“I think what’s happening there says a lot about where downtown Las Vegas is going,” said David Schwartz, director of the Center for Gaming Research at UNLV. There’s even roller skating every third Wednesday. That’s where visitors can play on an adult playground with a giant chessboard, soccer pool, Twister, giant Jenga, giant Connect Four, giant beer pong and other games. You can eat at the diner or play cornhole beanbag toss with your friends.Īt night, a DJ performs inside, known as the living room, and a band plays Thursday through Saturday in the outdoor courtyard known as the backyard. It’s a place to go during the day, sit on the couch and access Wi-Fi to get some work done or a place to hold meetings with workers from the office. The Gold Spike of today is geared for a generation that combines work and play. 1 description by many was smoke-filled dive for the one-time casino that opened in 1976 and has gone through several owners and an extensive remodel and change of use under its last two. The hotel-casino offered cheap rooms and slots for the value-oriented gambler. No one would have dared uttered those words a decade or two ago about the Gold Spike in downtown Las Vegas.
Gold Spike, with new design and ownership by Downtown Project, will celebrate its third year this May.
A close up of Four Square game space is shown at Gold Spike Tuesday, March 22, 2016, in Las Vegas.
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