“Exterior view of Cactus Petes, the largest hotel in Jackpot, Nevada” by Santcomm is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 / Cropped from original

Located less than a mile from the Idaho border is a small unincorporated community called Jackpot, NV – population 1,195 as of the 2010 census. Jackpot was founded after Idaho outlawed all forms of casino gambling in 1954. “Cactus Pete” Piersanti relocated his gaming establishment from Idaho to the Jackpot town site and named it Cactus Pete’s Desert Lodge. The establishment of Cactus Pete’s and the Horseshu Hotel and Casino in the same year is actually considered the founding of Jackpot.

Jackpot has remained a popular casino gaming destination for Idaho residents and consists of five main hotels and motels with casinos. Cactus Pete’s is the largest one, with 300 rooms. It offers more than 600 slot machines, two gaming pits with 20 table games, a seven-table live poker room, and a keno lounge and sports book.

Other features and amenities include:

• Indoor concert hall (known as the Gala Showroom)
• Outdoor amphitheater
• 10-story hotel tower
• 4 restaurant and fine dining options
• Olympic-sized swimming pool
• 18-hole golf course
• Salon

Plenty of parking, including more than 90 RV spaces, is also available for production vehicles.

Take a quick tour of Cactus Pete’s below:

“Cactus Petes in Jackpot NV” by Brandi Meyers

Fun Fact: Located directly across from Cactus Pete’s is the Horseshu, a gaming property designed as a Hollywood western movie set. While the Horseshu is not specifically listed as an available filming location, your production crew might have fun staying there. Learn more!

Filmography

Although Jackpot was featured in an episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, no actual filming took place there. However, Jackpot and Cactus Pete’s were used as filming locations in the 1992 action adventure comedy Roadside Prophets.

If you are looking for a filming location that offers gaming, accommodations, and good old fashioned hospitality in one of the most interesting towns in Nevada, be sure to check out Cactus Pete’s! For more information and pictures, you can view the full Cactus Pete’s filming location details here and don’t forget to register your project!

To find more film-friendly locations, be sure to visit our Nevada Filming Locations Database or contact us if you need further assistance with your production!

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