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After the Circa casino opened its doors Oct. 28, the property received special permission from regulators to open the hotel separately and that began Saturday.
When the El Cortez changed its carpet in September, some folks went nuts. Now, you can buy it.
Circa’s casino and the Stadium Swim attraction have been open for eight weeks and the hotel will be ready to open next week with a few surprises.
In an interview with the president of the Latin Chamber of Commerce, Wynn CEO Matt Maddox talks about the city’s recovery, another shutdown and how Macao prepared him.
The Plaza might be the only casino in the tourist corridor welcoming 2021 with a bang.
But Derek Stevens’ project, Circa, opened its casino, restaurants and year-round pool complex in downtown Las Vegas on Wednesday. Its 777-room hotel tower is scheduled to debut at year’s end.
Circa reflects much about the developer behind it — an old-school-style operator with a visible presence and a big personality.
The marketing genius behind Circa seemed to pull all the right levers at the right time and now Las Vegas has a new downtown resort to pick through historic Easter eggs.
Downtown Las Vegas celebrates the opening of its first built-from-the-ground-up casino since 1980.
Like many things in Las Vegas, casino openings are known for being over the top.
Boyd attributed its downtown struggles to “significant travel restrictions in Hawaii and overall declines in Las Vegas visitation.”
Last Vegas’ tourist corridor — especially the Strip — has seen a torrent of violence in recent weeks.
Las Vegas visitors will have access to a new adult playground this week: Circa.
The saga of how the casino will open separately from Circa’s hotel will be one of the many stories that become a part of Derek Steven’ cultural legacy.