▁was ▁originally ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁G olf ▁Club ▁Mot el ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁Tom ▁Wies ner ▁co - f ounded ▁South west ▁Sec ur ities ▁Development ▁Company , ▁and ▁later ▁founded ▁Wies ner ▁In vest ment ▁Company . ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁South west ▁Sec ur ities ▁Development ▁was ▁planning ▁the ▁Airport ▁Marina ▁Hotel , ▁to ▁be ▁built ▁at ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 7 0 - room ▁G olf ▁Club ▁Mot el , ▁which ▁was ▁located ▁near ▁Mc Car ran ▁International ▁Airport . ▁South west ▁planned ▁to ▁renov ate ▁the ▁mot el ▁structure ▁and ▁add ▁a ▁ 1 4 - story ▁addition ▁with ▁ 5 1 8 ▁rooms . ▁Fred ▁Har vey ▁Company ▁would ▁serve ▁as ▁the ▁operator ▁of ▁the ▁hotel , ▁its ▁restaur ants , ▁and ▁other ▁areas ▁of ▁the ▁resort . ▁Fred ▁Har vey ▁had ▁previously ▁opened ▁hot els ▁in ▁other ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁under ▁the ▁Airport ▁Marina ▁name . ▁South west ▁also ▁planned ▁to ▁construct ▁a ▁ ▁cas ino ▁that ▁would ▁operate ▁separately ▁from ▁Fred ▁Har vey . ▁ ▁The ▁ 7 0 0 - room ▁Marina , ▁located ▁at ▁ 3 8 0 5 ▁South ▁Las ▁Veg as ▁Bou lev ard , ▁was ▁built ▁by ▁Wies ner ▁In vest ment ▁Company ▁and ▁was ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁Wies ner ▁and ▁his ▁partners ▁sold ▁the ▁Marina ▁to