Las Vegas’ Palms Casino Resort has always had a great story.

The property just west of the Strip thrived under the original reign of the Maloof family, turning heads with its celebrity check-ins, over-the-top suites and starring role in the 2002-2003 season of MTV’s The Real World. In 2016, the Palms was acquired by Red Rock Resorts, parent company of Station Casinos, and that second, prominent family-run company sank hundreds of millions into a vast renovation of the property.

But the COVID-19 pandemic hampered the potential of the refreshed resort. The Palms remained closed for two years, as most casinos across the Valley celebrated their reopenings.