The Pass Casino successful downtown Henderson’s Water Street District has a caller proprietor arsenic ECL Water Street, the relation of the Emerald Island and Rainbow Club casinos, acquired it from DeSimone Gaming.
Terms of the woody were not disclosed. Nevada gaming regulators indispensable o.k. the transaction.
“The Pass is simply a cornerstone of this community,” Tim Brooks, wide manager of the Emerald Island and Rainbow Club casinos, said successful a statement. “We are honored to invited The Pass into the ECL household and look guardant to gathering upon the beardown instauration Joe (DeSimone) and his squad person established.”
Following an expected Aug. 1 spot closing, ECL Water Street volition measure options to renovate the spot and present caller amenities, ensuring the venue’s improvement complements the ongoing revitalization of the Water Street District, according to a quality release.
“From the time we acquired The Pass, our extremity was to grant Henderson’s past portion delivering an exceptional acquisition for our guests,” DeSimone said successful a statement. “ECL Gaming has demonstrated a beardown committedness to our community, and I americium assured they volition proceed to put successful the occurrence of The Pass for years to come.”
After the merchantability of the casino is completed, DeSimone Cos. volition proceed to ain and run the adjacent Atwell Suites connected Water Street. DeSimone’s institution besides owns the Railroad Pass Casino betwixt Henderson and Boulder City.
The Pass Casino opened arsenic the Wheel Casino successful February 1961, but closed a twelvemonth later, reopening arsenic the Eldorado Casino. In 1965, owners acquired the next-door Royal Club, doubling the Eldorado’s size.
Boyd Gaming acquired the spot successful 1993, utilizing it arsenic a grooming crushed for young executives due to the fact that of its tiny size.
When casinos closed during the COVID-19 pandemic successful March 2020, Boyd kept the spot closed done December 2020, selling it to DeSimone. The Eldorado reopened arsenic The Pass successful April 2021. In March 2022, DeSimone announced plans to physique the 90-room Atwell Suites edifice successful the casino’s parking lot.
The spot presently has a 17,756-square-foot casino with astir 350 slot machines, six array games and a Circa Sports-operated contention and sportsbook.
Food outlets Ristorante Italiano and Emilia’s Cafe run wrong the property.
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