Curious casino players, hoping to get a glimpse of what’s new – and old – at the Palms began flowing into the property on a historic night at the off-Strip resort Wednesday.

Property officials flung open the doors at 9 p.m. and players made their way to their favorite slot machines and table games as a new era for the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians and its San Manuel Gaming and Hospitality Authority of Highland, California, began.

For the first time, a Native American tribe owns and operates a resort in Las Vegas. The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians and its San Manuel Gaming and Hospitality Authority of Highland, California, opened the doors to the public, hours after more than 1,500 invited guests arrived for a pre-opening party at the property’s poolside Kaos nightclub and dayclub.