The west half of the hotel building remained vacant with the future potential to be filled in with additional rooms if needed. The 10-story hotel opened with 203 rooms, located on one half of the building. Johnny Johnson, Gaughan's college friend at the University of San Francisco, attended the grand opening ceremony and booked the first room in the hotel.

The resort included a Mediterranean theme. At the time, it was expected that as many as 90% of the property's customers would be local Las Vegas residents rather than out of town tourists. The Suncoast opened on September 12, 2000, with a five-minute, $75,000 fireworks show. Opening and operation East side of the hotel tower, 2012 The project was built at a cost of $185 million. An opening date of September 1, 2000, was initially targeted, but was pushed back 11 days due to construction delays and building inspections, thus postponing employee training. In late August 2000, the Suncoast had less than 50 remaining job positions to fill, out of a total of 1,800. Many applicants had worked at the Desert Inn, which was preparing to close later that year. Suncoast officials began interviewing potential employees in early June 2000. The $190 million project was half complete up to that point. The 10-story hotel tower was topped off on March 22, 2000, with an American flag placed atop the building. In September 1999, seven construction workers suffered minor injuries when a 32-foot concrete slab, part of the second floor, collapsed. The project was owned by Michael Gaughan's Coast Resorts (later purchased by Boyd Gaming in 2004). In February 1999, the project's name was changed to Suncoast, due to a copyright issue with the Sundance Film Festival.

The project would be built on 50 acres at the northwest corner of Rampart Boulevard and Alta Drive, with construction expected to begin in early 1999. In July 1998, a $145-million dollar project, the Sundance, was announced. Because of high room occupancy rates, the other half was finished in an $11 million expansion that took place during 2001. The 10-story hotel building opened with 203 rooms on one half, while the other half remained unfinished with the potential to be filled in if needed. The hotel, located on a 50-acre (20 ha) site, contains 432 rooms and has a 95,898-square-foot (8,909.2 m 2) casino, as well as a movie theater, bowling alley and convention space.Ĭonstruction began in July 1999, and the project opened on September 12, 2000. Suncoast is a hotel and casino located at 9090 Alta Drive in Las Vegas, Nevada. Septem 23 years ago ( September 12, 2000)

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