planned redevelopment was canceled in 2008, however, because of the economic downturn.^[8]

In October 2014, MGM agreed to sell the Gold Strike for $12 million^[9] to JETT Gaming, owned by the Herbst family.^[10] The sale was completed in May 2015.^[11]

JETT Gaming performed upgrades and renovations to the property, including the installation of a new video marquee sign, the Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame, and a display of cars from popular movies.^[12][13][14] On November 1, 2018, the name of the casino was changed from Gold Strike to Terrible's, the same name used by the Herbst family's convenience stores and gas stations.^[15]

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1. ^'Listing of Financial Statements Square Footage'. Nevada Gaming Control Board. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
2. ^ ^abCarl Yetzer (October 8, 1989). 'High stakes at the border'. San Bernardino County Sun – via Newspapers.com. (Part 2 of article)
3. ^'Circus Circus—owner of casino in Tunica—will buy Gold Strike'. The Sun Herald. Biloxi, MS. AP. March 21, 1995 – via NewsBank.
4. ^David Cay Johnston (April 23, 1995). 'Casino not bad gamble'. Kansas City Star. New York Times – via NewsBank.
5. ^Liz Benston (April 26, 2005). 'Historic acquisition final'. Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
6. ^Stutz, Howard (February 13, 2007). 'Nevada Landing about to sink'. Las Vegas Review-Journal. Archived from the original on March 3, 2007. Retrieved March 26, 2007.
7. ^'Hard landing: Casino slowly being demolished'. Las Vegas Business Press. May 12, 2008 – via NewsBank.
8. ^Howard Stutz (August 5, 2008). 'MGM halts Jean project'. Las Vegas Review-Journal – via NewsBank.
9. ^Form 10-K: Annual Report (Report). MGM Resorts International. March 2, 2015. p. 76. Retrieved April 6, 2015 – via EDGAR.
10. ^Morris, J.D. (October 16, 2014). 'MGM Resorts selling Gold Strike in Jean'. Vegas Inc. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
11. ^Jones, Lars (May 4, 2015). 'MGM/Jett Gaming LLC close on Gold Strike Casino'. World Casino News. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
12. ^Jordan Gartner. 'Gold Strike hotel-casino in Jean is becoming Terrible's'. KTNV-TV. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
13. ^Christopher Lawrence (April 7, 2017). '5 cars from 'The Fast and the Furious' on display in Southern Nevada'. Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
14. ^'After renovation, Gold Strike rebrands to Terrible's Hotel & Casino'. CDC Gaming Reports. October 31, 2018. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
15. ^'Gold Strike hotel-casino in Jean to be rebranded as Terrible's'. Las Vegas Review-Journal. October 17, 2018. Retrieved 2019-02-28.

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Nevada drivers will see a familiar name return to the market as The Gold Strike Hotel and Gambling Hall is not only getting upgraded but it's also getting its name changed to Terrible's Hotel and Casino.

JETT Gaming, Inc., a division of Terrible Herbst, is rebranding The Gold Strike property located off Interstate 15 in Jean.

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The gaming company purchased the property in 2015 and has already completed a series of upgrades and remodeling initiatives.

“We have remodeled rooms as well as upgraded several entities within the property. We invite I-15 travelers and Las Vegas locals alike to come in and experience the new and refreshed casino, hotel and all its amenities,' said Barry Phillips, executive director of marketing, JETT Gaming, Inc.

Some of the upgrades have included hotel room updates, a new slot club system, a lounge featuring live music, new slot machines and the Off-Road Hall of Fame.

The property has also installed a new $1.4 million full-color monument marquis to get drivers attention from the I-15.

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Earlier this year, Terrible's opened the World's Largest Chevron across the highway from the Gold Strike.

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The property officially changes to Terrible’s hotel-casino on Thursday.