Holiday Inns purchased Harrah's Corporation, following the death of Harrah's founder Bill Harrah, during construction of the facility. It was originally to be named the 'Holiday Inn Marina Casino'. Harrah's Atlantic City was conceived, and initial construction started, by a partnership of LM Walters Co and Holiday Inns.

It was the fifth casino to open after the legalization of gambling. Harrah's was the first to be located in the district and remained the only resort there until Trump's Castle (later Trump Marina, now the Golden Nugget) was opened in 1985. The casino is one of three in the marina district (away from the Boardwalk and ocean beach) of the city, along with the Borgata and the Golden Nugget. Harrah's is one of the largest hotels in New Jersey. Harrah's Resort Atlantic City is a casino hotel in the marina district of Atlantic City, New Jersey, owned by Vici Properties and operated by Caesars Entertainment. Guy Fieri’s Cherokee Kitchen + Bar joins Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse, Wicked Weed Brewpub, and a few other quick bite options in the casino.Įven though it’s billed as a casual dining concept, the dining room renderings look upscale rustic-chic with antler chandeliers, leather banquettes, and cow hide chairs.

The new 200-seat restaurant will offer many of the Fieri’s signature dishes, like the bacon mac-n-cheese burger with Donkey Sauce, bourbon brown sugar barbecue wings, pulled pork sandwiches and more. He says he’s “stoked” to contribute to the food scene in the Smoky Mountains. Located in Cherokee, North Carolina, in the Great Smoky Mountains, the casino is an enterprise of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.įieri became familiar with the area of western North Carolina while filming Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. Celebrity chef Guy Fieri will put his maverick stamp of tastes on the Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort this fall with the opening of Guy Fieri’s Cherokee Kitchen + Bar.

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