Ever since we broke the news about the sale of the Riviera to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, back on February 12, we've been awaiting word about a content-liquidation sale. Well, finally that word has come, and the news is that the event will be handled by National Content Liquidators of Ohio, a company that's an old hand at such things, having been in charge of many previous Las Vegas casino-contents sales including those at the El Rancho, Aladdin, Dunes, MGM Marina, and Landmark hotels, and more recently those at the Sahara and the Clarion.
According to NCL CEO Michael Lunsford the sale, valued at $3 million, will begin on May 14 and, as with previous similar liquidations, the event will continue until every single item has found a new owner, down to the last teaspoon. It's too early for any kind of catalog to have been released, but we'll keep you posted if any online preview becomes available, or if a live viewing event is to be offered prior to the commencement of the sale. In the case of the Sahara, there was all kinds of funky memorabilia up for grabs, from the iconic 'S'-shaped door handles, camel lamps, and historic celebrity photos, to the more mundane world of bed linen and bar furniture, not to mention gaming tables and other casino fixtures and fittings.
In the case of that sale, there was a $10 cover at the door, and there was still a five-hour wait to gain access to the Sahara on Day One of the sale, so anticipate the need to arrive very early at the Riv if you have something special on your wish list (anything with a logo on it is likely to sell fast). Unlike the Sahara, our understanding is that the photos on the walls at the Riviera will not be included in this sale (or at least the majority of them will not), since they are the property of the Las Vegas News Bureau, which was incorporated into the LVCVA, so these will be returned to their previous--and the property's new--owner, who happen to be one and the same.
Stay tuned for more details as they become available nearer to sale time.
