Primm Valley Casino Resorts Closes Last Nevada Hotel, Eliminating 344 Jobs

5 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 14

July 4 will mark the shutdown of Primm Valley Casino Resorts' last casino hotel in Nevada, closing 624 rooms and suites and leaving Primm without an operating casino resort.
344 workers were told their jobs will end, and parent company Affinity Gaming said employees in company housing must move out by July 6 while rent charges stop on May 15.
The closure follows a staggered retreat: Whiskey Pete's shut in December 2024, and Buffalo Bill's Resort & Casino was reduced to special events in July 2025.
UNLV experts said Primm's long decline was driven by Southern California tribal casinos, broader Las Vegas competition, and a COVID-era drop in business that never recovered.
The collapse of a once-busy border gambling stop underscores a wider casino shift toward destination entertainment and non-gaming attractions as betting becomes easier online and closer to home.

With its last casino closing and hundreds jobless, can the town of Primm be saved from total collapse?

As online betting booms, is Nevada's first 'gambling ghost town' a warning for other traditional casino destinations?