History
The property opened as Del Webb's Sahara Tahoe in 1965. Elvis Presley performed here from 1971-1976, and his suite is still available for guests to book. The hotel also hosted the group of techies who defined the CD-ROM standard. In 1983 the hotel was given a Western theme and re-branded Del Webb's High Sierra Hotel. In 1990 it was sold to Columbia Sussex, which re-branded the hotel again as the Horizon Casino. As of 2005 Columbia Sussex (leaseholder) is in a contract dispute with Park Cattle Company, the landowners of the Horizon Casino and the MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa (formerly Caesars Tahoe), which Columbia Sussex acquired from Harrah's Entertainment.
On May 5, 2009 Tropicana Entertainment announced that it had assigned the lease, operation and management of the Horizon Casino Resort to Lake Tahoe Realty I, LLC. an affiliate of Columbia Sussex Corporation, under the terms for the assignment of the Horizon lease stipulate continuous operation of nonrestricted gaming at the Horizon Casino.
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