Downtown Las Vegas welcomes ‘hot’ new casino

Downtown Las Vegas welcomes ‘hot’ new casino

Article brief provided by Las Vegas Review Journal
  • McKenna Ross, Las Vegas Review Journal
February 10, 2023 8:10 AM
  • McKenna Ross, Las Vegas Review Journal

If Wildfire gaming customers didn’t know that Station Casinos was behind their local slot spot, they will know now.

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The new Wildfire casino, at 2700 E. Fremont St., opens at noon Friday — just in time for Super Bowl LVII — and ushers in a new chapter for the neighborhood casino brand.

The 21,000-square-foot casino with about 200 slot machines, bar-top and electronic table games has an updated look with modern designs and amenities compared to what’s expected in a Wildfire, said General Manager Jonathan Veltri. For instance, TVs are visible from anywhere on the slot floor and the bar has 16 stacked 65-inch TVs and a sports betting ticker running above it.

“It’s really the focal point of the property,” Veltri told the Review-Journal during a preview tour Tuesday. “It’s very well lit, almost looks like a piece of artwork with the TVs and the sports ticker on top.”