What is El Rancho Vegas?
El Rancho Vegas is a former hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip near Las Vegas (now Winchester, Nevada), United States.
- Las Vegas has 133 casinos in this catalog, so it is one of several options in the city.
About El Rancho Vegas
El Rancho Vegas was a hotel and casino at the north end of the Las Vegas Strip in Winchester, Nevada. It opened in 1941, as the first resort on the Strip, known then as part of Highway 91. It was located at what is now the southwest corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Sahara Avenue. The El Rancho Vegas was conceived by Thomas Hull, who owned several hotels in California and wanted to expand his operations to Las Vegas. He decided to build his new resort along Highway 91, on desert land located just outside of city limits. Hull intended to target motorists traveling from Los Angeles to Las Vegas, although his remote location was met with skepticism.
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Is El Rancho Vegas still open?
No. El Rancho Vegas is recorded as a former hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip near Las Vegas (now Winchester, Nevada), United States, so it is not operating as a casino. The entry is kept because the property is still searched for and still marks a real place on the map.
- The nearest operating casinos are listed below, starting with Lucky Dragon Hotel and Casino.
Where is El Rancho Vegas?
El Rancho Vegas is in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.
- Coordinates: 36.14139, -115.16056.
What other casinos are near El Rancho Vegas?
The closest casino to El Rancho Vegas is Lucky Dragon Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, about 297 metres away in a straight line.
- Distances are straight-line from this venue; road journeys will be longer.
- Lucky Dragon Hotel and CasinoLas Vegas, United States · 297 m
- Sahara Las Vegas Hotel & CasinoLas Vegas, United States · 376 m
- SLS Las VegasLas Vegas, United States · 385 m
- Fontainebleau Las VegasLas Vegas, United States · 458 m
- Silver City CasinoLas Vegas, United States · 458 m
- Algiers HotelLas Vegas, United States · 538 m
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This profile is built from Wikidata, last updated July 2026. Country rules were reviewed in August 2026.
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