Jackpot, Nevada Jackpot, Nevada Jackpot viewed from a hill to the west Jackpot viewed from a hill to the west Jackpot is positioned in Nevada Jackpot - Jackpot Location in the state of Nevada Jackpot is an unincorporated improve and census-designated place (CDP) in Elko County, Nevada, United States.
Route 93, Jackpot has been a prominent casino gaming destination for inhabitants of Idaho and other neighboring states since its founding.
Jackpot is positioned 47 miles (76 km) south of Twin Falls, Idaho, a town/city of approximately 50,000.
Although officially part of the Elko micropolitan area, Jackpot is often considered part of the Greater Twin Falls region. In addition to its casino industry, Jackpot has its own schools, golf course, and postal service. Jackpot, along with the rest of Nevada except for the town/city of West Wendover, is legally in the Pacific Time Zone, but, along with other Idaho border suburbs such as Jarbidge, Mountain City and Owyhee, unofficially observes Mountain Time, due to its economic ties with the Magic Valley region of southern Idaho.
After Idaho outlawed all forms of casino gaming in 1954, "Cactus Pete" Piersanti and Don French moved their slot machine operations from Idaho to the Jackpot townsite.
Piersanti's and French's gaming establishments were titled Cactus Pete's and the Horseshu Club in the order given.
In May 1958, the settlement was first recognized by the Elko County commissioners as an unincorporated town titled "Horse Shu", with a populace of 65, despite a protest over the name by Cactus Pete's. Because the club owners could not agree on a name, the county commissioners retitled it a month later as "Unincorporated Town No.
1". The clubs compromised on the name "Jackpot" in 1959. Jackpot has been noted for its colorful place name. Cactus Pete's management took over the Horseshu in 1964 to form what would eventually turn into Ameristar Casinos. The Ameristar-owned Cactus Pete's and Horseshu, as well as the autonomous Barton's Club 93 and the Four Jacks Casino, form the basis of the town's economy to this day.
Jackpot is positioned near Salmon Falls Creek and north of Middle Stack Mountain in the Granite Range of northeast Nevada.
Jackpot is positioned about 50 mi (80 km) east (but 80 miles (130 km) by road) of the unincorporated town of Jarbidge and the Jarbidge Wilderness.
The 2010 United States Enumeration reported that Jackpot had a populace of 1,195.
The ethnic makeup of Jackpot was 61% White (41% Non-Hispanic White), 1% African American, 32% from other competitions, and 4% from two or more competitions.
Jackpot has five chief hotels and motels with casinos: Cactus Pete's, owned by Ameristar Casinos, is the biggest hotel in Jackpot with 300 guest rooms Horseshu Hotel and Casino, owned by Ameristar Casinos In 2005, Triad Resorts announced plans to build the Spanish Bit Resort and Casino, a resort casino with indoor waterpark and event center positioned on 113 acres (0.46 km2) south of Jackpot. The universal was delayed when the county mistakenly rezoned the territory for the project. It is presently on schedule to be assembled starting in late 2010 or early 2011 after zoning and other concerns were addressed by developers and Elko County officials.
Jackpot experiences a semi-arid climate with hot summers and cold winters.
Even with its mostly cool average temperature, Jackpot receives barely enough rain to avoid being classified as a desert climate.
Due to Jackpot's high altitude and aridity, temperatures drop sharply after sunset.
Climate data for Jackpot, Nevada.
The improve is also served by Jackpot Airport.
Jackpot was featured in a 2003 episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, but no actual recording took place in Jackpot.
Jackpot was featured in the film Roadside Prophets (1992).
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Jackpot CDP, Nevada".
"Jackpot Combined School".
"Jackpot Golf Club".
"CFR 2013 Title 49 Volume 1 Part 71 STANDARD TIME ZONE BOUNDARIES" (PDF).
"Jackpot, Nevada Current Local Time and Time Zone".
"Official Nevada Highway Map" (PDF).
Casino Chip & Gaming Token Collection - Cactus Jack's Casino 2001 Commemorative Booklet "Clubs stir fuss over town name".
"Mundane name picked for gaming town".
"Slots town takes name of Jackpot".
Ameristar Casinos - About Ameristar - History Archived 2008-07-26 at the Wayback Machine.
"Triad Needs Land Rezoned", Twin Falls Times News (dead link?) "Zoning mistake delays Jackpot casino project", Twin Falls Times News, September 22, 2007 "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" Jackpot (2003) Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Jackpot.
Elko County Jackpot Advisory Board Municipalities and communities of Elko County, Nevada, United States
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Census-designated places in Elko County, Nevada - Populated places established in 1954 - Elko, Nevada micropolitan region - 1954 establishments in Nevada
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