A trio of Station Casinos serving locals in southern Nevada are slated for demolition after being inactive for more than two years following the Silver State’s 2020 pandemic-related closure.
“Though the decision was difficult, Station Casinos has adapted and grown with the Las Vegas Valley throughout our 46-year history,” Scott Kreeger, the company’s president, said in a statement Friday afternoon, in which he announced the permanent Closures of Fiesta Henderson, Fiesta Rancho announced in Las Vegas and Texas Station in North Las Vegas.
The three casinos were among 20 station buildings that closed their doors for nearly three months following Gov. Steve Sisolak’s sweeping shutdown order in 2020.
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In August of this year, shortly after Nevada casinos were allowed to reopen, Frank Fertitta III, CEO of Station’s parent company, Red Rock Resorts, predicted the permanent closure on a conference call.
“We will continue to seek clarity and manage the situation to make informed decisions,” Fertitta said at the time, “but any decisions we make will be in the best interests of shareholder value.”
Fertitta also said at the time that the Palms resort’s future off the Strip was uncertain, but the property, which was sold to the San Manuel Indian tribe last year, reopened in April
Kreeger said Friday that about a third of the employees at each of the properties worked at a different Station Casinos property.
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Following the demolitions, the properties will be sold, which Kreeger said will allow the company to reinvest in its existing properties “and move faster to develop and deliver the next generation of Station Casinos resorts.
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This next generation includes a $750 million project in southwest Las Vegas, where construction of the Durango Hotel & Casino is underway.
Las Vegas hasn’t seen a casino implosion in more than six years after the 24-story Riviera was leveled in 2016 to make way for convention facilities on the north end of the Strip. The casino’s event was marked by a celebration with live music, drinks and fireworks.
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Rio Lacanlale is a Las Vegas correspondent for the Reno Gazette Journal and the USA Today Network. Reach out to her at [email protected] or on Twitter @riolacanlale. Support local journalism by subscribing to RGJ today.
This article originally appeared in the Reno Gazette Journal: Las Vegas Casino Owners To Demolish 3 Casinos for Land Sale