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The Fremont Street Experience will remain open on New Year’s Eve, albeit with less pomp and circumstance than years prior.
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.
While it won’t open its doors to the public until Monday, Circa owner Derek Stevens offered a preview Tuesday of the resort’s luxurious rooftop lounge.
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.
The Greyhound station at the Plaza Hotel in downtown Las Vegas is set to be replaced after being located there for nearly 50 years.
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.
Circa co-owner Derek Stevens said of the “MoDot” mistake, “We thought, let’s just build the building and make it look like it’s supposed to.”
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 was abuzz Tuesday night as the clock ticked down toward the opening of Circa, Southern Nevada’s newest resort.
Downtown Las Vegas celebrates the opening of its first built-from-the-ground-up casino since 1980.