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Primm (often called '''Primm Valley''', after one of its casinos) is a tiny community of Clark County, Nevada , primarily notable for its position straddling Interstate 15 where it crosses the border between California and Nevada . It sits at the edge of Ivanpah Dry Lake . The community's economy is based on its three Casinos , which attract gamblers from Southern California wanting to stop before reaching Las Vegas 40 miles to the north, or as a last chance to gamble before leaving Nevada. The community's hotels also serve as reliever hotels on the occasions when Las Vegas hosts major conventions. List of Hotel and Casinos Primm is also home to a large Outlet Mall , the Fashion Outlets Of Las Vegas , Gas Stations , Fast Food restaurants, and apartments for the workers of Primm. The 2000 census population for the community (which is not even a Census Designated Place ) is 436. A Clark County Comprehensive Planning Department estimate placed the population at 284 as of July 1 , 2006 , apparently using different boundaries for the area. It was once referred to as Stateline, Nevada, and then Jean, Nevada (the Gold Strike Casino Hotel now sits where Jean, Nevada is considered to be. A Convenience Store on the California side of the border is the closest access for southern Nevadans wishing to play the California State Lottery , and is said to be the highest-selling location in the entire state. The only road access to the store is from Nevada. There is also a golf course and resort on the California side. A New Airport for Las Vegas is planned to be built north of Primm, and the California-Nevada Interstate Maglev project has proposed building a Maglev Train that will pass through. HISTORY In the 1920s, the Pete MacIntyre owned a gas-station at the stateline. MacIntyre died in 1933. Whiskey Pete's casino is named after MacIntrye, who was also a bootlegger. Primm, previously known by the informal name of State Line, was named in the late 1990s to avoid confusion with Stateline , Nevada which is located in northern Nevada. Primm was the end location for the 2004 DARPA Grand Challenge , and the starting and ending location for the 2005 version of the DARPA Grand Challenge . On October 8 , 2005 the 2005 DARPA Grand Challenge was run in the desert around Primm. The $2 million prize was won by a team from Stanford University . |
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