Harrah's Reno
Closed permanently in 2020 after 82 years. The site is being redeveloped as Reno City Center.
Closed in 2020 after 82 years. The building is being redeveloped as Reno City Center — this entry exists so older guides do not send you to a door that no longer opens.
Harrah's Reno was the original. William Harrah opened a bingo parlour on Virginia Street in 1937 and built from it the company that effectively defined the modern American casino resort, and the property ran downtown for eight decades.
It closed permanently in 2020. The buildings are being converted into Reno City Center — apartments, offices and retail — which is a reasonable second life for a large downtown block and is part of why the north end of Virginia Street currently looks like a construction site.
This page exists because a great many travel guides, listicles and older articles still list Harrah's Reno as a place to stay. It is not one, and finding that out on arrival is a bad evening.
Worth knowing first
- Permanently closed. Do not book it, and treat any guide that recommends it as out of date throughout.
- Where
- 219 N Center St, Reno, NV
- Neighborhood
- Downtown Reno