MGM Left a $6 BILLION Casino Town to ROT in the Middle of the Desert

Primm, Nevada — home of Whiskey Pete's, Buffalo Bill's, the Primm Valley Resort, and the Desperado roller coaster — was once a $6 billion casino town at the California border. This is the full history of how MGM's desert gambling empire boomed on a state line, got sold off, and was left to rot in the Mojave. SOURCES: Whiskey Pete's (Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whiskey... Primm Valley Resorts (Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primm_V... Buffalo Bill's (Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo... Desperado roller coaster (Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Despera...) Primm Valley Resort (Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primm_V... Terrible's Hotel & Casino, Jean (Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terribl... Primm casinos reopen as ownership plots course (The Nevada Independent): https://thenevadaindependent.com/arti... Gaming regulators approve Terrible's to take over Primm (The Nevada Independent): https://thenevadaindependent.com/arti... Southern Nevadans lament closing of Primm lottery store (The Nevada Independent): https://thenevadaindependent.com/arti... Buffalo Bill's, other Primm resorts permanently closing (KTNV): https://www.ktnv.com/news/buffalo-bil... Terrible's recommended for approval to operate Primm assets (Las Vegas Review-Journal): https://www.reviewjournal.com/busines... Primm Valley Golf Club closed, nearby town faces similar fate (Las Vegas Review-Journal): https://www.reviewjournal.com/busines... Primm becomes newest Nevada community (Las Vegas Sun): https://lasvegassun.com/news/1996/oct... MGM Grand strikes deal to buy Primadonna (Las Vegas Sun): https://lasvegassun.com/news/1998/nov... Vegas Myths Re-Busted: The Final Resting Place of Whiskey Pete (Casino.org): https://www.casino.org/news/vegas-myt... #Primm #PrimmNevada #WhiskeyPetes #BuffaloBills #PrimmValley #Desperado #RollerCoaster #LasVegas #MGM #AbandonedCasino #Nevada #MojaveDesert #CasinoHistory #UrbanExploration #Documentary