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It ’ s different from other places . It really provides an elevated experience . We wanted to create an experience that did not exist in Deadwood .
A historic building has been given new life and a slice of Las Vegas has been brought to Deadwood in the form of the town ’ s newest casino .
The Landmark , located in historic downtown Deadwood , combines the best in luxury and customer service with a welcoming ambience that is sure to make the Landmark one of the town ’ s most popular locations sooner rather than later .
The Landmark is located at 53 Sherman Street in Deadwood , formerly home to Deadwood Dick ’ s . The building was purchased by Keating Resources in December 2020 , and Keating Resources CEO Gerard Keating said the plan all along was to build a casino in the location , and that dream became a reality when the five story , 35,000 square-foot building opened as The Landmark Nov . 13 , 2023 after a three-year restoration that cost $ 20 million .
“ Gaming is a great business if you operate it well ,” Keating said of why he and son Alec , the president of Keating Resources , decided to remodel the building into a casino . “ Our society is changing . Gaming has become more mainstream . When we looked at the business opportunity and growth of people looking for entertainment , we said this would be a good opportunity to establish a great business we can grow .” Before the doors could open as The Landmark ,
Gerard Keating however , the building , which was constructed by W . A . Adams and operated by the Deadwood legend as a grocery store , had to undergo a serious makeover .
To say the remodel was difficult would be an understatement . The building was constructed in nine phases from 1894 to 1933 , and the Keatings set out to combine all nine phases into one building . To do that , first they had to dismantle the layers and layers of construction that had been done over 125 years , much of which , you could say , was not done in the most solid way . Keating said the building was gutted to its original brick walls and put back together . That included taking out multiple layers of walls , seven floors constructed over the top of each other and three ceilings constructed over the top of each other .
There was 800 tons of steel installed in the building from the lower level to the fourth floor . Keating said when the building was purchased it was in very poor condition , and the work began to move all the debris from the building , although at the time of the purchase it was operating as a combination of an antique shop and a place to rent rooms — which are now remodeled and allowed The Landmark to obtain a liquor license while being the newest , most modern hotel in town . myblackshillscountry . com Down Country Roads
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