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Boulder City is the nearest city to Hoover Dam. It is a city of about 15,000 residents located eight miles west of the dam in Clark County, Nevada. It is at a significantly higher elevation than the dam at about 2,500 feet. As a result, temperatures in Boulder City tend to be 5 to 10 degrees cooler than at the dam and below in the Black Canyon.

Boulder City is very different than much of what is seen in the Las Vegas area as it is one of only two cities in Nevada that prohibits gambling. It offers visitors hotel accommodations, restaurants, and shopping.

Boulder City was founded as a result of the construction of the Hoover Dam. The United States Bureau of Reclamation built the city in the early 1930s as it needed a place to house workers constructing the dam. Membership in unions, alcohol sales, prostitution, and all forms of gambling were prohibited in the city. The Bureau did not release control of the city until 1958. Once the city was independent, it upheld the ban on gambling by city charter. In 1969, the city rescinded its ban on alcohol.

While Boulder City has maintained its ban on casinos, there are still several casinos nearby. The Hacienda Hotel and Casino, which is located on a private parcel of land within the Lake Mead National Recreation Area is nearby. Also, just west of Boulder City on U.S. Route 93 is the Railroad Pass Hotel and Casino, which is technically in the city of Henderson.

Boulder City lies on a higher plateau, north of the El Dorado Mountains. It is typically a few degrees cooler than Las Vegas, which is about 500 feet lower in elevation, and 25 miles to the northwest. Money Magazine's 2009 'Best Places to Retire' article ranked Boulder City as the sixth best place in the nation to retire noting its affordable housing, medical care, tax rates, and arts and leisure. Nevada has no state income tax.

The city has controlled its growth by limited new construction permits to allow the construction of only up to 120 single family or multi–family residential building per year. Desert bighorn sheep are occasionally seen in the city.

Boulder City is popular with retirees. It enjoys a dry, sunny climate and there are several nice housing areas with views of Lake Mead. Boulder City also has the Boulder City Municipal Golf Course and one private course, the Boulder Creek Golf Course.

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The city also has a racquetball complex, swimming pool, athletic fields, mountain hiking trails, and a BMX bicycle track. The Boulder City Municipal Airport is also in the city, which accommodates aerial tours of the Hoover Dam and Grand Canyon, skydiving trips, and small private planes.

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Las Vegas casinos are slowly reopening and we know all of those employees are thrilled to get back to work. While gambling is not allowed of course in Boulder City, let’s face it – the head has ears – and frankly most locals do like to take advantage of either of our local area casinos, the Hoover Dam Lodge or the classic Railroad Pass Hotel Casino.

We took a super quick cruise through both of them this morning, and want to share what we observed:

The Hoover Dam Lodge is open for guests to stay and the entire casino is also fully operational. All of the employees we observed were masked as required and moving about serving guests and cleaning surfaces. The slot machine kiosks are spaced well apart from each other, and where needed due to player proximity, those have plexiglass installed between gamblers. We also noticed the same at the players bar, with plexi between guests and the bar staff as well. Floor decals throughout remind players of traffic flow and spacing when in lines. Their Cafe and the General Store were also both open for business. The Blazing Paddles adventure outfitter was also open and back in business!

At Railroad Pass, when we walked in we were greeted by a friendly gentleman who took our forehead temperature – a painless process that lasted just seconds. Again all employees were tending customers or cleaning, and all were masked. The only difference was the slot machine separations and the bar. Railroad Pass has removed chairs and made the machines inoperable between gamblers to meet those required distancing protocols. The players bar did not have any plexiglass installed (no where did we observe that except the cash exchange, which has always had similar barriers) and the hotel desk. The gaming tables we could not tell what would be happening there as none were open for the day, but one again assumes plenty of room will be set between each player as required. The Cafe is open, but the other two dining spots, the buffet and the DeSimone Steakhouse are still closed for now.

At both establishments, we observed some patrons masked and others not, much as everywhere else currently in Nevada, as they are not required by the general public. Those who feel comfortable venturing out, we hope you do so, as heaven knows these employees want to get back to work and start earning some income. There’s a truth here, we gotta circulate some money to get our economy moving again, and Nevada is what it is. Even in a town that doesn’t have gambling, both of these businesses employ locals and support our local economy. For those who are not yet comfy in this environment, we get that too, each has to do their own thing in their own way, and we all need to respect each other for that. Happy playing!