History of The Las Vegas Country Club 

The Las Vegas Country Club is a facility whose rich history is filled with many individuals that were dedicated to making this club possible. During the 1950’s, the property was the site of a thoroughbred racetrack named Las Vegas Downs where the only access was a gravel road running from Paradise Road to the track. When the racetrack went into bankruptcy the property was purchased by investor Joe W. Brown who they later honored by naming the street after him.

 
Brown later sold it to Marvin Kratter of Nevada Equities who proceeded to build the country club. The golf course was designed by Ed Ault and was completed in the Fall of 1967, followed by the completion of the clubhouse in April of 1968. Mr. Kratter opened it under the name of The Las Vegas International Country Club and operated it as such until he sold it to a Strip hotel named the Bonanza. The club was renamed The Bonanza Country Club and Corral. In late 1970, it was sold to four partners of Realty Holdings (Moe Dalitz, Harry Lahr, Nate Adelson and Irwin Molasky) who renamed it The Las Vegas Country Club, and made it a private country club in July of 1971.

The Dalitz group sold the Club to forty of its’ Members with the ultimate plan being to make it an equity type membership. This was accomplished by these forty Members holding a mortgage until they were paid off through the sale of memberships and the general operation of the Club. The mortgage was paid off in 1984 making a true equity membership Club that has operated as such to this date.