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311:. The tram was constructed by Schwager-Davis using the UniTrak technology and was retrofitted in 1996. The tram travels at 15 mph and can transport 1,200 people, per hour, per direction (pphpd). Doors on either side allow passengers to enter and exit the tram at the same time, thus reducing the dwell time from 2 minutes to 1 minute. Trams arrive every 3 to 5 minutes . However, the tram had not run as early as 2016 for unknown reasons. 242: 43: 33: 233:
When Whiskey Pete died in 1933, legend has it that he wanted to be buried standing up with a bottle of bootleg in his hands so he could watch over the area. Whiskey Pete's unmarked grave was accidentally exhumed while workers were building a connecting bridge from Whiskey Pete's to
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and Terrible's Gold Ranch Casino in Verdi before being returned to Whiskey Pete's in July 2011. It was then moved back to Primm Valley Resort briefly before being moved to Buffalo Bill's Resort & Casino in late 2022, where it is currently.
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The area was originally owned by a gas station owner named Pete MacIntyre. Pete is believed to have had a difficult time making ends meet selling gas and had resorted to
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was reported missing from the video arcade of Whiskey Pete's in November 1987. A body was discovered one month later off the property. Howard Lee Haupt, of
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were killed was on display in the lobby of Whiskey Pete's until the COVID-19 pandemic. In the 1990s, the vehicle was exhibited for several years at
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as the Vikki and Vance Casino. The casino features the death car of fictional outlaws Vikki and Vance, who are based on Bonnie and Clyde.
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Whiskey Pete's was opened in 1977 by Ernest Jay Primm as the first of the casinos to be located at what was then called State Line.
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Free shuttle buses operate between Whiskey Pete's and the resorts other hotels, Primm Valley Resort and Buffalo Bill's.
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In late 1998, Whiskey Pete's offered the roof of the parking garage as a Valley Hospital Flight For Life Base.
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In 1983, a new hotel tower was constructed as part of an expansion of the property.
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Terrible's Primm Valley Casino Resorts logo (2007–2011)
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Primm, Nevada
U.S.
Old West
IHOP
Affinity Gaming
primmvalleyresorts.com
hotel
casino
Primm
Nevada
United States
Primm Valley Resorts
Affinity Gaming
race and sports book

bootlegging

Buffalo Bill's

Bonnie and Clyde
Primm Valley Resort
Mountain View, California
San Diego
Primm Valley Resort
monorail
Interstate 15
Fallout: New Vegas
Roach, Nevada

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