![]() ![]() Our experement putting games inside the Riveria was a way to explore what it would be like to be on the strip. Uber and Lyft have helped a little, but it is still 3.2 miles from the strip. Where we are now is an expensive cab ride from the strip or downtown, often costing our guests more in cab fare than they spend on games while here. As we have grown since the start of the project next to the theater down the street, we have noticed more and more of our business has been from tourists. This would solve our space problem, but still leave the problems we have with the location. We had explored building a new building on the vacant lot we own next door. I am saddened today to announce that our current location on Tropicana will be closing as soon as we can wind up our affairs……ĪND MOVE TO OUR NEW LOCATION ON THE STRIP!įor a long time our current location has been too small to even serve our current customers, let alone any increase with new customers. Here’s how Tim told the story on Facebook of the purchase of the new plot, and how he plans to raise the money to help pay for the move. ![]() To help pay down the loan and get the PHoF back to making the charitable donations for which it was established, the Pinball Hall of Fame has launched a fundraising drive selling memberships to the Las Vegas Pinball Collectors Club in return for certain PHoF benefits and privileges. The land for the new home has been bought using a combination of cash in the bank and a bridging loan, so interest is payable until such time as the move can be completed and the current property sold to repay that loan. What is causing problems at the moment though is the money to achieve the move while keeping the existing home running. However, Tim is confident these issues won’t prevent them building a home worthy of a World-class attraction. So, getting the perfect building on the plot is going to be a bit of a challenge. The plot where the new Pinball Hall of Fame building will sit (photo: Google Maps) Although it is at the far end of the Strip, it is very close to the iconic ‘Welcome to Las Vegas’ sign where so many tourists stop to take photographs and almost next door to the World’s largest Harley Davidson dealership. The move will take the Hall of Fame not only closer to the main Las Vegas Boulevard (‘The Strip’) but actually onto it. To their surprise, the group won the auction at a lower price than they had been expecting and acquired it outright for $4,589,000 (inclusive of fees). They had been pursuing a vacant former motel plot, but after negotiations to purchase it stalled it was put up for sale by auction. So, although they have extra land onto which they could expand the current building, the group had, for some time, been investigating several possible properties either on or very close to the Strip. In addition, Tim reckons that the 3.2 miles distance of the current home from the Strip acts as a significant deterrent to tourists who rarely stray far from the Strip’s many attractions. ![]()
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