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Gaming board approves Red Rock Resorts’ order‑of‑registration amendment and 76 tavern license for Tropicana site
Summary
The Nevada Gaming Control Board on Nov. 5 recommended approval of an amendment to Red Rock Resorts’ order of registration and a restricted gaming license for a new 76 tavern at the Tropicana location, with the company planning a roughly 90‑day remodel.
The Nevada Gaming Control Board voted unanimously on Nov. 5 to recommend approval of nonrestricted agenda item 1, which included an amendment to Red Rock Resorts Inc.’s order of registration and an application for a restricted gaming license for SCT Tropicana and Grand Canyon LLC to operate a 76 tavern at the Tropicana site.
Mark Rubinstein, counsel for the applicants, told the board the draft amendment restores a provision that was inadvertently dropped during corporate deregistration and that the provision historically enabled streamlined approvals for pledging certain holder interests in estate‑planning transactions. "This is a provision that was in the order of registration that inadvertently got dropped… we believe that the provision went back to 2011," Rubinstein said.
Christopher Fiumara, senior vice president of operations for Station Casinos, described the operational plan: the location will close for a short period for an interior and exterior refresh and is expected to reopen in about 90 days. "We intend to close for a short period of time, do an interior, exterior remodel of the facility, and reopen in approximately 90 days," Fiumara said. He said Station Casinos will remove route operator JET’s machines after closing and replace them with Station’s own slot machines.
Board members discussed the revenue‑test regulation (NRS/regulatory thresholds) and were told the 76 taverns operate well below Clark County’s 50% incidental‑revenue threshold; counsel did not place exact revenue percentages on the public record. After members’ questions were answered, Member Sandahl moved to recommend approval as read into the record; the motion passed by voice vote (Aye: Member Assad, Member Sandahl, Chairman Dreiser).
Why it matters: the vote clears the way for the 76 tavern brand to expand in the Valley and restores a historical registration provision the company says is needed for certain short‑term estate‑planning financings.
