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13-545: The resort was created by Las Vegas real estate developer John Midby. It opened in 1984 as Sam's Town Gold River, later shortened to Gold River. A 25-story, 778-room hotel tower was opened in May 1990, and the gaming facilities were also expanded. Boyd Gaming operated the property until their contract was ended in March 1991. Gold River filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 1996. Businessman Allen Paulson took ownership of

26-522: A second-tier series date as a support to the Cup Series event. The race has usually been held as one of the first five races of the season. On March 8, 2017, it was announced that Las Vegas Motor Speedway, would get a second Cup date, a second Xfinity date, and a second Truck date starting in 2018. The fall Cup and Truck Series races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway were moved to Las Vegas and Kentucky Speedway 's fall Xfinity Series date (which had been

39-486: A standalone race for the series) was moved to Las Vegas. The new date that Las Vegas acquired from Kentucky became the final race of the regular season to replace the Overton's 300 at Chicagoland Speedway which moved to June. Due to anti- Buschwhacking rules, no drivers running for Cup Series points were permitted to race in the fall race. In 2019, with the announcement of the track's September weekend going prime-time,

52-641: Is a casino brand owned by Boyd Gaming , named after its founder, Sam Boyd (1910–1993). Five properties have carried the Sam's Town name; three remain owned and operated by Boyd Gaming. The first Sam's Town opened in the Las Vegas Valley in Sunrise Manor, Nevada , on April 1, 1979. Branded as Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall, Las Vegas , it has undergone several expansions, including an 18-screen theatre added in 2000. As of November 2020 ,

65-608: The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series , the Sam's Town 250 was held at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 1998, and the Sam's Town 400 was held at Texas Motor Speedway from 2006 to 2008. In the NASCAR Busch Series , the Sam's Town 300 was held at Las Vegas Motor Speedway from 1998 to 2013, and the Sam's Town 250 was held at Memphis International Raceway from 1999 to 2007. In ten-pin bowling ,

78-687: The NASCAR Xfinity Series has been held at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada since the track opened 1997 . Currently, the track holds two Xfinity Series races. The 300-mile (480 km) spring race is currently The LiUNA! and the 301.5-mile (485 km) playoff race held in the fall is currently the Focused Health 302 . In 1997, after the track opened, Las Vegas Motor Speedway received

91-568: The Sam's Town Invitational was an event on the Ladies Pro Bowlers Tour (now the Professional Women's Bowling Association ) from 1979 into the 1990s. In the mid-1990s, a Boeing 737-300 operated by Western Pacific Airlines , tail number N955WP, was painted in the Sam's Town color scheme, also listing its casino locations (Las Vegas, Kansas City, Tunica). Sam%27s Town 300 Stock car racing events in

104-718: The company's casinos, including the River Palms. In May 2013, Tropicana agreed to sell the River Palms for $ 7 million to M1 Gaming, owner of Boomtown Reno , but the sale never went through. In September 2014, Tropicana sold the River Palms for $ 6.75 million to Nevada Restaurant Services , and it was renamed as the Laughlin River Lodge. 35°09′02″N 114°34′29″W  /  35.150563°N 114.574844°W  / 35.150563; -114.574844 Sam%27s Town Hotel and Gambling Hall Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall , commonly shortened to Sam's Town ,

117-609: The facility includes 645 hotel rooms. The second Sam's Town opened in 1984 in Laughlin, Nevada . Originally branded as Sam's Town Gold River, it was later shortened to Gold River and was operated by Boyd Gaming until March 1991. Since then, the facility has changed names and owners; as of November 2020 , it operates as Laughlin River Lodge . The third Sam's Town opened in 1994 in Tunica Resorts, Mississippi . It

130-505: The race became a Saturday night event. For 2022, the fall race received an extra lap in the process to make the race close to 302 miles with the event being 301.5 miles/201 laps in length. (This is similar to the Cup Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (another SMI track), which is 301 miles in length.) In 2021, Alsco became the title sponsor of the spring Xfinity Series race at Las Vegas, replacing Boyd Gaming , which had been

143-515: The reorganized company a year later, having paid an estimated $ 28 million for the property's $ 90 million in debt. It was quietly renamed as the River Palms in June 1998 and held a grand opening that October. The hotel underwent a major renovation in 1999. Paulson died in 2000 and Columbia Sussex bought the property from his estate in 2004. After Columbia's gaming businesses went into bankruptcy, Tropicana Entertainment emerged in March 2010 with most of

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156-618: The title sponsor from 2014 to 2020 . In 2024, the Laborers' International Union of North America Local 872 (the branch of the union based in Las Vegas) became the title sponsor of the track's spring Xfinity Series race, replacing Alsco . Alsco also did not return as the title sponsor of the fall race and Ambetter (owned by the Centene Corporation ) became the title sponsor of that race. Ambetter also did not return as

169-832: Was expanded after Boyd Gaming bought an adjacent property in 2002. Branded as Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall, Tunica , as of November 2020 it has over 700 hotel rooms. The fourth Sam's Town was a riverboat casino that operated in Kansas City, Missouri , from September 1995 until July 1998. It was branded as Sam's Town Gambling Hall, Kansas City . The fifth Sam's Town opened in May 2004 after Boyd Gaming acquired an existing property in Shreveport, Louisiana , from Harrah's Entertainment . Branded as Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall, Shreveport , as of November 2020 it has over 500 hotel rooms. Boyd Gaming has sponsored several NASCAR races with Sam's Town branding. In

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