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Silver Sevens
Silver Sevens is a hotel and locals casino 1 mile (1.6 km) east of the Las Vegas Strip, in Paradise, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Affinity Interactive. Silver Sevens has 327 rooms and a 30,225 sq ft (2,808.0 m2) casino.
The property originally operated as the Continental from 1980 to March 31, 1999, eventually closing due to financial problems. The Herbst family, owners of the local Terrible Herbst gas station chain, soon purchased and renovated the property. It reopened on December 6, 2000, as Terrible's Hotel Casino. In 2010, Herbst Gaming exited bankruptcy with the family no longer involved in the company, which later became Affinity Interactive. The hotel-casino was rebranded as Silver Sevens on July 1, 2013, following another renovation.
Located on 10 acres (4.0 ha), the property began as the Hotel Continental and Casino. Construction was underway in 1979, and the project opened the following year, with 400 rooms. It was owned by a group of individuals, including land owner Ira Levy of Los Angeles. In 1981, Levy and two Los Angeles partners, Albert Barouh and Louis Litwin, received approval to expand gaming at the Hotel Continental from 15 slot machines to more than 250.
A minority owner was Anthony Robone, whose son Nicholas worked at the casino. In 1986, the Robones opened their own casino property, the La Mirage, across from the Hotel Continental. Meanwhile, an anonymous tip was made to state gaming regulators that Nicholas Robone had skimmed money from the Continental. It was later learned that the tip came from Dennis Thomas, a man who owed $2,000 to the Continental. Barouh denied that he agreed to forgive the debt in exchange for Thomas making the allegation, which went unproven.
In 1987, the Federal Bureau of Investigation found that skimming had occurred at the casino, without the knowledge of its owners. Michael DiBari, an assistant slot manager, had rigged the machines to pay out phony jackpots, which would be "won" by associate Alphonse Cuozzo and then sent to the Gambino crime family in New York. DiBari and Couzzo were convicted, and DiBari was added to the state's Black Book in 1998, becoming the 32nd person to join the list.
In 1996, the Continental was sold to Crowne Ventures Inc. for $36 million. The company then transferred ownership to Crowne Gaming, which leased the land to Hotel Continental Inc., a management company for the property. Crowne planned to give the Continental a 1950s theme. This project included the opening of a new restaurant, Big Daddy's Diner, in 1997. Crowne Gaming went into bankruptcy at the end of the year, after American Realty Trust foreclosed on the company.
The Continental itself declared bankruptcy in February 1998. American Realty and the Continental failed to reach an agreement on a new lease, and the property closed on March 31, 1999. The closure affected more than 300 workers, many of whom blamed competition from new, larger properties such as the Bellagio. The Continental had only 500 slot machines.
In late 1999, the Continental was purchased by the Herbst family, owners of the local Terrible Herbst gas station chain. The family also had a gaming division which operated as a statewide slot route operator, and also oversaw Terrible's-branded casinos in Pahrump, Nevada.
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Silver Sevens
Silver Sevens is a hotel and locals casino 1 mile (1.6 km) east of the Las Vegas Strip, in Paradise, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Affinity Interactive. Silver Sevens has 327 rooms and a 30,225 sq ft (2,808.0 m2) casino.
The property originally operated as the Continental from 1980 to March 31, 1999, eventually closing due to financial problems. The Herbst family, owners of the local Terrible Herbst gas station chain, soon purchased and renovated the property. It reopened on December 6, 2000, as Terrible's Hotel Casino. In 2010, Herbst Gaming exited bankruptcy with the family no longer involved in the company, which later became Affinity Interactive. The hotel-casino was rebranded as Silver Sevens on July 1, 2013, following another renovation.
Located on 10 acres (4.0 ha), the property began as the Hotel Continental and Casino. Construction was underway in 1979, and the project opened the following year, with 400 rooms. It was owned by a group of individuals, including land owner Ira Levy of Los Angeles. In 1981, Levy and two Los Angeles partners, Albert Barouh and Louis Litwin, received approval to expand gaming at the Hotel Continental from 15 slot machines to more than 250.
A minority owner was Anthony Robone, whose son Nicholas worked at the casino. In 1986, the Robones opened their own casino property, the La Mirage, across from the Hotel Continental. Meanwhile, an anonymous tip was made to state gaming regulators that Nicholas Robone had skimmed money from the Continental. It was later learned that the tip came from Dennis Thomas, a man who owed $2,000 to the Continental. Barouh denied that he agreed to forgive the debt in exchange for Thomas making the allegation, which went unproven.
In 1987, the Federal Bureau of Investigation found that skimming had occurred at the casino, without the knowledge of its owners. Michael DiBari, an assistant slot manager, had rigged the machines to pay out phony jackpots, which would be "won" by associate Alphonse Cuozzo and then sent to the Gambino crime family in New York. DiBari and Couzzo were convicted, and DiBari was added to the state's Black Book in 1998, becoming the 32nd person to join the list.
In 1996, the Continental was sold to Crowne Ventures Inc. for $36 million. The company then transferred ownership to Crowne Gaming, which leased the land to Hotel Continental Inc., a management company for the property. Crowne planned to give the Continental a 1950s theme. This project included the opening of a new restaurant, Big Daddy's Diner, in 1997. Crowne Gaming went into bankruptcy at the end of the year, after American Realty Trust foreclosed on the company.
The Continental itself declared bankruptcy in February 1998. American Realty and the Continental failed to reach an agreement on a new lease, and the property closed on March 31, 1999. The closure affected more than 300 workers, many of whom blamed competition from new, larger properties such as the Bellagio. The Continental had only 500 slot machines.
In late 1999, the Continental was purchased by the Herbst family, owners of the local Terrible Herbst gas station chain. The family also had a gaming division which operated as a statewide slot route operator, and also oversaw Terrible's-branded casinos in Pahrump, Nevada.