The drastic move is purely a financial decision. The company eventually sold Palms to the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians in 2021 and it reopened about three months ago.
The gambling industry, like most others, was upended by the COVID-19 virus.īut as the months and years moved along, Station continued to leave Fiesta Rancho, Texas Station, Fiesta Henderson, and Palms Casino Resort closed. Little by little, they reopened, usually with capacity restrictions and health and safety requirements. Station Casinos has confirmed that Fiesta Rancho, Texas Station, and Fiesta Henderson will be razed and the land which they occupy will be sold.Īs readers likely remember, casinos around the United States closed in March 2020 as the pandemic began to explode. And now, not only will they never reopen, but they will be wiped off the map. Three “locals” casinos in the Las Vegas area have been closed since the COVID-19 pandemic took hold in the United States.
