Will the Palms Be Subject to the Same Regulations as Non-Tribal Casinos

Since the Palms will be tribal-owned when it reopens, will it be subject to the same rules and regulations as other Las Vegas casinos or will it have special allowances?

It certainly will.

The Palms will decidedly not be a Native American casino on a tribe's reservation. Instead, it will be a Las Vegas casino that's operated by a tribe. Major distinction there.

As a Las Vegas casino, it will be subject to the same regulatory scrutiny by the Gaming Control Board as any other Las Vegas casino and will be treated identically by the state to any other casino in Nevada that's not on tribal land -- the same as Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, which is operated by the Mohegan Sun tribe.

As we've reported in past QoDs, there are a total of three tribal casinos in Nevada on their own reservations. Those are regulated by the tribes themselves and the National Indian Gaming Commission. It's true that state gaming regulators have some degree of influence as well, but only to the extent that influence is defined by the compacts that the tribes negotiated with the state.

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AyeCarambaPoker Mar-05-2022

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

Owned by the tribe and regulated by themselves - what could possibly go wrong?

The Latin phrase sounds better but a translation reads "who guards the guards?"

vegasdawn Mar-05-2022

As long as they open the buffet.

It has been reported that they will be opening their buffet.  Hope that prompts neighboring Boyd and Station to do the same.

Dorothy Kahhan Mar-05-2022

On opening the buffet at the Palms

I'd certainly like to see the buffet brought back. Palms had one of the better ones. As to how much influence that would have on Boyd and Stations, I doubt it will. There is some buffet competition around, most notably South Point, and others are up and running as well, though not like they were pre-Covid. Only one Boyd property has brought back the buffet, Main Street Station, and no Stations casinos have. That's why those properties have dropped off my list. South Point has become my go to casino now, along with Ellis, of course, which has never had a buffer but has other food deals going for it. I'm hoping to add Palms to my list when it reopens.

Howard M Mar-05-2022

Never?

Most of us know better than to say never (Never say never), but when it came to post-pandemic buffets, Station Casinos projected a pretty clear message of "never again." That was surprising, to also nix the buffet at Palace where they had just spent a fortune building a new buffet on the main floor.
A lot of us hoped The M Resort would have reopened theirs by now. Surely it was one of the best in the city at a reasonable price for all they gave (wine, beer and adult coffee drinks included). For a long time, their website merely said Studio B was temporarily closed. Then it was reported right here by LVA that their buffet completely disappeared from the website. Guess that tells us where they're at, too.
Still waiting on The Silverton and the possible return of the AYCE Friday Night Lobster Fest (but not holding my breath)!

Ray Mar-06-2022

Wow, Really? Buffets?

I almost said this yesterday when the QoD was new, but I waited. The ONLY comments about the regulation of tribal casinos in Las Vegas are "will they open the buffet?" I guess nothing more needs to be said.

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