<P> Starting in 2011, the Long Island White Castle has become a frequent setting for challenges on the show Impractical Jokers, during which the contestants will pose as cashiers, drive - thru workers, and janitors . </P> <P> The Ingram family's steadfast refusal to franchise or take on debt throughout the company's existence has kept the chain relatively small, with a more discontinuous geography than its principal competitors . There are over 420 White Castle outlets, all in the United States and predominantly in the Midwest, Kentucky, and Tennessee . The exception is a significant smattering of outlets in the New York metropolitan region and two locations in Nevada . By comparison, there are over 36,000 McDonald's locations globally, with approximately 14,000 of those in the United States . The chain does, however, sell frozen sliders at supermarkets nationwide, with availability varying by chain . Some locations are also cobranded with Church's Chicken . </P> <P> Current White Castle markets include Chicago; Cincinnati; Columbus, Ohio; Dayton; Detroit; Indianapolis; Las Vegas; Louisville; Lexington; Minneapolis--St. Paul; Nashville; New York City / New Jersey / Pennsylvania; and St. Louis . Louisville and Columbus also house bulk manufacturing (grocery store sales, meat and bun production) divisions . Company headquarters and the Porcelain Steel Buildings (PSB) division are in Columbus, Ohio . White Castle exited the Cleveland and Akron, Ohio markets effective December 25, 2014 . </P> <P> The first White Castle in the far western United States opened at the Casino Royale Hotel & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip on January 27, 2015 . This was the first expansion for White Castle into a different state in 56 years . On the first day of business, demand for food was so great that the restaurant had to temporarily close for two hours to restock . White Castle Vice President Jamie Richardson said that the store sold 4,000 sliders per hour in its first 12 hours . He was not aware of any similar closing because of demand in White Castle's 94 - year history . A second White Castle location opened in Las Vegas on September 22, 2017, on Fremont Street . </P>

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