A view of Circa, the first from-the-ground-up casino built in downtown Las Vegas in 40 years, on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @csstevensphoto
Las Vegas Club hotel-casino is shown August 5, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Duane Prokop/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Mermaids Casino is seen at the Fremont Street Experience Saturday, June 25, 2016. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas News Bureau)
From left, Lorena Amaya, co-owner and CEO of Desert Rock Enterprises Derek Stevens and Sarah Cass have their photo taken digging into one of Mermaids Casino’s deep-fried Twinkies Saturday, June 25, 2016. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas News Bureau)
People watch as workers remove the high-kicking Vegas Vickie on Fremont Street on Tuesday, June 13, in Las Vegas. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye
Developer Derek Stevens, left, and Mayor Carolyn Goodman take photos in front of neon signage for Stevens’ new downtown Las Vegas project Circa Resort & Casino on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019, at the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center (Benjamin Hager Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The old Las Vegas Club building is seen on Thursday Oct. 5, 2017. (David Guzman Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The site of Derek Stevens’ new property, Circa, being built in downtown Las Vegas at the northwest corner of the Fremont Street Experience on Monday, December 17, 2018. Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal @Vegas88s
Construction continues on Circa in downtown Las Vegas on Tuesday, May 7, 2019. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @csstevensphoto
Construction continues at the under-development Circa as seen from the roof of the Plaza on Monday, April 22, 2019, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
The exterior is taking shape during a construction tour of the Circa on Monday, Dec. 9, 2019, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
A porthole outside Circa, the new hotel-casino by owners Derek and Greg Stevens, displays a video feed showing the construction progress at the property on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2019, in Las Vegas. (David Guzman/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @davidguzman1985
A man looks through one of the windows looking out on the construction for Circa Resort and Casino in downtown Las Vegas, Wednesday, March 20, 2019. (Caroline Brehman/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @carolinebrehman
Construction continues on Circa resort on Tuesday, June 16, 2020, in Las Vegas. (Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @benjaminhphoto
Derek Stevens, CEO and developer of Circa Resort and Casino, signs the last steel beam before it is hoisted on top of the future of Circa’s hotel tower, the tallest building north of the Las Vegas Strip, on Friday, June 19, 2020, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Workers hoist the last steel beam signed by Derek Stevens, CEO and developer of Circa Resort and Casino and Ironworkers Local 433, to place it on top of the future of Circa’s hotel tower, the tallest building north of the Las Vegas Strip, on Friday, June 19, 2020, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Developer Derek Stevens gives a tour of the pool area during a construction update of the Circa on Monday, Dec. 9, 2019, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Workers continue to develop the main floor during a construction tour of the Circa on Monday, Dec. 9, 2019, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Workers finish their shifts at the Circa construction site in downtown Las Vegas Boulevard Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @KMCannonPhoto
Journeyman iron worker Peter Vermolen at the Circa construction site in downtown Las Vegas Boulevard Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @KMCannonPhoto
Concrete general foreman Trevor Lantham at the Circa construction site in downtown Las Vegas Boulevard Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @KMCannonPhoto
Safety officer Christine Hill at the Circa construction site in downtown Las Vegas Boulevard Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @KMCannonPhoto
The final letter for the sign atop Circa resort in downtown Las Vegas is placed Thursday, July 23, 2020. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @KMCannonPhoto
An aerial view of the top of Circa hotel casino in downtown Las Vegas, on Monday, October 12, 2020. (Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Vegas88s
A view of Circa, the first from-the-ground-up casino built in downtown Las Vegas in 40 years, on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @csstevensphoto
The roulette table in the high-limit gaming area at Circa on Monday, Oct. 19, 2020, in Las Vegas. (Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @benjaminhphoto
A view of the Circa Sportsbook from the second level during a tour of Circa, the first from-the-ground-up casino built in downtown Las Vegas in 40 years, on Monday, Oct. 19, 2020. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @csstevensphoto
Modern art work lines the walls at Circa on Monday, Oct. 19, 2020, in Las Vegas. (Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @benjaminhphoto
A view of Vegas Vickie during a tour of Circa, the first from-the-ground-up casino built in downtown Las Vegas in 40 years, on Monday, Oct. 19, 2020. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @csstevensphoto
The exterior of Circa seen from Stadium Swim on Monday, Oct. 19, 2020, in Las Vegas. (Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @benjaminhphoto
Stadium Swim, which features a 40-foot tall, 14 million pixel screen, at Circa, the first from-the-ground-up casino built in downtown Las Vegas in 40 years, on Monday, Oct. 19, 2020. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @csstevensphoto
The VIP check in area at Circa on Monday, Oct. 19, 2020, in Las Vegas. (Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @benjaminhphoto
Gambling-themed art lines the walls of the high limit gaming area at Circa on Monday, Oct. 19, 2020, in Las Vegas. (Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @benjaminhphoto
A partial view of the Mega Bar is seen during a tour of Circa, the first from-the-ground-up casino built in downtown Las Vegas in 40 years, on Monday, Oct. 19, 2020. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @csstevensphoto
Garage Mahal at Circa, the first from-the-ground-up casino built in downtown Las Vegas in 40 years, on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @csstevensphoto
By Richard N. Velotta
Las Vegas Review-Journal
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