Reno is set to get its first ground-up hotel-casino project in decades as a California-based real estate and entertainment company is doubling down on The Biggest Little City.

The new development, tentatively named the Firecreek Crossing Resort-Casino project, will be located on the corner of Kietzke Lane and South Virginia Street. In addition to a hotel-casino with a lobby bar, initial plans for the project include a public park, restaurants, food court and beer garden.

“This project is going to be a complete game changer for entertainment in Reno,” said Ryan Stone, co-owner and CEO of Elevation Entertainment, when reached via a Zoom call. “Reno deserves it and needs it, and when people see the design and how much detail we put into making this great, people are going to be excited.”