A new Las Vegas casino targeting Asian players has been approved to open by the Nevada Gaming Commission.
The Lucky Dragon, located on Sahara Avenue just off the Strip, is set to debut December 3 with 203 rooms, a 30,000-square-foot casino with 300 machine games and 40 table games weighted heavily toward baccarat and pai gow and a second-floor area reserved for private VIP gambling.
The design throughout will cater to Asian, and specifically Chinese, cultural preferences, with Asian-speaking staff, signage in Chinese, and five restaurants dedicated to Far East cuisine.
“I think what you guys are doing is very unique,” Commission Chairman Tony Alamo said.
“We’re really excited to be in the forefront of development of what we expect will be a wave of many developments on the north end of the Strip,” Chief Operator Officer David Jacoby told the commission.
“It’s really going to be a beautiful property,” said General Manager Matthew Harkness.
Harkness said Lucky Dragon expects about 35 percent of its revenue to come from the local Las Vegas market, another 35 percent from Southern California and 20 percent from the rest of the U.S., primarily from the large Asian communities on the West Coast, and Canada. The final 10 percent will come from overseas.
He added that the property is currently culling some 18,000 applications to fill 750 to 800 jobs and is looking for employees with the language skills to cater to its targeted Asian clientele.
