The Hacienda was built at the south end of the Strip, making it the first resort to be seen by tourists driving up from California. Like its sister properties in California, the resort included a neon sign that depicted a cowboy riding a palomino horse. The $6 million property had 266 rooms and the largest pool on the Las Vegas Strip.
The casino portion eventually opened on October 17, 1956. Bayley opened the hotel portion in June 1956, although the opening of the casino was delayed as the Nevada Gaming Control Board objected to his choice of casino manager, Jake Kozloff.
It was opened by Warren Bayley, who owned other Hacienda properties in California as well. The Hacienda was a hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, that operated from 1956 to 1996. Joan Rashbrook and Calvin Magleby (1972).
