The Best Western Plus Casino Royale (formerly known as the Nob Hill Casino and Casino Royale) is a casino and hotel on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. The casino caters to low rollers. History Nob Hill (1978-1992) Before 1992, this property neighbored the Sands Hotel Casino and contained several motels, restaurants and casinos: Bill's Place, Bon Aire Motel, Motor Inn Motel, Louigi's Charcoal Broiler, and Frank Musso's Restaurant. In the 1960s, a Denny's restaurant was built here. What is now Casino Royale's hotel opened in the spring of 1964 as the Caravan Motor Hotel. The 164-room establishment was developed by local construction firm Heers Bros, Inc. By 1968, the hotel was affiliated with the Travelodge chain and was known as the Caravan Travelodge. In July 1978, the Nob Hill Casino opened between the Denny's and Travelodge. It was operated by a group of four partners who also owned the nearby Holiday Casino (now Harrah's), led by Claudine Williams. The Nob Hill became famous as a new smaller Strip casino with the lowest Strip limits at table games, including .25 craps,.10 roulette, and 1.00 blackjack. In 1983, Holiday Inns purchased the operating business of the Nob Hill, as part of a package deal in which it also acquired full ownership of the Holiday Casino. The Nob Hill closed on November 26, 1990, because the lease on the property expired. Casino Royale (1992-present) On January 1, 1992, the former Nob Hill was remodelled and reopened by Tommy Elardi as the Casino Royale, with of gaming space with 225 slot machines and 4 table games. Elardi was the general manager and co-owner of the Frontier casino hotel. Elardi purchased the casino and the hotel for $17 million. From 1993 to 1995, he renovated the property, expanding the casino to , adding a parking garage, and connecting the casino, hotel, and Denny's with a single facade. From its opening, the Casino Royale was subjected to picketing by members of the Culinary Workers Union because of its shared ownership with the Frontier hotel, where workers had been on strike since September 1991. Picketing continued until 1998, when the strike was resolved by the Elardi family's sale of the Frontier. In January 2013, the property was rebranded as part of the Best Western hotel chain. In 2014, the Denny's at the north side of the building, which had been the restaurant chain's highest-volume location,