The Four Queens Hotel Casino in Downtown Las Vegas is set to undergo a complete overhaul over the next year, owners announced this week.
The main focus of the upgrades will be around the casino hotel’s North Tower. The 300-room tower was built in 1966 and last saw major upgrades in the mid 1990s. The newly refreshed North Tower is expected to open for booking in mid 2025.
“We are excited to share a preview of the $24 million renovation of our North Tower at the Four Queens Hotel and Casino, coming in 2025! Get ready for an elevated experience with luxurious upgrades and modern amenities,” the casino said in a post on social media.
The Remodel
The renovation will completely redesign and refit all rooms in the North Tower, principally adding sound-dampened windows and larger bathrooms. Newer and quieter air conditioning units will also be added, along with new furnishings from the beds to the closet storage.
The Four Queens markets itself as one of the quieter, low-key casinos on Fremont Street, and guests have often asked for more sound insulation in the busy area.
The casino will also be undergoing some upgrades during this time. It will remain open with minimal disruption, as will the 400-room South Tower, which underwent its own renovations in 2018.
The History
The Four Queens opened in 1966. Founder Ben Goffstein reportedly always found it amusing that he worked in gambling and had four daughters, so he referred to them as four queens in reference to the playing cards, which led to the name of his casino.
Goffstein was formerly the president of the Riviera casino, since demolished to make way for an expanded Las Vegas Convention Center. He died in 1967, almost a year to the day after the Four Queens opened. The casino hasn’t changed its name in the 58 years since it opened, a relative rarity in Las Vegas.
Today, it just makes the list of the top 10 oldest casinos in Las Vegas, having opened the same year as Caesars Palace. Its near neighbor on Fremont Street, El Cortez – which also recently announced a major revamp – opened in 1941. The oldest casino still standing in Las Vegas is the Golden Gate, which opened in 1906.
The Four Queens is also notable for hosting what it said was the largest slot machine in the world between 1985 and 1999. The Queen’s Machine was a working slot game, but 18 feet long and 9 feet high. It offered a $2 million jackpot and sat three players.
The world’s largest slot machine (arguably) still resides in Las Vegas, in case you were interested. Slotzilla is a hard-to-miss giant slot-themed zipline experience on Fremont Street, not far from the Four Queens.
Although as far as we can tell, it’s not an actual operating slot machine, so technically it doesn’t count. Which means The Queen’s Machine may still hold the title of biggest slot machine of all-time – even if it doesn’t exist anymore.
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