If you’ve never been to the casinos in Primm, about a hour’s drive south of the Las Vegas Strip, you may never have heard of Whiskey Pete’s. This is good, as you’ll be spared the heartbreak of hearing it’s closing.
This is among a number of changes coming to Primm’s collection of hotel-casinos, the others being Buffalo Bill’s and Primm Valley.
They all fall under the umbrella of Primm Valley Casino Resorts, owned by Affinity Gaming, the same company that runs Silver Sevens in Las Vegas.
No date is available for the closure of Whiskey Pete’s, but it’s coming, per an executive overseeing the Primm casinos.
Buffalo Bill’s will remain open, but will be closed Monday through Thursday.
The focus will now be on Primm Valley Resort & Casino, which will be getting some love with additional investment and changes intended to “better reflect the product.”
The changes at Primm Valley will include a new concept from Denny’s.
While the casinos in Primm are trimming back operations to improve profitability, the good news is these changes will not impact any jobs. Staff will just be absorbed by other parts of the organization.
Primm has been through a lot in recent years, ditto Jean (between Primm and Las Vegas). Terrible’s casino, once the Gold Strike, was demolished in 2023.
Primm has always been that place where travelers stop to gamble if they get the itch and can’t wait to get to Las Vegas.
Drove by yesterday. She isn’t the Wild West-looking place I first visited at 20 years old. I guess you never forget your first!
RIP Whiskey Pete’s. pic.twitter.com/tEJX4ryB7I
— Bill Sandweg (@Notbillsandweg) December 16, 2024
One of our fondest memories of playing in Primm was when we met a guy at a craps table who turned out to be the screenwriter of “The Cooler.”
There are lots of other Las Vegas content creators who visit Primm much more frequently than we do (we typically end up at M Resort on our way to Primm), so follow them on their social media platforms.
If Whiskey Pete’s hadn’t gotten all those Californians back to even before crossing the state line, maybe it wouldn’t be closing. pic.twitter.com/LKvpnqT0mM
— John Mehaffey (@John_Mehaffey) December 16, 2024
John Mehaffey has shared a number of good posts about the Primm resorts, including the rumor Primm Valley will get Whiskey Pete’s hotel furnishings after it closes.
If what I heard is accurate, WP’s hotel furnishings will move to PVR’s hotel after a renovation. I’m surprised that Buffalo Bill’s will close midweek. I predict a table game solution will return to PVR. It hasn’t had live tables, ETGs, or open hotel rooms since December 2022. https://t.co/qTeEisvOIv
— John Mehaffey (@John_Mehaffey) December 15, 2024
Here’s more from Mehaffey about the casinos in Primm.
Thanks to our friends on Twitter (including @LasVegasLocally) for kicking us in the ass to get the full story about what’s going on with the Whiskey Pete’s closure. Nothing gets by the Las Vegas Twitter community.
Hotel bookings are no longer accepted at Whiskey Pete’s (ditto Buffalo Bill’s), and we’ve heard it could close by the end of the year.
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