Just five days later, Red Rock confirmed it was spending $172.4 million to acquire 126 acres at the southwest corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Cactus Avenue. It also allowed company officials to double down on efforts to grow Red Rock’s footprint in Las Vegas.

The casino operator said it would sell the sites after demolishing the buildings and “reposition the land,” meaning the gaming entitlements would be removed at the time of sale.įor Red Rock Resorts, the statement ended any uncertainty surrounding the future of the casino locations that had been shuttered going on 28 months. Neither gaming executive was surprised by Red Rock Resorts’ recent announcement that the company would not reopen the Fiesta Henderson and two North Las Vegas casinos – Texas Station and Fiesta Rancho – that had been closed since March 2020. However, he believed the longer the hotel-casino remained closed, “the less chance there was that it would ever reopen.” Tim Brooks, who operates the Emerald Island and Rainbow Club casinos on Water Street, said he didn’t have an interest in buying Fiesta Henderson. “I think they just kind of just wrote it off.”

“They weren’t receptive,” recalled DeSimone, who operates Railroad Pass on U.S. Owner Station Casinos once again cited “uncertain economic conditions” across Nevada for the closure and repeated “there is no known reopening date at this time” for all three locations.ĭesigned with a Southwestern theme, similar to the Fiesta Rancho in North Las Vegas, the pause also impacts any plans to reopen the on-site, 12-screen, Regal Cinemas theater.Ī member of the Station Casinos family since 2001, restaurant options included the 24/7 Cafe Fiesta, an outpost of the Feast Buffet, fine dining at the Fuego Steakhouse, Leticia’s Cocina, plus Villa Pizza and Fatburger within the food court.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. The two North Las Vegas venues both applied to extend their own year-long hiatus until June 4, 2022. The Henderson casino received unanimous approval from Henderson’s City Council to maintain its non-operational status until December 31, 2021. Shuttered since March 17, 2020, the Fiesta Henderson casino and hotel has joined sibling Station Casinos’ resorts Texas Station and Fiesta Rancho in remaining closed for the foreseeable future.

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