Boyd Gaming has announced that it will demolish its long-closed Eastside Cannery Casino-Hotel property in Nevada to make room for a new housing development.
Eastside Cannery shut in March 2020 when all Nevada casinos were ordered to close in line with Covid-19 measures. However, while most casinos reopened later in the year, the site remained closed and has been shut ever since.
According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Boyd has been paying over $500,000 a month for the property’s upkeep. This included running utilities and keeping IT and security systems secure and operating, allowing for the building to be used for police and firefighter training.
However, in a statement, Boyd confirmed that the property in its current format will soon meet its end. It only acquired the site in December 2016 when it purchased Cannery Casino Resorts.
Eastside Cannery: the Final Casino Victim of Covid-19
The property features a 16-story tower holding 307 hotel rooms. It also housed a 64,000sq ft casino, several bars and restaurants, entertainment lounge, as well as meeting and ballroom space.
“It has been more than five years since we closed Eastside Cannery,” Boyd said. “There is not sufficient market demand to reopen the facility. Given this, we are finalizing plans to demolish the building. We are currently in discussions to sell the site for residential use.”
Incidentally, the demolition will mark the final Las Vegas Valley casino property disposal since the pandemic shutdowns. Red Rock Resorts sold and eventually demolished three locations in the aftermath of Covid-19.
North Las Vegas’ Texas Station and Fiesta Rancho are being transformed into a retail plaza. Plans for the existing Fiesta Henderson are yet to be confirmed.
