The Mint Las Vegas

The Mint opened in 1957.[3] One of the original owners was Milton Prell, who also owned the Hotel Sahara and later the Aladdin hotel-casino. Prell and his associates had engaged a firm to use a computer to come up with a list of possible names for this new addition to downtown Las Vegas. They had been working late into the night in Prell's home, when his wife Debbie came into the room and suggested the place be named The Mint.

Del Webb assumed ownership around 1961 when he acquired other properties owned by Prell.

On April 6, 1962, Sahara-Nevada Corporation – the operating group of the Sahara and Mint – announced plans for a 22-story hotel skyscraper addition to the Mint. The addition was expected to be completed within 16 months, at a cost of $5 million. The addition would be built on the Mint's north parking lot, and was to include 300 additional hotel rooms and suites. A six-story, 210,000 sq ft (20,000 m²) parking garage would be connected to the new hotel building, and would include more than 550 parking spaces.[4][5] In May 1962, the city planned to review the permit for the new tower.[6] A groundbreaking ceremony was held for the tower in July 1962.[7]

Construction was still ongoing in July 1964, at which point the tower was planned to include 24 floors.[8] Construction reached the 24th floor at the end of the year, with plans for an additional four floors.[9] The hotel tower was ultimately built with 26 stories, and was topped out on March 20, 1965, with plans to open later that month.[10] The new tower stood 290 ft (88 m), and was one of the tallest buildings in the state at the time, ranking only behind The Landmark Hotel and Casino, which stood 297 ft (91 m).[11][12] Renovations were also done to the existing building, which included work to the Merri Mint Theatre, and expanded dining areas.[10]

In 1988, The Mint was sold and became part of Binion's Horseshoe.

Patsy Cline performed at the Mint Casino's "Merri-Mint Theater" from November 23 - December 28, 1962, three months before her fatal plane crash. She appeared with Tompall & the Glaser Brothers, and at one point developed "Vegas Throat" due to the dry desert heat. For several shows, Cline lip-synched to her records. Kitty Wells followed Patsy into The Mint. Tompall & the Glaser Brothers were headliners at The Mint for six weeks from May to June 1963.[13] The Wilburn Brothers, with Loretta Lynn as part of their act, played the Merri-Mint for a couple of nights in October 1962. According to author Larry Jordan, in his book "Jim Reeves: His Untold Story," Reeves also played at the Mint Casino in the early-1960s. Peter Urquidi, "Man of Many Sounds", played the Top of the Mint for more than a decade until the early-1970s. Upstairs in the lounge was the Johnny Elvis Foster show For The Love Of Elvis. The Memphis Sound also played at the Mint. Sidney Fields of Abbott and Costello fame appeared on the same bill in a comedy act.