Murphey said the Palms has just 12 employees, a number expected to grow to more than 1,200 by opening. That long shutdown also requires water pressure testing to make sure everything continues to work. Murphey said the parking lots and landscaping need to be refreshed because the Palms “has been closed for two years.” Several locations that featured high-priced artwork owned by Red Rock Resorts will need restoration, and the tribe is in negotiations with a sports betting operator to manage the race and sportsbook. Murphey said the Palms’ rooms and suites are “outstanding.” She noted very few capital improvements are needed at the property, other than certain back-of-the-house areas. “It was remodeled with meticulous attention to detail, beautiful rooms, amazing suites and 23 beautiful restaurants and a very vibrant gaming floor.” “The Palms is an incredibly beautiful property,” Murphey said. Cynthia Kiser Murphey speaks with press after a Gaming Control Board meeting at the Grant Sawyer Government Building in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Dec. It was one of four Red Rock properties that remained closed following the state’s 78-day shutdown of gaming because of the pandemic between March 18 and June 4, 2020. Red Rock acquired the hotel-casino in 2016 for $321.5 million, and then embarked on a $690 million redevelopment effort that became a financial drain on the company. San Manuel is buying the property from Red Rock Resorts, which has spent more than $1 billion on the 703-room Palms. Murphey said the Palms would open “as soon as we can and as soon as we can do it right.”

16.Ĭynthia Kiser Murphey, a longtime Las Vegas gaming executive who was named the Palms’ general manager in September, said she understood “how historic this moment is as the first tribal owner in Las Vegas. The Nevada Gaming Commission will make a final ruling on Dec. I congratulate the San Manuel Tribe on all the success they've had and all the success in the future,” Control Board member Phil Katsaros said ahead of the panel’s unanimous approval of the tribe.

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