Rampart Casino and JW Marriott Las Vegas Lay Off Majority of Staff

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  Paul Thompson May 28, 2020

  Looking on the Marriott site, they are booking rooms at this hotel starting on July 1st. Not sure if the casino will be open or not. If not, I will miss it as I have been staying at the JW Marriott and spent many times in the casino over the years since they opened. Enjoyed interacting with the employees and management as they always treated me well.

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  Cheryl May 28, 2020

  Some articles are saying that the Rampart will not reopen until October 2020. I suspect the Rampart canned everyone and aren’t opening until October because: They have been remodeling around us for years. I figure they are going to take the money they save on paychecks and the opportunity with no customers in the way to do their complete remodel. The casino that opens there in October is not going to be our old Rampart. And they are so stupid they can’t see what I do every time I go there. It is not a destination casino...most days you could shoot a cannon through there and not touch a soul. They do have good business some nights but even that doesn’t last much beyond 9-10:00 p.m. I have been going there almost since it opened and I can't wait to go back in October...to do what Jerry Hill (above post) is going to do. I will hand over my shredded Player's Club card. This is only one of many stories I have heard over the years of the way the casino employees are treated. I don't want to give them another penny of my money. Since I have until October, I am sure I can find another "favorite" place to game.

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  Vining Moore May 15, 2020

  They will rehire them later at a substantially reduced salary and all Seniority based vacation will be eliminated. Many employees were original with fat salaries and at least 5 weeks of PTO a year, clean slate in October... Corporate greed...

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  Stacy May 13, 2020

  There once was a place called the Regent in summerlin. Was it this place or anyone know what it is now. We stayed there about 20 years ago but the past few years we haven’t found it.

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  annette smallwood May 14, 2020

  the Regent was the name of the Rampart Casino when it was owned by the Hyatt Regency.

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  Joleen May 13, 2020

  I love the employees at Rampart. I'm so sorry that they will all be out of a job. I was Rampart was going to open soon with all the other casinos. Its my favorite place to play.

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  Doug Peterson May 13, 2020

  Yes I work at the JW Marriott or should I say worked. This place is not even a JW Marriott. Because if you notice this is the only Marriott Hotel to react this way. They spent 20 years creating a family unit at the hotel and 3 months to tear it down. The place is run by 3 Egyptian Brothers who bought it for a tax haven. You have to tear through 3 different company financials just to get t the actual owner. Really called Larco Hospitality and then Hot spur. The Owners could careless about people from Vegas or there well being. They are the 26th richest in Vancouver. A couple years ago they made a sweet deal with Government and bought the Federal buildings and gave them a 25 years lease. They some how won the bid. U can’t find them on Social media. There like Ghosts. Wynn ,Venetian and MGM they care about the Locals. But unfortunately for the Employees all this is for the Owners is a phone call. What’s really sad is that a lot of us spent years and years at the JW (really HotSpur) only to thrown out like trash. No offer of benefits no offer of severance pay. Even the Business man who bought the Alienate from Stations and then sold to Boyd gave $ to all employees. I know this is a different time. But we’re dealing with Billionaires. The money from the Hotel goes to the Cayman Islands(or some island) set up as a Shell company for tax purposes.This is the Only Hotel in Vegas to react this way. Especially being a Local Hotel. The worst thing is they will never read this or hear about what they did. They don’t even interact with us Managers. We’re told they visit the property but we never see them . What a shame that a Local casino in Summerlin is ran like a Brothel. Shame on the owners. We held it down for 20 years and they bulldozed it in 2 months.

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  Boulder Steve May 14, 2020

  Glad I never spent a dime in the place. Hopefully those owners sell it to someone who cares then I will be happy to visit

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  Leslie Richardson May 13, 2020

  My heart goes out to all of the people at Rampart affected by this tragic pandemic. My husband and I have so been looking forward to the reopening as being locals and living close by it has been one of our favorite places for entertainment. Sad to now hear that it may not open until October, if then. We wish everyone well and do look forward to the prospect of the reopening and where hopefully many staff will be hired back.

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  jerry hill May 23, 2020

  As soon as they do open I will give them my sliced up players card. The people I got to know there were wonderful and I always over tipped them because the place was dead. That e-mail was so rude that I couldn't believe it. They spent a fortune remodeling the buffet and the one and only time I tried it the food was just as lousy and undercooked as before. We will try the Suncost from now on this place doesn't stand a chance.

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  Fact Chequer May 13, 2020

  Lots of hotel rooms, from the strip and downtown to locals casinos, budget crash pads and everything else, are going to feel the sting of this for a long time. Occupancy rates of hotels nationwide are going to be down well into 2021, if not 2022.

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  David May 13, 2020

  So unfortunate for the employees! It is a shame that there may not be too many positions available for them in the near future here in Las Vegas. This has been such a devastating trauma for all of Las Vegas, and the world. I just hope we can recover and adjust to the new normal-whatever that becomes.

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