The Primadonna Casino - Reno, Nevada. Vintage Kodachrome slide showing the Primadonna Casino in Reno, Nevada. The Primadonna Casino on Virginia Street in downtown Reno. The Ground Cow Restaurant is next door.

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Primadonna Casino Reno Nv

• The separate Virginia Street casino operated from 1955 until 1978 as the Primadonna. The Virginia Street location was opened as Siri's Casino in 2014. The main hotel/casino, on North Sierra Street, connected by an airwalk was originally opened in 1978 as Sahara Reno, owned by Del Webb.
• Primm never gave up his licensing attempts, and finally, on June 28, 1955, he was licensed for four 21 games and forty-nine slots. The casino was the first licensed on the west side of Virginia Street and was named the Primadonna Club. It opened on July 1, 1955. The specifics of Primm's business deal were spelled out during his license hearing.

This is a lot of “fun books” from the Primadonna Casino in Reno Nevada They are 50’s to 60’s era Cute graphics. This casino is no more it has since changed names.

Primadonna Casino Reno Nevada Entertainment

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