Ever since Station Casinos announced it wouldn’t reopen four of its Las Vegas casinos immediately after the COVID-19 shutdown, there’s been buzz about the casinos being sold. Now, we hear two of the locals casinos may have been purchased by Boyd Gaming. They are Fiesta Rancho and Fiesta Henderson. Cafe Fiesta, Henderson: See 85 unbiased reviews of Cafe Fiesta, rated 3.5 of 5 on Tripadvisor and ranked #186 of 724 restaurants in Henderson.

Ever since Station Casinos announced it wouldn’t reopen four of its Las Vegas casinos immediately after the COVID-19 shutdown, there’s been buzz about the casinos being sold.

Now, we hear two of the locals casinos may have been purchased by Boyd Gaming. They are Fiesta Rancho and Fiesta Henderson.

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This rumor hasn’t been confirmed, but those are the only ones worth sharing, really.

The other two casinos in limbo are Texas Station and Palms. The folks at @WeKnowVegas floated the rumor Texas Station would go to the owners of Dotty’s, a chain of slot parlors. Which is rude, because we hate when anyone knows anything before we do.

Station Casinos has said Palms isn’t for sale, but we’ve heard otherwise.

While Boyd Gaming doesn’t confirm or deny rumors, it’s interesting timing for this chatter to surface as the company recently raised $600 million, for what that’s worth.

Boyd Gaming already has a number of popular locals casinos in Las Vegas, but the more the merrier.

Station Casinos was already in a tough spot prior to the COVID-19 crisis as Palms and Palace Station had massive investments with disappointing returns.

As always, we’ll watch to see if this rumor pans out. If it does, we’ll say our crystal ball never fails. If not, we were drunk, which gives us plausible deniability for pretty much everything.

Following confirmation North Las Vegas’ Texas Station and Fiesta Rancho resorts will officially be on hiatus for as long as a year, new paperwork has also been submitted to the City of Henderson to extend the temporary shutter of the Fiesta Henderson casino and hotel, “until further notice.”

Scheduled to appear before the city council on July 7 and fully expected to be granted approval, parent company Station Casinos is requesting the gaming and liquor licenses to be placed in “non-operational status,” potentially until June 4, 2021, the maximum duration permitted by Henderson's Code of Ordinances.

Citing “uncertain economic conditions,” the company also informed the council, “there is no known re-opening date at this time.”

Launched in 1998 at 777 West Lake Mead Parkway as The Reserve and sold into the Station Casinos family in 2001, the venue is a southwestern-themed twin to the Fiesta Rancho.

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The closure impacts hundreds of employees, including the staff of Leticia’s Mexican Cocina, expanded to the resort by chef Leticia Mitchell in summer 2018. The popular, casual Mexican menu can still be found at the Santa Fe Station.

Yet to be announced, the fate of the Palms, the fourth Station Casinos property that chose not to reopen last month.

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