Cactus Petes Resort Casino

What Cactus Petes Resort Casino does

Cactus Petes Resort Casino is a casino resort property located in Jackpot, Nevada, near the Nevada-Idaho border. It operates as a single-property destination offering casino gaming, hotel accommodations, food and beverage service, and entertainment amenities. The property is owned and operated by PENN Entertainment, Inc., a publicly traded gaming and hospitality company listed on NASDAQ under ticker PENN, and is one of approximately 40 gaming destinations within PENN's portfolio. Cactus Petes participates in PENN Entertainment's centralized PENN Play rewards program, which enables cross-property loyalty earning and redemption and includes partnerships with Choice Hotels, Norwegian Cruise Line, and Ticketmaster.

The business operates as a B2C walk-in destination with no publicly disclosed pricing for gaming, hotel, dining, or entertainment services; rates are quote-based and vary by season, room type, and gaming activity. Revenue is not reported separately, as PENN Entertainment consolidates financials at the parent level; no standalone revenue, headcount, or operating metrics for Cactus Petes are disclosed in available sources. The property has no identified standalone technology platform, mobile application, API, or integration layer — it leverages PENN-level infrastructure for marketing, rewards, and digital wallet functionality.

There is no evidence of a modular or platform-based product architecture; Cactus Petes functions as a traditional integrated resort casino rather than a technology-enabled business. No certifications, regulatory actions, partnerships beyond PENN Play, M&A activity, leadership changes, or product launches specific to the property are disclosed. The property is confirmed active based on its listing on PENN Entertainment's locations page.

Name

Cactus Petes Resort Casino

Legal name

Cactus Petes Resort Casino

Website

https://ameristar.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Cactus Petes Resort Casino is a single-property casino resort in Jackpot, Nevada offering gaming, hotel, dining, and entertainment to travelers and gaming patrons, operated as a subsidiary of PENN Entertainment within the PENN Play loyalty ecosystem.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Casino & Resort Hospitality

NAICS

Casino Hotels (721120), Casino Hotels (72112)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000)

akta.pro primary industry

Integrated Casino Resorts (THAGAJAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Integrated Casino Resorts (Casino + Hotel/Entertainment) (MPAEAAAA), Destination/Regional Casinos (Drive-to Markets) (MPAEAAAC)

Keywords

• Casino gaming services
• Resort hotel accommodations
• Hospitality entertainment venue
• Gaming destination resort
• Food and beverage services

Headquarters

HQ city

Jackpot

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Cactus Petes Resort Casino operates a casino hotel in Jackpot, Nevada, providing casino gaming, hotel accommodations, food and beverage dining, and entertainment amenities. The property serves as a gaming and hospitality destination for travelers and gaming enthusiasts visiting the Jackpot, NV area near the Nevada-Idaho border, and is part of PENN Entertainment's portfolio of gaming destinations.

Product overview

Cactus Petes Resort Casino operates as a single casino resort property in Jackpot, Nevada. It is part of PENN Entertainment's broader network of gaming destinations and is associated with the PENN Play rewards program. The property offers casino gaming, hotel lodging, and resort amenities as its core service offering. There is no evidence of a modular platform architecture; the product operates as a standalone resort casino.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cactus Petes Resort Casino Casino resort property located in Jackpot, NV, offering gaming entertainment, hotel accommodations, and related resort amenities. The property is part of the PENN Entertainment portfolio of gaming destinations and participates in the PENN Play rewards program.
• Casino Gaming Casino gaming floor offering gaming entertainment to resort guests and walk-in patrons at the Jackpot, NV location.
• Hotel Accommodations Resort hotel rooms and lodging accommodations for visitors to the Jackpot, Nevada gaming and hospitality destination.
• Dining and Food & Beverage Food and beverage dining services available to resort guests and casino patrons at the Cactus Petes property.
• Resort Entertainment Entertainment amenities and venue offerings at the Jackpot, NV resort property.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Regional players

• Atlantis Casino Resort Spa: A regional casino resort in Reno, Nevada operated by Monarch Casino & Resort. Comparable integrated gaming, lodging, and F&B offering targeting drive-in and regional travelers in northern Nevada — a similar regional resort model to Cactus Petes.
• Silver Legacy Resort Casino: A downtown Reno casino resort operated by Caesars Entertainment. Offers integrated gaming, hotel, dining, and entertainment targeting regional and drive-in visitors, broadly comparable to Cactus Petes' resort-casino model though at a larger scale.

Broad incumbents

• Ameristar Black Hawk: A regional integrated casino resort in Black Hawk, Colorado, owned by PENN Entertainment. Operates as a destination/drive-to mountain casino hotel with gaming, lodging, and dining — closely analogous in structure to Cactus Petes though in a different regional market.
• Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall: A Boyd Gaming-operated casino resort in Las Vegas, NV, serving locals and regional visitors with gaming, lodging, and dining amenities. Comparable regional casino-resort model to Cactus Petes, though larger in scale.
• Station Casinos - Red Rock Casino Resort: A Las Vegas locals/resort casino in Summerlin, NV operated by Station Casinos (Red Rock Resorts). A larger-scale regional Nevada casino resort with gaming, lodging, dining, and entertainment — directly comparable operating concept though with greater amenities and scale than Cactus Petes.
• River City Casino Hotel: A PENN Entertainment-owned casino hotel in the St. Louis, Missouri market. Sister property offering gaming, lodging, and dining to a regional drive-to customer base — comparable in structure to Cactus Petes though serving a midwestern rather than western market.
• M Resort Spa Casino: A larger-scale integrated casino resort in Henderson, Nevada, also owned by PENN Entertainment. While serving the Las Vegas locals market rather than a border drive-to market, it is a comparable Nevada casino resort under the same parent portfolio.

Direct peers

• Horseshu Hotel & Casino: A sister casino hotel located steps from Cactus Petes in Jackpot, Nevada, also owned by PENN Entertainment. Direct head-to-head competitor serving the same drive-to border market with comparable gaming and lodging offerings.
• Primadonna Resort & Casino: Sister property to Whiskey Pete's in Primm, NV, also owned by Affinity Gaming. Operates as a casino resort serving California drive-in customers with gaming, lodging, and dining — directly comparable to Cactus Petes' drive-to border-market positioning.
• Whiskey Pete's Hotel & Casino: A drive-to-market casino hotel located in Primm, Nevada on the California border, owned by Affinity Gaming. Conceptually similar to Cactus Petes as a border-region casino hotel targeting regional drive-in traffic rather than destination tourists.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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