In 2021 the company got permits to build, and officials said a later phase would add a second hotel tower, a theater and entertainment area, and additional casino space. The imposing blue-glass property began construction in 2007 and sat unfinished on Las Vegas Boulevard for more than a decade.ĭurango - with slot machines, gambling tables, a sports betting area and four restaurants - was built on a 71-acre (29-hectare) property that had been sitting vacant since Station Casinos acquired it in 2000.
Next week, the $3.7 billion, 67-story Fontainebleau is due to open at the north end of the Strip. Several other familiar Las Vegas casinos have changed hands or rebranded in recent months. The 44-floor Circa opened in 2020 as the first new downtown property in 40 years. Durango is the first new casino property to open in Las Vegas since June 2021, when the $4.3 billion, 66-story Resorts World opened on the Strip.
