Bob Cashell Politician
Robert Alan "Bob" Cashell (born April 22, 1938) is an American businessman and politician. He served as the mayor of Reno, Nevada from 2002 to 2014. He served as the 28th Lieutenant Governor of Nevada from 1983 to 1987 and on the University of Nevada System Board of Regents from 1979 to 1982. He is a member of the Republican Party and a former member of the Democratic Party. Cashell was not eligible to run for a fourth term in 2014 due to lifetime term limits established by the Nevada Constitution.Due to his large contributions to students a field house at University of Nevada was constructed and named after him. He is also a prominent businessman, owning Cashell Enterprises, a hotel/casino company. He bought Bill & Effies, a truck stop, in 1967, and renamed it Boomtown Casino & Hotel Reno. He sold it in 1988 after turning the property into a casino/resort. He also managed several properties including: Karl's Silver Club (now the Bourbon Square Casino) in Sparks, the Bourbon Street Hotel and Casino (now demolished) in Las Vegas, and the Avi Resort & Casino for the Avi Indian Tribe. He was a partner in several ventures including: The Carson Station Casino, in Carson City, the Comstock Hotel & Casino (now The Residences at Riverwalk Towers) in Reno and the Holiday Casino (now Harrah's) in Las Vegas. He has also owned several properties including: Winners Inn, Star Casino and Model T Truck Stop in Winnemucca and the Alamo Truck Stop in Sparks. His son, Robert A. Cashell, Jr., was a partner in the new ownership of the Fitzgeralds Casino & Hotel in downtown Reno (which is now the Whitney Peak Hotel).
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