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Primm Valley Resort

Primm Valley Casino closed June 29, 2026 and reopened at noon on July 22, 2026 under Terrible's management, with 422 gaming machines and 250 rooms. Nevada regulators cleared Terrible's with a one-year limited license.

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Landowner
Primm South Real Estate Co.; president Cory Clemetson
Operator
Terrible's (Herbst family)
Prior operator
Affinity Gaming / Primadonna Co. LLC
General contractor
Not disclosed
Reported cost
Not disclosed
Scope
Reopened with 422 gaming machines and 250 rooms at 31900 Las Vegas Blvd S
Licence
One-year limited licence approved by Nevada regulators
Status
Complete

Where it stands

Primm Valley Casino reopened at noon on Wednesday, July 22, 2026 under Terrible's management, with 422 gaming machines, 250 rooms and the William Hill Sports Book, at 31900 Las Vegas Blvd S (Las Vegas Sun; Action Network).

The property had actually closed June 29, 2026, and Terrible's assumed management at 12:01 a.m. on July 5, 2026 (Las Vegas Sun; News3LV), after Affinity's May 5, 2026 termination notice said all Primm operations would close by July 4 (Los Angeles Times). The land is owned by Primm South Real Estate Co. (Los Angeles Times) and operations were taken over by Terrible's (FOX5 Vegas). Buffalo Bill's has been closed since July 2025 and Whiskey Pete's closed December 20, 2024 (Action Network).

Approvals and public record

Nevada gaming regulators approved Terrible's with a one-year limited licence, reported June 26, 2026 (New York Post). No case numbers are listed in the sources we have.

What is not known

Long-term plans for Buffalo Bill's and Whiskey Pete's remain undecided, and what happens after the one-year licence expires has not been stated (New York Post). No capital cost for the reopening work has been disclosed, and this was an operational transition rather than a construction project, so no contractor exists to name.

Why it matters

Primm is the state-line gateway for California traffic, and the difference between a closed and an operating casino there shows up directly in border-corridor employment and traffic. The one-year licence means the arrangement has a fixed review point rather than being settled.

Timeline

  1. Whiskey Pete's closed

    One of the three Primm casinos shut.

  2. Buffalo Bill's closed

    A second Primm casino shut.

  3. Termination notice

    Affinity's notice said all Primm operations would close by July 4.

  4. Licence cleared

    Nevada regulators cleared Terrible's with a one-year limited licence.

  5. Primm Valley closed

    The casino closed.

  6. Reopened

    Primm Valley Casino reopened at noon with 422 machines and 250 rooms.

Sources

  1. Las Vegas Sun - Terrible's completes rapid turnaround, will reopenhttps://lasvegassun.com/news/2026/jul/21/terribles-completes-rapid-turnaround-will-reopen-i/
  2. Action Network - Primm Valley Casino reopening under Terrible'shttps://www.actionnetwork.com/news/primm-valley-casino-reopening-terribles-2026
  3. FOX5 Vegas - Terrible's takes over Primm operationshttps://www.fox5vegas.com/2026/07/05/terribles-takes-over-primm-casino-operations-after-affinity-interactive-exit/
  4. New York Post - border casino deal approved for Terrible'shttps://nypost.com/2026/06/26/business/california-border-casino-deal-okd-for-terribles-takeover-of-primms/
  5. Los Angeles Times - Las Vegas family steps in to save Primmhttps://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-06-09/las-vegas-family-steps-in-to-save-primm-state-line-gambling-oasis
  6. Los Angeles Times - last gambling resort in Primm set to closehttps://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-05-06/last-gambling-resort-in-primm-nevada-former-gambling-mecca-is-set-to-close
  7. News3LV - Terrible's takes over management of Primm propertieshttps://news3lv.com/news/local/terribles-takes-over-management-of-primm-properties-beginning-july-1

Every figure on this page is attributed to a document or a published report. Where sources disagree we print both numbers rather than choosing one. Where the record is silent we say so.

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