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4 unusual facts about Golden Nugget Las Vegas


Golden Nugget Las Vegas

In all Street Fighter II games (except HD Remix), Balrog's (M. Bison in Japanese) stage is set in front of the Golden Nugget.

In Fallout: New Vegas, the logo of the "Silver Rush," formerly a gambling hall, shows a similarity to the logo of the "Golden Nugget."

As recounted in Tom Breitling's book, Double or Nothing, the partners agreed to buy the Golden Nugget and had an agreement to sell the property after operating it for only one year.

In the James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever (1971), the casino can be continually seen in the police chase scene.


Tilman J. Fertitta

Landry’s portfolio of concepts includes: The Golden Nugget Hotel and Casinos, Morton’s The Steakhouse, Rainforest Cafe, Bubba Gump Shrimp Co., McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood & Steaks, Saltgrass Steak House, Claim Jumper, Chart House, The Oceanaire, Mastro’s Restaurants, Vic & Anthony’s Steakhouse and many others.


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