Whiskey Pete's is a defunct hotel and casino in Primm, Nevada, United States. The hotel had 777 rooms and suites, a swimming pool, a gift shop and four restaurants at the time of its closure. Whiskey Pete's is one of the Primm Valley Resorts, owned by Affinity Gaming. The casino covered 34800 sqft and included a race and sports book.[1]
History
The area was originally owned by a gas station owner named Pete MacIntyre. Pete is believed to have had a difficult time making ends meet selling gas and had resorted to bootlegging. Primm history remembers him as "Whiskey Pete."[2]
When Whiskey Pete died in 1933, legend has it that he wanted to be buried standing up with a bottle of bootleg in his hands so he could watch over the area. Whiskey Pete's unmarked grave was accidentally exhumed while workers were building a connecting bridge from Whiskey Pete's to Buffalo Bill's (on the other side of I-15). The body was moved and is now said to be buried in one of the caves where Pete cooked up his moonshine.