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Casino MonteLago at Lake Las Vegas.
By Amanda Finnegan (contact)
Published Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010 | 12:54 p.m.
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Casino MonteLago at Lake Las Vegas will close at midnight March 14, the casino owner announced today.
The closure is a direct result of last week’s announcement that the Ritz-Carlton would be closing on May 2.
The casino is owned by CIRI Lakeside Gaming Investors LLC and is leased through Village Hospitality LLC, which is an arm of Deutsche Bank and owner of the Ritz-Carlton at Lake Las Vegas.
More than 170 people will be out of work as a result of the closure. Employees were informed by management today.
John Tipton, a spokesman for the company, said the casino was in the middle of negotiations with other investors when the announcement of the Ritz-Carlton closure hit, resulting in those investors pulling out of the casino.
“It left the current owners in a situation where they felt they could no longer operate the facility without additional investors,” Tipton said.
Tipton said CIRI Lakeside Gaming was negotiating with additional investors because of difficulties in the Las Vegas gaming market. Three individual owners of Henderson-based PDS Gaming, New York-based fund Plainfield Enterprises LLC and several other individuals have interests in the casino, Tipton said.
After the Ritz-Carlton announcement, Jennifer Morton, marketing and public relations director for Casino MonteLago, predicted last week that business for the casino would remain steady without the luxury hotel.
“We have a strong local base, so it’s just going to be business as normal for us,” Morton told the Sun last week.
