Industry observers cited multiple factors tied to the area’s decline, including the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Southern Californians traveling the arid stretches of the I-15 would see Primm pop up. As he drove to Sin City for bowling tournaments, Honell would stop and "drop a few coins" into the slot machines. It was a gambling oasis — a little less flashy and a little more affordable than Vegas and 45 minutes closer.

The shuttering of Primm follows years of sluggish business in the area, which was, at one time, a remote Nevada boomtown, according to UNLV history professor Dr. Michael Green.

The shuttering of Primm’s final operative casino – as well as a truck stop, the Lotto Store and other area businesses – ends a slow bleed of commerce in a one-time remote Nevada boomtown that included a golf course, three casino/resorts, a popular buffet and an arena, a UNLV professor said Wednesday.

The shutdown is part of a broader round of closures in Primm. Primm Valley Resort is set to join Buffalo Bill’s and Whiskey Pete’s, along with the Flying J, which are expected to close indefinitely in early July.