Way up on Interstate 15, just this side of the Utah state line, is Mesquite, Nevada. I have to admit it has been a couple of years since I was there last, actually scouting retirement possibilities for my mom and older sister. Over the year or so that I visited, shortly before the real estate bubble burst, there seemed to be more homes and condos under construction, than were there in the first place. We went to one condo complex that had just been built, to look at the 'model' for the next complex, to be built next door; there was just a dusty field where the new one was going to be erected. I signed my mom up at the end of a long list of people to be notified when building began. When asked for an estimate of when the new complex would begin construction, the sales rep said, 'When we can find enough construction workers.' That was how it was just a couple of years ago. The town was booming; they had completed a new, extensive medical complex there (prior to that there was no real hospital), to attract more retirees to move there and enjoy their many golf courses.
There are also three large (and several small) casinos in Mesquite, the three large ones being owned by the same company. When I stayed there, it was always at the Oasis, mostly because it was convenient. The hotel is large, the casino medium-sized by Las Vegas standards, but has a small town feel, with a lot of regulars, mostly seniors.
I like Mesquite because it still has the Nevada desert ambience, without the high-octane Vegas rush, and certainly without the crime.
Therefore I was sad to read that Mesquite, like most of Nevada, is falling on hard times:
Mesquite Casino to Close
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