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Lame-Duck Stardust May Go Dark Early

LAS VEGAS-The owner of the 48-year-old casino-hotel said Thursday it will stop taking reservations for the soon-to-be razed property beyond Nov. 1 to mitigate expected staffing problems. It's $4-billion replacement is slated to open in 2010.

By Brian K. Miller | Updated on June 23, 2006

LAS VEGAS-Boyd Gaming will stop taking November and December reservations for its soon-to-be-razed Stardust property here, which is giving way to a $4-billion development called Eschelon Place. The company previously said it would take reservations into December.

According to local reports, company spokesman Robert Stillwell said that while the company plans to operate the 48-year-old property through the end of the year, there are concerns that as workers migrate to other jobs staffing levels may be too low near the end of the year to offer appropriate service.

The Stardust opened in 1958 and was the longtime home of “Mr. Las Vegas” Wayne Newton, who now spends his nights at the Flamingo. Boyd plans to replace the 1,500-room resort with four hotels housing 5,300 rooms, a 140,000-sf casino, theaters, a shopping promenade, spas and convention space. The plan is to start the redevelopment in 2007 and complete it in 2010.

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