The off-Strip Bourbon Street Casino, bought by Harrah's Entertainment this summer for future development, closed Monday two weeks ahead of schedule.
Harrah's, which bought eight acres in adjoining land parcels along with the Bourbon Street, had previously announced the casino would close Oct. 31.
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An employee answering phones Monday at the Bourbon Street said the casino had been closed and efforts were being made to move hotel guests to other properties.
A spokesman for Harrah's said the casino closed at 10 a.m. because of a water main break and the company was concerned about the structural integrity of the building.
The Bourbon Street, at the corner of Flamingo Road and Audrie Street across from Harrah's-owned Bally's, had 100 slot machines managed by United Coin Machine, a slot-route operator. The property employed 110 workers.
Bourbon Street opened in 1980 as the Shenandoah with entertainer Wayne Newton as one of the original investors.
However, the property landed in bankruptcy court after four years of tangled management without the casino ever opening.
In 1985, a Canadian company reopened the property as the New Orleans-themed Bourbon Street. The property was sold two years later, the first of many such transactions over the past 15 years.
