{"id":31224,"date":"2022-02-10T16:14:36","date_gmt":"2022-02-11T00:14:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=31224"},"modified":"2022-02-11T03:00:15","modified_gmt":"2022-02-11T11:00:15","slug":"boyd-confirms-fremont-casino-construction-50-million-renovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/boyd-confirms-fremont-casino-construction-50-million-renovation\/","title":{"rendered":"Boyd Confirms Fremont Casino Construction, $50 Million Renovation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We’ve been sharing construction photos at Fremont casino for months, but Boyd Gaming has been mum about what’s happening.<\/p>\n

Until now.<\/p>\n

During a recent earnings call, Boyd finally acknowledged construction is taking place, part of a $50 million investment in a renovation and expansion of the downtown casino.<\/p>\n

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Here’s a look at some of the top secret construction everyone already knew about.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The reasons for the cone of silence about the Fremont renovations are unknown, but we have theories.<\/p>\n

One, Boyd is a public company, so they have to be careful about what they say and when.<\/p>\n

Two, the rumor is they’re over budget by $15 millionish. Not really something the company would be thrilled to talk about.<\/p>\n

Three, Boyd probably doesn’t want customers to bail on room bookings if they think there’s construction going on.<\/p>\n

Construction is, however, undeniably going on, including a new coat of paint for the Fremont hotel’s exterior.<\/p>\n

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The paint job is a throwback to the early days of the Fremont casino. See more<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While Boyd talked about the Fremont renovations during its earnings call, they were still light on details.<\/p>\n

The upgrade will include new restaurants, as well as an expansion of the casino floor.<\/p>\n

No word on what’s happening with the rooms, and no mention of a new hotel tower, but we can wait.<\/p>\n

We poked around at Fremont and learned the hotel will be getting a new food court. Or perhaps food hall, the fancy way of saying food court.<\/p>\n

The casino is expanding into the former buffet area. The entrance to the former buffet was between the two restrooms in the photo below.<\/p>\n

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The Fremont buffet isn’t coming back, sorry.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There’s a flurry of activity going on behind that purple construction wall. We deeply resent the fact casinos now put up floor-to-ceiling construction walls, as this prevents our peeking over with our camera to see what’s up. Rude.<\/p>\n

If you don’t remember Fremont’s Paradise Buffet, here’s a pic for old time’s sake.<\/p>\n

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In Las Vegas, food courts are the new buffets.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If they didn’t check out the Downtown Grand-facing side of Fremont casino, the typical casino guest would have no idea a renovation is even taking place. Casinos are really good at doing work on the down-low, or whatever word people are using instead of “down-low” now.<\/p>\n

We still think a new hotel tower is in the works for Fremont. Earlier plans, reported back in 2018<\/a>, called for a 509-room tower in the space between the existing hotel and Pizza Rock, at Third and Ogden.<\/p>\n

There was also mention of a new bar, as well as a new sports book.<\/p>\n

We suspect those changes are coming, but Boyd has yet to confirm.<\/p>\n

The renovations at Fremont casino are expected to be completed by early 2023. Which is a year away. Which is weird. But, hey, refreshed is refreshed, and Fremont could use a little sprucing up, so it’ll be worth the wait.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We’ve been sharing construction photos at Fremont casino for months, but Boyd Gaming has been mum about what’s happening. Until now. During a recent earnings call, Boyd finally acknowledged construction is taking place, part of a $50 million investment in a renovation and expansion of the downtown casino. 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