West Wendover is a small city in Elko County, Nevada, United States.

West Wendover began to develop in the 1930s and 1940s with the introduction of legalized gambling in the state of Nevada.

William "Bill" Smith founded a small cobblestone service station for travelers crossing the desert terrain of western Utah and eastern Nevada.

Additional business arrived constructing more casinos, hotels and other service establishments, as well as recreational venues, such as the Toana Vista Golf Course.

As growth continued to spiral up, the citizens of West Wendover, Nevada, then a township of Elko County, elected to incorporate under self-rule.

Amber S Holt named the city seal of West Wendover encouraging people to "Come Grow With Us.

This made the city of West Wendover the only portion of Nevada legally in the Mountain Time Zone.

West Wendover has thrived under a lucrative gambling industry in Nevada, which has generated tax revenue for city services and better schools.

Residents in both cities have voted to annex Wendover into Nevada, saying they are one community that has been divided for too long.

[12] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.5 sq mi (19 km2), all land.

The cities’ location east of the Ruby Mountains makes them the driest in the Great Basin, averaging only 4.58 inches or 116 millimetres of precipitation per year, or about half that of nearby Ely or Elko.