Reno (Nevada gaming area)

Reno is competing with the United Auburn Indian Community which has built the large Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Lincoln, California.

In addition to being 80 miles closer, it is also at low altitude, so that it is not necessary to cross the Sierra Nevada mountain range which frequently becomes hazardous in winter.

Further competition arrived on December 18, 2008 with the opening of the Red Hawk Casino run by the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians.

Now, it is poised to be the dagger in the heart of Reno-Sparks and Lake Tahoe properties that can't afford to join in the Cold War-style escalation of the Atlantis and Peppermill expansions.

There are ten casinos in Washoe County, many of which are nearby Reno, but are not classified as being in Reno/Sparks region by the Nevada Gaming Commission.

Skyline of Reno, Nevada. Looking North towards downtown from Audrey Harris Park on Lakeside Drive.
Skyline of Reno, Nevada. Looking North towards downtown from Audrey Harris Park on Lakeside Drive.