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LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - Construction is moving along on Durango Station - the newest Station Casinos resort coming to the southwest Las Vegas valley. The new sprawling resort will be located at 215 and Durango. While construction is currently underway with traffic congestion, getting to work surprisingly hasn't been too much of an issue for local…

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - A $62.3 million deal has moved property once owned by Station Casinos to hospital giant HCA, which already operates several hospitals in the valley. HCA has acquired 56.6 acres at the northwest corner of Las Vegas Boulevard South and Cactus Avenue, spokesman Antonio Castelan confirmed to 8 News Now on Friday. "We buy land from…

In 2022, Las Vegas announced several new projects coming to The Strip and beyond. Many acquisitions, such as Hard Rock's purchase of The Mirage, have become more official, while Station Casinos plans to build several properties by 2030, including Durango Casino & Resort, which will open late next year. The results of those construction plans, new…

Station Casinos outlined big plans a little over a year ago: It wanted to double its footprint in Southern Nevada. And in the past few weeks, as it pushes ahead with that goal, the company has had a flurry of real estate activity. Henderson City Council members voted Tuesday to approve the city's purchase of the 35-acre former Fiesta Henderson…

In 2022, Las Vegas announced several new projects coming to The Strip and beyond. Many acquisitions, such as Hard Rock's purchase of The Mirage, have become more official, while Station Casinos plans to build several properties by 2030, including Durango Casino & Resort, which will open late next year. The results of those construction plans, new…

Las Vegas casino chain Station Casinos has purchased nearly 67 acres at the northwest corner of Losee Road and the 215 Beltway in North Las Vegas for $55 million. According to records retrieved by Las Vegas Review-Journal, the company's plans for the site, in the Villages at Tule Springs master-planned community, call for a new resort. The sale was…

Station Casinos has announced key leadership appointments for its Durango Casino & Resort, which is set to debut in southwest Las Vegas in the fourth quarter of 2023. David Horn, a longtime executive in the organization, has been named Vice President and General Manager of the property. Meanwhile, Kai Speth has been named Vice President of…

In Las Vegas, it often seems like bigger is better. Caesars Entertainment (CZR) - Get Free Report, MGM Resorts International (MGM) - Get Free Report, and Wynn Resorts (WYNN) - Get Free Report certainly seem to subscribe to that logic. The three biggest players on the Las Vegas strip seem to go for spectacle and grandeur in building properties that…

Station Casinos has sold a chunk of land next door to its newest Las Vegas hotel that's still taking shape. The locals-focused casino chain sold 21.3 acres immediately west of its under-construction Durango resort to Ovation Development Corp., property records indicate. The sale, for about $23.9 million, closed last week and does not come as a…

After the worst or at least one of the worst periods in Las Vegas history, Sin City has begun a spectacular comeback. Not only have visitors begun to flock back as the pandemic eases, but construction on a number of massive projects has begun. The city, which saw its operations grind to a halt when Covid hit, now has $4.5 billion in new…

Demolition has begun at two Las Vegas-area casino properties that remained shuttered since the start of the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020. A spokesman for Station Casinos declined to comment about work that began Monday at Texas Station in North Las Vegas and Fiesta Henderson in Henderson. Work has not begun at the company's closed Fiesta…

Station Casinos' Durango Casino & Resort, its new $750 million project in the southwest Las Vegas Valley, is currently under construction. This week, a new milestone in the process will see the crews top off the 15-story, 318-foot tower, and will mark the addition of the final beam and pour the last floor of the hotel. Work on the project began…

Station Casinos cleared a hurdle in its quest to build a new resort in North Las Vegas, as the company shakes up its real estate portfolio. The North Las Vegas Planning Commission last week approved Station's plans for a 67-acre hotel-casino at the northwest corner of Losee Road and the 215 Beltway in a hearing that featured pushback against a…

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - Residents living in the ever-growing southwest valley are seeing more homes and new businesses move into the area and with the change comes more traffic. One increasingly busy intersection located at Durango Drive and Maule/Badura Avenues will get new traffic signals on Thursday, Nov. 3. The average annual daily traffic at the…

Construction cranes are now a common sight from the 215 Beltway in southwest Las Vegas, and several of them could be seen in action Friday morning to top off Station Casinos' Durango resort. Workers placed the final steel beam and poured concrete on the last floor of the 15-story, 216-foot hotel tower, located on Durango Drive off the 215 Beltway.…

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When Red Rock Resorts' Station Casinos Inc. demolishes its two hotel casinos at Lake Mead Boulevard and Rancho Drive in North Las Vegas, the mayor of the city hopes the land will be converted to commercial uses and not big-box stores. North Las Vegas Mayor John Lee, in office until he is term-limited out at the end of the year, also remains hopeful…

Founded on July 1, 1976, the operator Station Casinos specializes in gaming establishments in the U.S. state of Nevada that primarily target local players. At the moment, it is extremely ambitious. In fact, it simply plans to double its presence in the Las Vegas valley by the year 2030. However, two years ago, its future was in the dotted line (see…

The last time Station Casinos opened a new property in Las Vegas was 2008, or 14 years ago. And lately, we've been hearing about how they are bulldozing three existing properties. That doesn't mean the locals market for Station properties is going away. In fact, the company wants to double the size of its offerings over the next eight years. Its…

THE North Las Vegas Planning Commission recently approved Station Casinos' plans to build a 67-acre hotel-casino at the northwest corner of Losee Road and the 215 Beltway, it was recently reported in the Las Vegas Review-Journal.This project, according to the report, will be built in two phases. When completed, it will feature 600 hotel rooms, more…

Station Casinos cleared a hurdle in its quest to build a new resort in North Las Vegas, as the company shakes up its real estate portfolio. The North Las Vegas Planning Commission last week approved Station's plans for a 67-acre hotel-casino at the northwest corner of Losee Road and the 215 Beltway, in a hearing that featured pushback against a…

According to NLVPD, with the help of SWAT and K-9 units, officers continued to check the manhole covers along the wash and were able to locate the suspect who fled. He was taken into custody and appears to be the driver, according to police. LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - Two suspects robbed a business in Henderson and then ditched their car near the Aliante…

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - A proposed plan to build a new Station Casinos resort in the northwest valley took another step forward this week. On Wednesday, the Las Vegas Planning Commission voted in favor of a 705000-square-foot resort that will be built on land near the 215 and Losee. The Losee Station would include 600 rooms and the usual amenities, such…

LAS VEGAS - Demolition has begun at two Las Vegas-area casino properties that remained shuttered since the start of the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020.A spokesman for Station Casinos declined to comment about work that began Monday at Texas Station in North Las Vegas and Fiesta Henderson in Henderson.Work has not begun at the company's closed…

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - A study of ethnic diversity released Wednesday shows the Las Vegas valley is one of the most diverse areas of the country. Four Las Vegas townships, as well as the cities of Las Vegas and North Las Vegas, are in the Top 50 for ethnic diversity, according to a WalletHub survey based on U.S. Census data. The rankings show the…

Six weeks after announcing plans to demolish three closed casinos, Red Rock Resorts said Friday it would shut down the small Wild Wild West casino and hotel and raze the property for future development. In an email, Red Rock Resorts spokesman Michael Britt said the casino would close on Wednesday at midnight. Still, it anticipates all the Wild Wild…

Nevada-based Station Casinos unveiled Thursday a scale model of the forthcoming Durango Casino & Resort, which is currently on display at the company's Red Rock Casino in Las Vegas. Durango is being constructed near Durango Drive and the 215 Beltway in the southwest valley, and is expected to be completed in the fall of 2023. Visitors of Las Vegas…

Station Casinos only started building its newest Las Vegas resort this year, but it's eyeing a future filled with construction in Southern Nevada. Frank Fertitta III, the casino chain's top boss, reiterated its expansion plans during an earnings call this month. He wants to get the under-construction Durango resort open and then be ready to start…

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - The public is getting a closer look at what the southwest Las Vegas valley's newest resort will look like when it opens next year. A miniature model plan is on display at Red Rock Resort and gives a detailed look at some of the exciting features set for Durango Station in the coming months. Upon completion, the $750 million…

Henderson casino owner Joe DeSimone reached out to Red Rock Resorts last year to see if the company was interested in selling the closed Fiesta Henderson. "They weren't receptive," recalled DeSimone, who operates Railroad Pass on U.S. 95 and The Pass Casino on Water Street. "I think they just kind of just wrote it off." Tim Brooks, who operates the…

Station Casinos has loaded up on more land in Las Vegas, completing a big purchase just days after it unveiled plans to demolish three shuttered hotels in Southern Nevada. The locals-focused casino operator acquired roughly 126 acres at the southwest corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Cactus Avenue for $172.4 million. The sale, by developer Larry…

Three Station Casinos properties - Texas Station, Fiesta Rancho and Fiesta Henderson - will be permanently closed, demolished and the land beneath them sold, the company said Friday. Representatives of parent company Red Rock Resorts said it didn't make financial sense for the three properties, shuttered since March 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic…

Three Station Casinos properties - Texas Station, Fiesta Rancho and Fiesta Henderson - will be permanently closed, demolished and the land beneath them sold, the company said Friday. A total of 107.5 acres are involved in the three land sales. It's unlikely that casinos would be built on any of the parcels. Representatives of parent company Red…

By Dan Behringer for LVSportsBiz.com Those giant cranes crisscrossing the desert sky along the 215 Beltway are tangible signs of a new casino underway in Las Vegas. The cranes and construction crew near the Beltway and Durango Drive are working on Durango Station - the long-awaited casino from Station Casinos LLC. The construction site and eventual…

Red Rock Resorts will permanently close and demolish its three Southern Nevada properties that have been closed for more than two years, the company said Friday, with plans to "reposition the land for sale." In a statement released Friday afternoon, Red Rock President Scott Kreeger said it was a "difficult" decision to permanently close Texas…

Casino and hotel company Station Casinos is building a new project in downtown Las Vegas. It comes as work is already underway on another company project in the Las Vegas Valley -the $750 million Durango Casino & Resort - , but this new, and thus far unnamed project, is set to be much smaller in scale. According to a Las Vegas…

Good morning, and welcome to the Indy Gaming newsletter, a weekly look at gaming matters nationally and internationally and how the events tie back to Nevada. If a colleague or associate emailed this newsletter to you, please to sign up and receive your own copy of Indy Gaming in your inbox. - Howard Stutz Five Southern Nevada casinos that never…

A longtime local real estate firm is opening a small hotel in North Las Vegas. Nigro Development is scheduled to hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday morning for a 119-room TownePlace Suites. The extended-stay hotel, on 4360 Nexus Way, at Lamb Boulevard and Interstate 15, is in the northeast valley near industrial complexes, Las Vegas Motor…

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - More than 600 investors took part in a Las Vegas-based Ponzi scheme involving nearly half-a-billion dollars that perpetrators used to buy luxury items and pay off gambling debts, court documents revealed. Matthew Beasley, 49, faces federal charges in connection with an FBI agent-involved shooting on Mar. 3 at his home near the…

LAS VEGAS (AP) - A local casino company with several other Las Vegas-area properties marked the start Friday of a $750 million project to build a 200-room hotel tower and casino in a growing residential and commercial neighborhood southwest of the city. Red Rock Resorts employees and executives including company Chairman and CEO Frank Fertitta III,…

LAS VEGAS (AP) - A local casino company with several other Las Vegas-area properties marked the start Friday of a $750 million project to build a 200-room hotel tower and casino in a growing residential and commercial neighborhood southwest of the city. Red Rock Resorts employees and executives including company Chairman and CEO Frank Fertitta III,…

Good morning, and welcome to the Indy Gaming newsletter, a weekly look at gaming matters nationally and internationally and how the events tie back to Nevada. If a colleague or associate emailed this newsletter to you, please to sign up and receive your own copy of Indy Gaming in your inbox. - Howard Stutz Congressional representatives and the…

Spring is almost here, and Las Vegas has already begun to thaw. Though Vegas may be best known for sizzling summers spent poolside, there's plenty more to discover beyond the Las Vegas Strip year-round. Now that the weather is feeling warmer - but before it gets too hot outside - here are some ideas for amazing hikes in and around Las Vegas. You…

Two North Las Vegas casinos that have been closed for 23 months and a nearly 38 percent decline in visitation to Laughlin kept the Clark County communities from meaningful participation in Nevada's record-shattering $13.4 billion gaming revenue year in 2021. According to the Gaming Control Board, the markets were the only two of Nevada's 18…

In the western American state of Nevada and casino operator Red Rock Resorts Incorporated has reportedly commenced construction on a new $750 million facility for the southwestern suburbs of Las Vegas. According to a Wednesday report from CDC Gaming Reports, the move comes after the Las Vegas-headquartered company last month received all of the…

Brianne Doura-Schawohl, who was recently named by the National Institute of Lobbying and Ethics a Top 100 Lobbyist, announced the launch of her own consulting firm, which will focus on promoting policies regarding responsible gambling. The firm's main goal will be to drive initiatives such as legislation, public health, regulation, and community…

With a groundbreaking around the corner for its newest Las Vegas resort, Station Casinos is also eyeing a project - a much smaller one - near downtown. The Las Vegas Planning Commission is scheduled on Tuesday to consider Station's proposed Wildfire Casino at 2700 Fremont St., just south of Charleston Boulevard. The one-story project would span…

Station Casinos has sold nearly 90 acres in Reno to a warehouse developer, records indicate, as the locals-focused resort chain sheds a chunk of its extensive land holdings. Panattoni Development Co. partner Doug Roberts, who oversees its projects in Nevada, confirmed in a statement Wednesday that the firm purchased about 88.7 acres of land at the…

A pair of Las Vegas developers have resumed construction of an office project that they tabled after the pandemic hit. Crews are digging trenches, building rebar cages and doing other work for Narrative, located just south of the 215 Beltway between Durango and Buffalo drives in the southwest valley, G2 Capital Development founder Frank Marretti…

After sitting on big chunks of land for years, Station Casinos is now in development mode. The locals-focused casino giant aims to break ground early next year on a $750 million resort, near Ikea in the southwest Las Vegas Valley. It also owns several empty plots around Southern Nevada. Even though Station hasn't reopened all of its properties…

Good morning, and welcome to the Indy Gaming newsletter, a weekly look at gaming matters nationally and internationally and how the events tie back to Nevada. If a colleague or associate emailed this newsletter to you, please to sign up and receive your own copy of Indy Gaming in your inbox. - Howard Stutz Red Rock Resorts expects to begin…

Southwest Las Vegas has few standalone casinos. The Silverton on Blue Diamond Road near the I-15 serves the area, but otherwise, those who want to play table games or make a night of dining and drinking at a local resort have to drive up to Red Rock Resort, Suncoast, or Rampart Casino to the north or even South Point to find a locals' casino. In…

Executives of Station Casinos have no plans to sell the three casinos they own that remain closed, and they now have a price tag for their planned resort at Durango Drive - $750 million. Station's parent company, Red Rock Resorts, reported solid third-quarter earnings Tuesday afternoon. Chairman and CEO Frank Fertitta III said the company…

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) - A new casino is coming to Las Vegas. After more than two decades, Station Casinos received approval from the Clark County Commission to build a property in Southwest Las Vegas. The company unveiled plans for Durango, a resort set to be built off the 215 Beltway and Durango Drive.

Good morning, and welcome to the Indy Gaming newsletter, a weekly look at gaming matters nationally and internationally and how they tie back to Nevada. If a colleague or associate emailed this newsletter to you, please to sign up and receive your own copy of Indy Gaming in your inbox. - Howard Stutz The word that was ubiquitous throughout the…

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) -- The 70-acre property just south of the 215 Beltway and Durango Drive has sat empty for years, and now a new Station Casinos property will be a part of the growing area. "I think there's been several examples where these casinos have really become a part of a bigger development. Green Valley Ranch and the District there. You've…

Station Casinos received approval from county officials Wednesday to move forward with its much-anticipated plan to build a resort in the southwest valley. The Clark County Commission greenlighted the company's proposal to build a 211-room hotel with an 83178-square-foot casino on South Durango Drive just south of the 215 Beltway. Station plans to…

American casino operator Station Casinos has reportedly received approval from Clark County officials to bring a new gambling-friendly development to a 71-acre plot of land it already owns in the southwestern suburbs of Las Vegas. According to a Wednesday report from the Las Vegas Review-Journal newspaper, the company purchased the site situated at…

Durango is expected to open late 2023 featuring a 211-room hotel with an 83178 square foot casino on South Durango Drive, and groundbreaking could come early next year. A cost estimate is expected this fall. A second phase is set to add a second tower, more hotel rooms, a theater-entertainment space, and a bigger casino area. The company has shared…

LAS VEGAS (AP) - A casino company with six properties currently open in and around Las Vegas got the go-ahead from county lawmakers to build a new hotel-casino in a neighborhood southwest of the Strip. Clark County Commission approval on Wednesday means construction could start early next year for the 200-room tower dubbed "Durango, a Station…

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - After Station Casinos got the green light to build its newest resort in the southwest valley, neighbors shared their reaction to the changes coming to their backyard. The Clark County Commission approved zoning plans on Wednesday for Station Casino's proposed new resort and casino, Durango to be located on the 71- acre plot near…

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) - Station Casinos unveiled plans for Durango, a Station Casinos resort, set to be built in southwest Las Vegas. Wednesday, the hospitality company says it has received approval from the Clark County Commission to add the resort to its Las Vegas portfolio. "We thank the Clark County Commission for their support of the Durango…

A second-floor meeting hall in the aging downtown Las Vegas headquarters of Culinary Workers Local 226 has long attracted local, state and national candidates seeking support from the influential labor group's membership. Oftentimes, Station Casinos is a talking point. In November 2019, Vice President Kamala Harris, then a California senator who…

A long-stalled project for the development of a hotel-casino complex in the Southwest Las Vegas Valley cleared a major hurdle this week. The multi-million dollar scheme, dubbed Durango Station, has been in the works for over a decade and Nevada-based casino operator Station Casinos in July revealed plans to revive it and finally complete it. At a…

ed Rock Resorts executives on Wednesday shared new details about the Station Casinos project planned in the southwest Las Vegas valley. However, the date of operations resumption of three of their currently closed properties is still unknown. The parent company of Station Casinos discussed the project located off the 215 Beltway and Durango…

Station Casinos executives shared new details Wednesday about their plans for a long-awaited project in the southwest valley. The future hotel-casino will occupy a 71-acre parcel on South Durango Drive near the 215 Beltway and feature 100000 square feet of casino floor space, Chief Financial Officer Stephen Cootey told investors during an earnings…

Living with introversion in Las Vegas can be relatively challenging. The hustle and bustle of the world's entertainment capital drains your energy. And it leaves you craving solitude and some quiet to calm your body. That's the vibe introverts need to recharge their mental batteries after expending energy in social settings. So where do you unwind…

When Station Casinos was buying a big tract of land in southwest Las Vegas, its then-finance chief noted the company had acquired various plots around the valley that would be developed "over a long period of time." He wasn't kidding. More than 20 years later, Station's bosses now say they're looking to break ground on the still-empty southwest…

n the same day Red Rock Resorts announced the sale of Palms Casino Resort, executives announced the company will begin work on a new casino-hotel project next year in the southwest valley. The firm expects to break ground on its South Durango Drive casino early next year, Station Casinos CEO Frank Fertitta III said Tuesday on an earnings call with…

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