By comparison, New York New York has 84,000 square feet of gaming space, 70 table games and 1,740 slots. GamblingĪccording to the Nevada Gaming Control Board, and the casino web site, Sunset Station has 114,000 square feet of gaming space, with 53 table games and 2,435 slots. The area was inspired by the work of Spanish architect Antonio Gaudi and is visually stunning. It consists of thousands of glass pieces and weighs twelve tons. To me, the most aesthetically appealing part of the casino is the 560 square meter stained glass ceiling above the table game area, near the casino’s center. There were bike racks by the movie theatre and by the front valet area. I noticed a lack of visible parking lot security guards in both the parking garage and front lot. There were plenty of spots available close to the main entrance. I drove through the parking garage then around to the front of the casino and parked in the front lot. Heading east on Sunset provides access to the front of the casino, valet parking, and front lot parking. Heading east on Warm Springs leads to an easy entrance to the parking garage. and Warm Springs Rd., with access from Interstate 515.

Sunset Station is located on the far eastern side, in Henderson, between Sunset Rd. The casino includes a 21-story hotel with 527 rooms. The success of this model is seen in other similar casinos (Red Rock, Green Valley, M Casino, etc.). It is an upscale local’s casino, primarily aimed at the over 50 demographic located in and around Henderson. It opened in June of 1997 on the tail of the successes of Boulder Station and Texas Station, during the last great Las Vegas building boom. According to Wikipedia, Sunset Station is owned by Station Casinos, Inc., on 98 acres in Henderson.

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