Eventually, it sold the Palms to the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians of California. Station had also kept other casinos closed for a while, including the Palms casino resort. It is partially owned by Red Rock Resorts. Station Casinos is one of the bigger casino companies in Nevada’s regional market. The economic uncertainty caused by the closures was the reason why the casinos did not reopen. Station Casinos decided not to reopen Fiesta Racho and Texas Station when casinos were able to rev back up in June 2020, be it with strict health and safety restrictions in place. As per the state’s gaming regulations, each of the casinos has to pay license fees for a single table game and slot game, as well as be operational for at least one day in each quarter. The company would then need to have petitioned to get further extensions. Station Casinos had a temporary extension for the licenses of the two properties up until the end of 2022. It means that the two Station casinos will be closed until June 2023 at the earliest. The North Las Vegas City Council voted on Wednesday regarding the matter city officials were in favor of backing the Nevada Gaming Control Board’s stance. They have been closed since the March 2020 pandemic-forced closures. Station Casinos has gotten approval from both the Nevada Gaming Control Board and the North Las Vegas City Council to keep its Fiesta Rancho and Texas Station casinos closed for at least one more year.
