The frequent nature of rail traffic along the First transcontinental railroad would often make access to the Fitzgeralds from the north inconvenient. On November 1, 2007, ownership of Fitzgeralds Reno officially transferred to a joint partnership between 元 Development and RAC II LLC, marking the first time in decades that the property was under private ownership. In April 2007, 元 Development, a development firm based out of Chicago, Illinois, announced its intention to purchase the property and convert it into a boutique hotel.

In 2005, Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc., owner of Atlantis Reno, attempted to acquire Fitzgeralds Reno. Prior to this, sister properties were located in Las Vegas, Tunica, Mississippi and Black Hawk, Colorado. įitzgerald's Reno was the last of 4 properties owned by Fitzgeralds Gaming to be sold after the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2000. Īfter Fitzgerald's death in 1981, his widow, Meta, sold the property in 1986 to the Lincoln Management Company for $26.25 million. Fitzgeralds Reno opened on May 17, 1976, at a total cost of $16 million.

Lincoln Fitzgerald, owner of the Nevada Club casino, began construction on a new 16-story, 347-room hotel and casino in 1974. It is owned and operated by DRW Holdings LLC. Whitney Peak Hotel (formerly Fitzgeralds Reno and CommRow) is a hotel and former casino located in Downtown Reno, Nevada.

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