Circa owner Derek Stevens sees bright future for downtown Las Vegas

Monday, February 14, 2022 1:06 AM
  • Colton Lochhead, Las Vegas Review-Journal

Las Vegas is always evolving and changing, and few have helped change the face of downtown Las Vegas in recent years more than Derek Stevens.

Stevens and his brother, Greg, got their start as casino owners and operators in 2008 when they bought the century-old Golden Gate Hotel and Casino. By 2012, Stevens had bought Fitzgerald’s further down Fremont Street and transformed it into The D Las Vegas.

Stevens then set his sights on something bigger. Much bigger. And in October 2020, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Stevens opened the eye-catching Circa, a Strip-style resort that stands as the biggest casino in downtown, as well as the first all-new resort built in downtown in four decades.