{"id":169540,"date":"2021-04-04T14:22:41","date_gmt":"2021-04-04T21:22:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=169540"},"modified":"2021-06-30T08:58:10","modified_gmt":"2021-06-30T15:58:10","slug":"ground-broken-on-northern-nevada-casino-project-in-sparks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/ground-broken-on-northern-nevada-casino-project-in-sparks\/","title":{"rendered":"Ground Broken on Northern Nevada Casino Project in Sparks"},"content":{"rendered":"

After pandemic-related delays, construction is underway on a casino at a Northern Nevada shopping center in the Reno-Sparks metropolitan area, according to an online news report.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Legends
A artist’s depiction shows what the Legends Bay Casino will look like. The resort is set to open in Sparks, Nev., in 2022. (Image: KOLO-TV<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Las Vegas-based Olympia Gaming announced last week the company has broken ground on Legends Bay Casino in Sparks, a city on Interstate 80, just east of downtown Reno.<\/p>\n

The Reno-Sparks metropolitan area is near the California border and Sierra Nevada mountains. It is about 450 miles north of Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

Upon completion, Legends Bay will be the first casino<\/a> built from the ground up in the Reno-Sparks area in 26 years, according to KRNV-TV<\/i>. The casino is expected to open next year.<\/p>\n

The gaming property will be constructed at The Outlets at Legends shopping center. It is about six miles north of Reno-Tahoe International Airport.<\/p>\n

The company plans to put restaurants, bars, and a sportsbook in the 80,000-square-foot casino, along with slots and table games.<\/p>\n

The casino project has been planned for years, but recently was delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic, company officials said.<\/p>\n

DeCourcy Graham, Olympia Gaming\u2019s chief operating officer, said the project is \u201c14 years in the making,” including construction of two nearby hotels.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are now in a position to begin the next phase of development,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

No State Income Tax<\/h2>\n

On the KRNV-TV<\/i> Facebook page, some people said in the comments section that they are happy the casino is being built.<\/p>\n

\u201cFinally,\u201d wrote a Facebook user identified as Kristin Fennell. \u201cAnd believe it or not, we do still cater to tourism, despite what many of you think.\u201d<\/p>\n

Others were less than happy about a new casino coming to town.<\/p>\n

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Like the traffic around there wasn\u2019t completely jacked already,\u201d wrote Megan Hall. \u201cLet’s just pack some more in there.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cThey do subsidize our taxes,\u201d wrote Chirag Parikh, adding that gaming revenue is the \u201cmain reason why Nevada has no state income tax and relatively low property taxes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reno Rebound<\/h2>\n

The Reno area is recovering more quickly<\/a> from the pandemic than Las Vegas. Part of the reason for this is that Reno is closer to large California metropolitan areas, making the city less dependent upon airline travel than Las Vegas. Airline travel to and from McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas has been in a steep slump during the pandemic.<\/p>\n

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For years, Reno tourism officials also have marketed other attractions besides just gaming. These attractions include skiing and other outdoor activities at nearby Lake Tahoe.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

As the economy in Northern Nevada begins a gradual recovery, Circus Circus Reno announced it is reopening its hotel rooms<\/a> on April 8. The resort\u2019s guest rooms had been closed for more than a year during the COVID-19 lockdown. The gaming floor at Circus Circus opened in June. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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