LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — Eastside Cannery, a Boulder Strip casino that has remained closed since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020, will be demolished.
Boyd Gaming confirmed the news Friday in statement provided to News 3, saying it’s in talks to sell the site for residential use.
“It has been more than five years since we closed Eastside Cannery, and there is not sufficient market demand to reopen the facility,” the company said. “Given this, we are finalizing plans to demolish the building.”
FILE – The Eastside Cannery is under construction behind Nevada Palace on Feb. 28, 2008. (KSNV)
Located at the corner of Boulder Highway and Harmon Avenue, Eastside Cannery opened in 2008 as a replacement for the aging Nevada Palace.
Boyd purchased parent company Cannery Casino Resorts in 2016, a move that added Eastside Cannery and the original Cannery Casino and Hotel, a sister North Las Vegas property, to the portfolio.
Like all other gaming properties at the time, Eastside Cannery closed in March 2020 because of the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Boyd opted to keep Eastside Cannery closed in the years since and directed customers to visit nearby Sam’s Town.
