California Hotel and Casino
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Address | 12 East Ogden Avenue Las Vegas, NV 89101 |
Opening date | 1975 |
Theme | Hawaiian |
Number of rooms | 781 |
Total gaming space | 85,000 sq ft (7,900 m2) |
Casino type | Land-Based |
Owner | Boyd Gaming Corporation |
Renovated in | 1994 2006 |
Website | California Hotel and Casino |
The California Hotel and Casino, also known as The Cal opened in 1975 at a cost of $10 million with a hotel and casino located in Downtown Las Vegas, Nevada near the Fremont Street Experience. When it opened it had 325 rooms which has since been expanded to 781.[1]
The California has been owned by Boyd Gaming since it was built by Sam Boyd.[1]
After facing slow business initially, Boyd soon began focusing on the Hawaiian market, offering Hawaiian food and encouraging a more casual atmosphere.[2] He introduced vacation packages from the islands, with charter airfares as low as $9.90. An estimated 80 to 90 percent of visitors to Las Vegas from Hawaii stay at a Boyd property. Boyd's Hawaiian marketing, which extended to the Fremont and Main Street Station with their later acquisitions, is credited with helping to build a large Hawaiian community in Las Vegas, which is sometimes called "the ninth island".[2]
In 1994 an additional tower was added and the remainder of the hotel was remodeled.[1] The property is connected to Main Street Station by an enclosed walkway.
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