Station Casinos brought in employees from its other properties to assist its staff at Red Rock Resort when a power outage darkened the casino for four to five hours Friday afternoon.
A spokesman for the company late Friday said a circuit breaker was tripped resulting in a power outage to the 20-year-old, 796-room Summerlin casino property.
Gamblers on the scene said on social media that casino personnel were hand-paying winnings to players.
Officials are investigating the cause of the outage that began at around noon and lasted until nearly 5 p.m.
A representative of the company said no one was hurt in the incident, but the outage resulted in slot machines going dark and payments were made manually.
“We had all hands on deck within the building just to try to make it as seamless as possible, given the challenges we were facing with the power being out,” the Station spokesman said.
To assist during the blackout, employees from other Station Casino properties were brought to Red Rock to help.
The spokesman said the concert featuring American singer-songwriter Tyler Hubbard Friday night at The Sandbar will be performed as scheduled.
“We have a concert tonight so we don’t expect any issues with the show,” the spokesman said.
The spokesman said Station employees are trained to handle emergency situations and were prepared for the incident.
Having a system in place to call in employees from other properties eased the potentially stressful situation.
“That’s the benefit of having the corporate network and all the team members are all willing to dive in.”
Contact Richard N. Velotta at rvelotta@reviewjournal.com or 702-477-3893. Follow @RickVelotta on X.
