Oyo Hotel & Casino (stylized as OYO Hotel & Casino) is a casino hotel near the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, United States. It is owned by Highgate and Oyo Hotels & Homes, and its casino is operated by Paragon Gaming. It is located next to the Tropicana and across the street from the MGM Grand Las Vegas. The hotel has 696 rooms with a casino. Since opening in 1973, the property has been renamed several times, most recently as the Hôtel San Rémo (1989–2006) and the Hooters Casino Hotel (2006–2019). History Howard Johnson Hotel (1973–1975) The hotel was originally a Howard Johnson's Motor Lodge. Construction of the hotel began in September 1972. The hotel was developed by a group of local businesspersons led by Paul Oesterle. It opened in June 1973 with 332 rooms, at a cost of $8 million. A gaming license was issued for the property later that year, allowing the operation of 150 slot machines. Oesterle had plans to expand the hotel by adding three 10-story towers with 544 new rooms. In September 1974, Oesterle Nevada declared bankruptcy as it was unable to pay its debts. Eureka Federal Savings and Loan, holder of the hotel's mortgage, foreclosed on the property and bought it at auction for $7.7 million in March 1975. Paradise Hotel (1975–1976) In September 1975, Eureka sold the Howard Johnson's to Bernard Nemerov, a former part owner of the Riviera casino, for $10 million. Nemerov renamed it as the Paradise Hotel. He reopened the property's casino on New Year's Day 1976. In June 1976, the Paradise was targeted in a credit scam by 54 mobsters associated with the Philadelphia crime family. The scheme left the casino with insufficient cash to operate, and it was forced to close and went bankrupt. Ownership changes and renamings (1976–1989) The property was purchased in 1977 by a group led by New York businessman Andrew DeLillo, who then renamed it as the 20th Century. It was later sold to Herb Pastor, owner of the Coin Castle and Golden Goose casinos in Downtown Las Vegas, who renamed the 20th Century as the Treasury Hotel. Former football player Gerry Philbin purchased the Treasury in 1982 for $20 million; the casino closed at that time because Philbin had not obtained a gaming license, though the hotel continued to operate. By the end of the year, Philbin was forced to put the