The Nevada Gaming Commission has licensed Club Fortune Casino North, a sister property to a small Henderson casino that will take over the building once occupied by the Poker Palace in North Las Vegas.
Commissioners on Thursday unanimously approved licensing for Sparks-based Truckee Gaming LLC to operate the casino with plans to reopen in mid-April after extensive remodeling.
When the former Poker Palace opens as Club Fortune, it will not offer the game that made it famous – poker – nor any other table games. But what it will have is a racing and sports book that will take bets on horse racing.
Truckee Gaming owner Ferenc Szony said interest in horse racing has waned across the country, but after consulting with Boomers Sportsbook operator Joe Asher, whose company will oversee sports betting at the property, it was decided to keep the parimutuel horse racing component.
Top executives have already been hired for the casino with around 100 more jobs to fill. Szony said he is reaching out to former Poker Palace employees to fill positions first and that others may be hired to fill all positions.
Truckee Gaming acquired the Poker Palace last fall and closed it Oct. 1 for remodeling. He said the new look for Club Fortune North is “if Excalibur and Circus Circus had a baby, this is what it would look like.”
Boomer’s Sportsbook licenses, also unanimously approved by the commission, were one of three Boomer approvals Thursday. Commissioners also approved sports book licenses for Boomer’s at Grand Lodge Casino in Incline Village with Gaming Entertainment Nevada LLC, and at Stockman’s Casino in Fallon with Clarity Game Opco LLC.
The approvals keep Boomer on pace to be the fastest growing sportsbook in the state.
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