Silver Sevens stands at Paradise and East Flamingo roads, on the site of the Continental hotel-casino that opened in 1980. Its history has involved successive owners and extensive remodeling while the property remained a smaller alternative to the Strip’s giant resorts.
The Continental closed on March 31, 1999, after financial difficulties. Contemporary closure reporting preserved the management’s farewell to customers. The Herbst family subsequently acquired and renovated the property, reopening it as Terrible’s Hotel and Casino on December 6, 2000. Fireworks marked an opening that drew a crowd described as thousands.
Terrible’s was aimed particularly at local customers, including people working at Strip casinos. Herbst’s later company filing described its position roughly a mile east of the Strip as a way to reach those customers away from the busiest resort corridor. The Las Vegas hotel-casino was distinct from other Terrible’s-branded properties in Pahrump, Henderson, Searchlight and, later, Jean.
An eighteen-month renovation preceded another change of name in 2013. Contemporary reporting described upgraded rooms, a new sportsbook and bar, while the cowboy sign associated with Terrible’s was being removed. A property announcement set out a week of Silver Sevens launch celebrations beginning July 1. The new name carried forward an existing hotel-casino after renovation.
In November 2023, Affinity announced plans to bring back the Continental name, with a rooftop venue and Pink Taco restaurant among the proposed changes. The following year, CEO Scott Butera told The Nevada Independent that the rebrand was on hold while the company considered its approach. These were proposals, not evidence that the Continental had reopened.
When checked in October 2026, the operator continued to use Silver Sevens Hotel and Casino and advertised hotel rooms, gaming and dining at 4100 Paradise Road. The map marks a point within the current main building. It does not reconstruct the original Continental footprint or imply that every addition dates from 1980.
Read the full history ↗ Sources and context
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UPI 17 April 2001 firsthand property review, opened factbox: Continental opened in same building 1980. Indexed passage read; full retrieval unavailable. Year precision only; original gaming extent not established here.
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1 April 1999 contemporary closure report reproduces management release: closing 31 March 1999, financial difficulties. Indexed passage read; full retrieval unavailable. Farewell’s past 20 years is not treated as exact opening evidence.
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7 December 2000 contemporaneous post-opening report: Wednesday 6 December shortlyafter 6 pm, renovated Continental site, Herbst family, fireworks and crowd estimate. Relevant indexed body read; historical amenities not current guarantees.
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Herbst Gaming 2002 Form 10 K, CasinoOperations/Terrible’sHotel&Casino:6 December 2000 opening, local/Stripworker customer position; Properties section 10 acre site. Relevant body read; not whole filing audit.
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Ed Komenda 17 May 2013 reporting: eighteen-month/$7 million renovations to rooms, sportsbook andbar; removal of cowboy sign planned. Relevant indexed article body read; no current amenities inferred.
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19 June 2013 property announcement reproduced byVegas 24 Seven, opening paragraphs/launch: celebrations 1 July onward, same former Terrible’s renovated. Announcement not exact independent observation of first sign change.
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Affinity 9 November 2023 announcement hosted by investorZCG, first paragraphs: proposed rebranding, rooftop lounge andPink Taco. A proposal, not completed facilities.
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Howard Stutz 2024 direct interview withAffinityCEO Scott Butera, openingSilver Sevenssection: proposed rebrand on back burner. Read full relevant section; separate assertions about company bankruptcy/acquisition chronology not adopted.
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Operator homepage read 21 October 2026: active Silver Sevens hotel/casino/dining at 4100 Paradise Road. No current Continental/Pink Taco completion claimed.
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Named building way 308291918 version 5, retrieved 21 October 2026. Point 36.1139,-115.1528 inside outline. Initial approximate 36.1140,-115.1524 was outside and rejected before saving; current geometry is not original Continental walls.
The Continental’s opening is retained at year precision. An exact opening day and its earliest extent of casino gaming have not been established here.
The announced return to the Continental name was subsequently put on hold. The current operator still used Silver Sevens when checked in October 2026.
