Hello,
We have been to the Red Lion in Elko. It was several years ago. It is located out of town, but is or was, quite nice. They had a smaller casino, and there was a motel across the street, where we stayed, as we had our dogs with us, with a tiny casino. The Red Lion used to have charter flights there from Boise, when we lived there. I think there was a regular schedule around the Northwest. Elko downtown has larger casinos, and they are, or were, all old places, but larger than the Red Lion. I would say that the Red Lion is the "class act" of Elko.........but not like going to Las Vegas, or even Laughlin. There is a website for the Red Lion Casino, and it tells about the flights. It says they have 500 machines, and tells about the hotel, and more about Elko.