It was performed in the resort's Bali Hai Theater, which had seating for 425 people. Ī 90-minute, family friendly show called Island Fever opened in August 1995. There were plans to eventually expand the hotel to 1,500 rooms. The $80 million resort was expected to employ as many as 900 people. A 45-unit RV park and tennis courts were scheduled to open in August 1995, and a golf course was scheduled to open the following year. Players Island also included several restaurants, convention space, and a spa offering mud baths. The casino introduced new card games to the area such as mini-baccarat, Caribbean stud poker, and pai gow poker. The property included 486 hotel rooms, and a 40,000 sq ft (3,700 m 2) casino with 850 slot machines, 29 table games, a sportsbook, and keno. Players Island was themed after a tropical island, and included lawns, fountains, waterfalls, and palm trees.

Players Island was the third resort to open in Mesquite, after the Oasis and Virgin River. An official grand opening took place on July 28, 1995. Despite the lack of marketing, several hundred customers visited the resort for its early opening. The resort had an unadvertised early opening on June 29, 1995, to work out any issues prior to a publicized grand opening ceremony. Players Island was built on 42 acres, and was completed ahead of schedule. Merv Griffin held a 12.4-percent interest in Players International, and he would also be in charge of producing a theatrical show for the new resort. The nine-story hotel was topped off in early 1995. Construction of the new resort, known as Players Island, began in the third quarter of 1994. Players International had previously only operated riverboat casinos. A month later, the company announced plans to build a hotel-casino on the land.

In May 1994, Hafen sold the site to Players International. The property was previously occupied by farmland, owned by Bryan Hafen. The resort, located on 42 acres (17 ha), includes 472 rooms, 24 timeshare units and a 45-space RV park. After struggling financially, the resort was sold to Randy Black Sr., who renamed it as the CasaBlanca in July 1997.

The resort, originally known as Players Island, was opened by Players International on June 29, 1995. Hotel and casino in Nevada, United States CasaBlancaĬasaBlanca is a hotel, casino, and RV park located in Mesquite, Nevada.

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