3 Las Vegas-area casinos never reopened after shutdowns. Now, they’re slated for demolition.
slated for demolition after sitting dormant for more than two years following the Silver State’s pandemic-triggered shutdown in 2020.
“While the decision was difficult, throughout our 46-year history, Station Casinos has adapted and grown with the Las Vegas valley,” Scott Kreeger, the company’s president, said in a statement Friday afternoon announcing the permanent closures of Fiesta Henderson, Fiesta Rancho in Las Vegas and Texas Station in North Las Vegas.
The three casinos were among 20 Station properties that closed its doors for almost three months following Gov. Steve Sisolak’s sweeping shutdown order in 2020.
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In August that year, not long after casinos in Nevada were allowed to reopen, Frank Fertitta III, CEO of Station’s parent company Red Rock Resorts, had predicted the permanent closures in an earnings call.
“We’re going to continue to try to get clarity and navigate the situation to make well-informed decisions,” Fertitta said at the time, “but whatever decisions we make will be in the best interest of shareholder value.”
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Rio Lacanlale is the Las Vegas correspondent for the Reno Gazette Journal and the USA Today Network. Contact her at rlacanlale@gannett.com or on Twitter @riolacanlale. Support local journalism by subscribing to the RGJ today.