Murphey told Nevada gaming regulators the Palms would open “as soon as we can and as soon as we can do it right.” The tribe originally targeted late March for the potential reopening. The tribe installed longtime Las Vegas gaming executive Cynthia Kiser Murphey as the Palms’ general manager. In December, Nevada gaming regulators signed off on the deal in which San Manuel became the first American Indian-owned enterprise to own and operate a casino resort in Las Vegas. Southern California’s San Manuel Band of Mission Indians acquired the 703-room property from Red Rock Resorts for $650 million last year. The off-Strip Palms Casino Resort, which has been shuttered for more than two years, will remain closed for a few more weeks while the management team hired by the property’s new owner continues to work out the opening plans. If a colleague or associate emailed this newsletter to you, please click here to sign up and receive your own copy of Indy Gaming in your inbox.
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