Buffalo Bill's Hotel and Casino, Primm, Nevada

Buffalo Bill's Hotel and Casino sits on the border of California and Nevada. The hotel opened in 1994 with 592 guest rooms, but a year later a new tower was constructed. There are now 1242 guest rooms at the hotel. The hotel has been built with a Wild West theme, centered on the entertainer Buffalo Bill.

Buffalo Bill Cody was an American soldier, bison hunter, and showman. His show made him an iconic figure for the Old West, as the Native Americans were all but moved to reservations, and the settlers were finally taming the Wild Wild West. The biggest attraction at Buffalo Bill's Hotel and Casino is the Desperado Roller Coaster. This roller coaster has a 225 foot drop going 80 miles per hour around the track.

The entire spread is owned by Primadonna Resorts, which is owned by Terrible Herbst Gaming. The hotel rooms provide a Wild West decor, with soft colors on the walls, and wood furniture. The rooms have a separate bath, TV, internet, telephone, hair dryers, and other typical hotel room amenities. The rooms vary in size, with standard two beds up to the deluxe room with a king sized bed.

Amenities such as room service, conference rooms, wireless internet, and more are available at Buffalo Bill's. The casino at Buffalo Bill's is 46,000 square feet with more than 1700 slot machines, table games, poker, and sports book. The slot machines are both progressive and non progressive jackpots. Guests can play different denominations. The themes of the slot machines will vary, offering the most popular options. Cherries, sevens, Wild West themes, and much more will be on the floor. Poker rooms have Texas Hold'em and other variations players enjoy.

Entertainment at Buffalo Bill's casino and resort will depend on the year. Each year the casino brings in different names for live entertainment. Not all entertainment is located at the casino, but can be reached through the monorail system that connects the three Primadonna Resorts. Lonestar was one band at the casino for 2009. A comedy club, theater, and concert stage are all offered by Primadonna.

Part of the Primadonna properties is two golf courses. The Lakes course was opened in 1997. There are 11 holes that go over a lake and river system. Total the course is 6945 yards with a par 71. Bunkers over the fast fairways offer a challenge besides the water hazards.

Buffalo Bill's Hotel and Casino is not complete without a few restaurants. At Buffalo Bill's there is Tony Roma's BBQ. They are open for evening meals on Friday; for Saturday and Sunday the hours are noon till 11 and 8pm respectively. Steak, chicken, and shrimp are part of the meal. A 24 hour restaurant is Wagon Master Coffee Shop. It has an Old West theme with a variety of food. Miss Ashley's is the buffet at the hotel and casino. Everything a guest could want is usually on the buffet seven days a week. Prime rib meals are offered on weekends.