It was licensed by the Nevada Gaming Commission in December to operate the casino. The tribe acquired the 766-room, 20-year-old Palms from Red Rock Resorts subsidiary Station Casinos Inc., in May for $650 million. The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians and its San Manuel Gaming and Hospitality Authority, one of the biggest tribal casino operators in Southern California, will open the first Southern Nevada resort completely owned by a Native American tribe.
The Palms is opening under new ownership. Wednesday, just in time to welcome crowds expected to be in Las Vegas later this week for the t hree-day NFL draft. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal) were putting the finishing touches on updates to the Palms, and new employees were finishing their training Monday in preparation for the off-Strip resort’s grand reopening this week.Īfter being closed for more than two years as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Palms - one of the last of the city’s major properties to reopen - will open the doors to the public at 9 p.m.
The 766-room off-Strip resort is scheduled to reopen Wednesday under new ownership of the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians. Table games dealers, from left, Mila Aspiras, Ahmo Kovacevic and Fahima Quassani practice at the Palms in Las Vegas Monday, April 25, 2022.
