<Tr> <Th> Coordinates </Th> <Td> 39 ° 31 ′ 22" N 119 ° 46 ′ 45" W ﻿ / ﻿ 39.522854 ° N 119.779226 ° W ﻿ / 39.522854; - 119.779226 Coordinates: 39 ° 31 ′ 22" N 119 ° 46 ′ 45" W ﻿ / ﻿ 39.522854 ° N 119.779226 ° W ﻿ / 39.522854; - 119.779226 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> grandsierraresort.com </Td> </Tr> <P> Grand Sierra Resort (formerly MGM Grand Reno, Bally's Reno and Reno Hilton) is a hotel and casino located approximately three miles east of Downtown Reno, Nevada . The hotel has 1,990 guest rooms and suites, 10 restaurants, including two by celebrity chef Charlie Palmer and a casino with 63,584 sq ft (5,907.1 m) of space . The hotel also has a shopping center, wedding chapel, pool, convention center, 50 - lane bowling alley, movie theater, a Race & Sports Book, nightclubs including LEX a 25,000 sq ft venue with a swimming pool, lake golf driving range, a two screen cinema and an RV park . It is owned and operated by Southern California based investment group headed by The Meruelo Group . </P> <P> In 1975, officials from the Metro - Goldwyn Mayer Company began to scout out Reno locations for their proposed high rise hotel - casino they wanted to model after their very high - profile Las Vegas casino, the MGM Grand . Following a deal with and approval from the City Council, MGM purchased land at the intersection of Mill and 2nd Streets, at that time a gravel pit . The Summer of 1976 saw construction begin on the 26 story, 1,015 room property that would then be one of the largest in the world . After two years of fast tracked construction, the building opened with fanfare, fashion and media attention on May 3, 1978 . </P>

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