Where do American Century Championship celebrity golfers go after
their day on the links at Edgewood Tahoe? Look no further than Harrah's casino
resort.
This Northern Nevada gaming pioneer property is the host
resorts for Lake Tahoe’s longest-running and most prominent celebrity golf
tournaments.
Harrah's Lake Tahoe is a one-of-kind destination in the region, with welcoming guest
rooms, exceptional restaurants, a world-class swimming pool, spa and casino.
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| Don't miss Harrah's world class pool when you visit this summer. |
For casino history buffs, Harrah's Lake Tahoe is branded
with the name of its former owner William Fisk Harrah and owned by Caesars
Entertainment Corp. It is an 18-story tower with 525 rooms, plenty of
restaurants, nightclubs, entertainment venues including the vaulted South Shore Room plus 65,000-square feet of casino space.
Harrah's was first established in Lake Tahoe when William F.
Harrah purchased George's Gateway Club in January 1955 for $500,000 and
Harrah’s Lake Club opened June 20, 1955. This is now Harrah’s sister hotel, Harveys Lake Tahoe.
In 1956 Harrah’s Lake Club was sold for $5,250,000 in cash
to Harvey Gross, which at the time was the most expensive casino purchase ever.
In 1958 Harrah acquired an interest in the Stateline Country Club and Nevada
Club across the street (Harrah's current location) and opened Harrah's
Stateline Club.
The South Shore Room opened at Harrah's Tahoe in 1959. The
750-seat showroom has cemented a reputation as an entertainment leader by
featuring such superstars Barbra Streisand, Frank Sinatra, Bob Dylan, The Moody
Blues and comedy legends Joan Rivers and Don Rickles throughout the decades.
Bill Harrah had been planning to build a hotel at Lake Tahoe
for many years and in 1971, when Harrah's went public, he finally had the
finances available to build his dream hotel. In 1972 Harrah broke ground on his
$25-million, 18-story, 250-room hotel which opened November 9, 1973. Each 500
square-foot room was furnished with a fully stocked bar, bay windows, 2
bathrooms with TVs and telephones. Harrah's Lake Tahoe earned the first
five-star diamond rating in casino history. The hotel was later expanded with
290 additional rooms in 1976.
In 2000 Harrah’s completed a $26 million renovation to
update the casino, hotel rooms and restaurants on the 18th floor including the Forest Buffet and the award-winning Friday’s Station Steak and Seafood Grill.
In 2005 and 2006 Caesars Entertainment Corp (formerly
Harrah's Entertainment) began a major remodel of floors 12 to 15 of the hotel,
remaking the rooms in mini suites with large couches, dry bars and new decor
and furniture. Next was a remodel of the hotel's lobby, adding a food court and
luxury diamond outlet, Park Place Jewelers, in 2007. Efforts to renovate have ranked Harrah's Lake
Tahoe as classiest out of the four casinos in Stateline.
The addition of the Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harveys has
brought star-studded performers like Elton John, the Eagles and Steely Dan to
South Shore for more than a decade.
The 2013 Summer Concert Series features Tim McGraw, opening Tuesday, July 16, which is coincidently the first day of
the American Century Championship, followed by Rascal Flatts and The Band Perry, July 19.
Advance tickets are available here, online at TahoeSouth.com, and at retail locations
beginning April 1 and daily during the tournament at the gate. Tickets are also
being sold at 127 Raley's, Nob Hill and Bel Air locations throughout Northern
California and Nevada starting in June.
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