{"id":153151,"date":"2020-10-23T13:19:09","date_gmt":"2020-10-23T20:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=153151"},"modified":"2020-10-23T13:59:23","modified_gmt":"2020-10-23T20:59:23","slug":"other-las-vegas-casinos-could-follow-circas-lead-if-adults-only-concept-works-gaming-expert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/other-las-vegas-casinos-could-follow-circas-lead-if-adults-only-concept-works-gaming-expert\/","title":{"rendered":"More Las Vegas Casinos Could Adopt Circa’s Adults-Only Concept: Casino Expert"},"content":{"rendered":"

Circa Resort opens Wednesday in downtown Las Vegas as an adults-only hotel-casino. Others are watching to see if this 21-and-over concept works, says a casino historian.<\/p>\n

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Circa Resort, seen here, is opening Oct. 28 in downtown Las Vegas’ Glitter Gulch. It will be an adults-only hotel-casino. (Image: Fox5 Vegas<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Las Vegas has always been good at figuring out what works in hospitality and gaming, David G. Schwartz told Casino.org<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Schwartz, who has written several books about Las Vegas, is associate vice provost for faculty affairs at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

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If the concept is successful, others might do it,\u201d<\/strong> Schwartz said. \u201cLas Vegas has shown it can adapt.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Circa is the first hotel-casino built from the ground up in downtown Las Vegas in 40 years. It has been constructed on the western end of historic Fremont Street, where the Las Vegas Club and other properties once stood. Circa features include a 35-story hotel tower and what is being billed as the world\u2019s largest sportsbook.<\/p>\n

The resort also stands out for its policy of not allowing anyone under age 21 on the main property. This includes the hotel, swimming pools, and recreation areas.<\/p>\n

Barry\u2019s Downtown Prime, a steakhouse in the basement, is the only place people under 21 will be admitted. Security guards will escort people under 21 in and out of the restaurant, owner Derek Stevens said.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Stevens also owns the D Las Vegas and Golden Gate hotel-casino on Fremont Street. These properties are not restricted to visitors 21 and older.<\/p>\n

IDs Checked at Entry<\/h2>\n

At a casino-licensing hearing in September<\/a>, Stevens said one reason for the 21-and-over policy is to make the experience at the property better for customers.<\/p>\n

He said guests entering the property will have their IDs checked at one of the entrances before being allowed in. This keeps customers from having to wait behind people at bars or other places at the resort while employees are checking IDs, he said.<\/p>\n

The resort\u2019s gaming areas will open on Wednesday, but hotel rooms won\u2019t be available until later. Some of Circa’s 777 hotel rooms will be ready by year\u2019s end, Stevens said.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Schwartz told Casino.org<\/em> that a Las Vegas hotel with that relatively small number of rooms has a better chance of making a 21-and-over concept work than a megaresort with 5,000 or more hotel rooms.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a small-enough property,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Smoke-Free Casino<\/h2>\n

Another property embracing the adults-only concept is the Cromwell hotel-casino<\/a>. This 188-room boutique resort on the Las Vegas Strip is nestled into a small space beside the towering Flamingo hotel-casino.<\/p>\n

The Cromwell is the final hotel-casino on the Strip to reopen following the COVID-19 lockdown. At the pandemic\u2019s onset in March, Gov. Steve Sisolak (D) ordered casinos and other businesses to close. He allowed casinos to begin operating again on June 4. Some reopened earlier than others.<\/p>\n

The Cromwell reopens Thursday.<\/p>\n

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The adults-only concept is not the only new idea being tested in the current gaming economy. Park MGM hotel-casino opened Sept. 30 as the first smoke-free resort on the Strip. NoMad Las Vegas, a luxury \u201chotel-within-a-hotel\u201d on Park MGM\u2019s upper floors, also has banned smoking.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

At the Cosmopolitan hotel-casino on the Strip, smoking has been banned in public walkways and resort corridors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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