John Ascuaga, the man who built John Ascuaga’s Nugget into one of the premiere hotel-casinos in Reno-Sparks, has died. He was 96 years old. Ascuaga served in the U.S. Army in his youth ...

John Ascuaga, the man who built John Ascuaga’s Nugget into one of the premiere hotel-casinos in Reno-Sparks, has died. He was 96 years old. Ascuaga served in the U.S. Army in his youth ...

You may have heard of the "elephant in the room," but what about the elephant in the casino? Do the names Bertha, Tina or Angel ring a bell? If you are a born-and-raised Nevadan, perhaps this does ...

Ascuaga was known for roaming the floor and greeting patrons personally at the casino he named John Ascuaga’s Nugget along Interstate 80 in Sparks, just east of Reno, until it was sold in 2013.

Stephen Ascuaga, son of the founder of John Ascuaga's Nugget that was sold in 2013, ... whose flagship property is the 1,635-room Peppermill Resort Spa Casino in south Reno. ...

SPARKS, Nev., July 17 -- I can't believe I missed Bertha the Elephant. For years I'd heard stories about John Ascuaga's Nugget in Reno, last of the old-style down-home western casinos, and the big ...

Ascuaga was known for roaming the casino floor and greeting patrons personally at the Nugget that bore his name along U.S. Interstate 80 just east of Reno until it first was sold in 2013.

Reno attorney John Echeverria, who represents Sparks Nugget, Inc. in the lawsuit, said Ascuaga is not named in a pending draft consent order between FinCen and the casino.

RENO, Nev. (MyNews4.com & KRNV) -- John Ascuaga's Nugget is continuing a job fair to staff their newest restaurant and entertainment venue; Gilley's Saloon. The hotel and casino is hiring 50 to 60 ...

In March, John Ascuaga's Nugget held an open house to showcase $17 million worth of renovations, ... Reno Sparks Visitors and Convention Authority (800) 367-7366, www.visitrenotahoe.com.

Atlantis Casino Resort Spa 3800 S. Virginia St., Reno, NV 89502. (800) 723-6500. www.atlantiscasino.com. John Ascuaga's Nugget 1100 Nugget Ave., Sparks, 89431. (775 ...

John Ascuaga, the son of Basque sheepherders who became a northern Nevada gambling icon after he bought a small coffee shop with a few slot machines in Sparks in 1960 and turned it into a major ...