As Red Rock Resorts Station Casinos Inc. celebrates its 50th anniversary this summer, it will celebrate by investing in several of its Las Vegas properties.
Frank Fertitta Jr. opened a small off-Strip venue called The Casino in 1976. A few years later it was renamed the Bingo Palace with a new bingo room, buffet and one of the city’s first race and sports books.
It was November 22, 1983 when Bingo Palace transitioned to Palace Station, the first of several Station Casino properties now operated by Fertitta’s sons, Frank Fertitta III and Lorenzo Fertitta.
Over the years, the Red Rock empire has grown to 18 properties in the Las Vegas Valley, including the luxury operations Red Rock Resort, Green Valley Ranch and Durango.
Station also operates smaller neighborhood properties under the Wildfire brand, and in 2024 launched a new tavern brand called Seventy Six Taverns.
With the 50th anniversary of Station approaching on July 1, the company has announced a series of multimillion-dollar investments in Southern Nevada, including breaking ground on the second expansion of its new Durango property in southwest Las Vegas on Monday.
The company, which opened a high-limit slots room and a new 2,000-space parking garage on Dec. 15, is now investing $385 million for its second expansion since opening in December 2023.
All Durango amenities will remain open during the next phase of development, which will include an additional 400 slot machines, a 36-lane bowling alley, luxury movie theaters, several new restaurant and dining concepts and several new entertainment venues.
Several expansions are underway.
At Green Valley Ranch, where 162 rooms and 37 suites were renovated and made available in December and the property’s poker room reopened, 294 rooms and suites in the property’s East Tower and South Rotunda Lobby will receive a top-to-bottom renovation in 2026.
Also coming to Green Valley Ranch: a remodeled meeting and convention facility in the first quarter of the year, the opening of a Nielsen’s Frozen Custard store in the food court early in the year, and the redevelopment of the Regal theaters in mid-2026.
Red Rock eateries
Red Rock Resort will have new dining options in early 2026.
On the back burner for the Summerlin casino property is Hearthstone, a Clique Hospitality restaurant, returning to the property; Randy’s Donuts, the popular Los Angeles donut shop, joins the food court; Good Pie, a local pizza restaurant, coming to the food court will join the property’s food court; and With Love, Always, a popular smash burger joint, also coming to the food court.
The station’s off-Strip portfolio is also getting a $53 million reinvestment. Sunset Station is getting a property-wide refresh with the 2026 debut of a Stoney’s Rockin’ Country store and the transformation of Club Madrid into a casino bar.
Korean BBQ is coming
In the spring, at Palace Station, where it all began for Station, Master Kim’s Korean BBQ opens. The 6,500-square-foot restaurant will have more than 30 built-in grills and seating for more than 100.
The menu will include brisket, marinated ribs, pork, chicken and seafood, complemented by traditional banchan, Korean sauces and rice and noodle dishes, with both all-you-can-eat and à la carte options.
Station will open its fourth Seventy Six Tavern on Jan. 22 in the Union Village plaza at 1120 Vitality Drive in Henderson.
The company is also converting The Den at Grand Canyon Drive and Tropicana Avenue into a Seventy Six Tavern in early 2026 and more taverns are expected to be announced this year.
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