In less than a week, a North Las Vegas locals casino that first opened in 1974 will reopen its doors to the public.
The former Poker Palace, which has undergone extensive renovations and a complete refresh of the casino over the past nine months, will reopen Wednesday as Club Fortune North, said Truckee Gaming CEO Ferenc Szony.
Reno-based Truckee Gaming purchased the Poker Palace in October for $20 million and closed it to remodel the casino.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal was given a sneak peek on Thursday of the property at 2757 Las Vegas Boulevard North, near Nellis Air Force Base.
Truckee Gaming, which operates several casinos in Northern Nevada and one in Henderson, also called Club Fortune, invested millions of dollars to transform Poker Palace. It installed new slots and gaming systems, redesigned the bar, expanded the restaurant and kitchen space, modernized the restrooms, and completely remodeled the exterior and interior.
The renovated casino won’t have a poker room or table games, but it will feature a race and sportsbook operated by Boomer’s Sportsbook.
Club Fortune North was initially projected to reopen in April before being pushed back to June and then July as Szony said “the renovation ended up being almost a complete redo.”
“It’s just taken us longer to get a lot of the work done and the larger scope,” he said. “The project grew on us but I think it grew in a good way.
“It is going to be dramatically different from what people remember Poker Palace as, which was an older building that had been added on to multiple times.”
The Club Fortune North website says the casino is being rebuilt with locals in mind.
“Expect the same friendly vibe locals love,” it says. “This isn’t a mega-resort. It’s the kind of casino where the staff know your name, the machines are always buzzing, and the good times never stop.”
Contact reporter Todd Dewey at tdewey@reviewjournal.com. Follow @tdewey33 on X.
