In 1979, the success of the Eldorado Resort Casino prompted what would be the first of many expansions and improvements. Also incorporated into the property were a ballroom accommodating up to 750 people, an underground parking garage, and executive suites. The hotel opened on with 278 guest rooms, two restaurants, and a casino with 200 slot machines, 9 table games, and a keno game.
Plans for the Eldorado were announced in July 1972 by a group of six investors, including members of Reno's prominent Carano family. It anchors a network of connected hotel-casinos in the downtown Reno core that included Circus Circus Reno and Silver Legacy Reno and are owned and operated by Caesars Entertainment. For the casino in Henderson, Nevada, formerly known as Eldorado, see The Pass Casino.
