Vegas-Adjacent Whiskey Pete’s Resort & Casino to Close, Plus More Primm News

By Scott Roeben, on December 16 2024
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If you’ve never been to the casinos in Primm, about a hour’s drive south of the Las Vegas Strip, you may never have heard of Whiskey Pete’s. This is good, as you’ll be spared the heartbreak of hearing it’s closing.

This is among a number of changes coming to Primm’s collection of hotel-casinos, the others being Buffalo Bill’s and Primm Valley.

They all fall under the umbrella of Primm Valley Casino Resorts, owned by Affinity Gaming, the same company that runs Silver Sevens in Las Vegas.

No, it’s not Excalibur, it’s Whiskey Pete’s. They were going to call it Whiskey Peter’s. We’ve all been there!

No date is available for the closure of Whiskey Pete’s, but it’s coming, per an executive overseeing the Primm casinos.

Buffalo Bill’s will remain open, but will be closed Monday through Thursday.

The focus will now be on Primm Valley Resort & Casino, which will be getting some love with additional investment and changes intended to “better reflect the product.”

The changes at Primm Valley will include a new concept from Denny’s.

Buffalo Bill’s is the one that used to have a roller coaster. It’s unlikely to come back. Get used to disappointment.

While the casinos in Primm are trimming back operations to improve profitability, the good news is these changes will not impact any jobs. Staff will just be absorbed by other parts of the organization.

Primm has been through a lot in recent years, ditto Jean (between Primm and Las Vegas). Terrible’s casino, once the Gold Strike, was demolished in 2023.

Primm has always been that place where travelers stop to gamble if they get the itch and can’t wait to get to Las Vegas.

One of our fondest memories of playing in Primm was when we met a guy at a craps table who turned out to be the screenwriter of “The Cooler.”

Whenever a casino closes, an angel loses its wings. Although, Whiskey Pete’s didn’t have wings. It had Pitabilt, IHOP and Subway.

There are lots of other Las Vegas content creators who visit Primm much more frequently than we do (we typically end up at M Resort on our way to Primm), so follow them on their social media platforms.

John Mehaffey has shared a number of good posts about the Primm resorts, including the rumor Primm Valley will get Whiskey Pete’s hotel furnishings after it closes.

Here’s more from Mehaffey about the casinos in Primm.

Thanks to our friends on Twitter (including @LasVegasLocally) for kicking us in the ass to get the full story about what’s going on with the Whiskey Pete’s closure. Nothing gets by the Las Vegas Twitter community.

We’ve heard Whiskey Pete’s could close as soon as tomorrow (Dec. 17, 2024). That escalated quickly.