In 2021, Red Rock CEO Frank Fertitta III and vice chairman Lorenzo Fertitta told analysts the goal was to double the company’s size by 2030. Red Rock owns six development sites that, combined, cover more than 500 acres in regions stretching to the outer ends of Clark County, giving the company a roadmap for future projects. According to Red Rock Resorts President Scott Kreeger, Durango’s opening is the blueprint for Red Rock’s development plans, building resorts in areas around the Las Vegas Valley where the population is growing, the economy is expanding and the company is not represented in the gaming landscape. The opening of Durango Casino Resort comes 15 years after the company opened its last development. The only other gaming offerings in the southwest area have been tavern-style restricted locations with no more than 15 slot machines. Officials said a second phase could add 300 hotel rooms, and other amenities, such as additional restaurants, meeting space, and a spa.ĭurango will be the only major gaming location within a 5-mile radius available to more than 250,000 adults.

The facility was built on a 71-acre (29-hectare) property that had been sitting vacant since Station Casinos acquired it in 2000. The new property features 201 hotel rooms, four full-service restaurants, and a 25,000-square-foot food hall with 10 outlets. The George, a restaurant created by Las Vegas-based Fine Entertainment, is attached to the sportsbook and includes outdoor patio seating. Several other familiar Las Vegas casinos have changed hands or rebranded in recent months.ĭurango's central feature is the 83,000-square-foot casino, which includes 2,300 slot machines, 63 table games, and an STN-branded race and sportsbook, which has 205 seats, a circular bar, and 4,200 square feet of LED television monitors. The 44-floor Circa opened in 2020 as the first new downtown property in 40 years. The 200-room hotel casino represents the seventh off-strip property in and around Las Vegas for Station Casinos.ĭurango is the first new ground-up casino property to open in Las Vegas since June 2021, when the $4.3 billion, 66-story Resorts World opened on the Strip. Station Casinos, a subsidiary of publicly traded Red Rock Resorts Inc., is debuting today (Tuesday) the $780 million, 15-story Durango Casino and Resort outside the city’s main resort corridor.

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