The name also recalls the 1980s Eddie Murphy movie about the area in New York of the same name. That venue first opened on the site in then-segregated Las Vegas in 1960. Posted in: Nevada Gambling News, US Casino News, US Gambling Newsīeverly Hills, California-based spa chain owner and investor Shlomo Meiri has submitted proposals for a 687-foot-tall hotel and casino resort in Las Vegas’ Historic Westside neighborhood.Ĭalled Harlem Nights, the proposed casino’s theme will be a tribute to the historically African American neighborhood and its legendary Town Tavern.