Station
Casinos
Operator of local
casinos in the Las Vegas area.
Headquarters:
2411 West Sahara Avenue
Las Vegas, NV 89102
Employees: 14,600
CEO: Frank Fertitta III
Privately held
Website:
http://www.stationcasinos.com
Career Site
Station Casinos, Inc. is the leading provider
of gaming and entertainment to the residents of Las Vegas, NV.
Station's properties are aimed at locals and are regional entertainment
destinations. They include various amenities such as restaurants,
entertainment venues, movie theaters, bowling and convention/banquet
space, as well as traditional casino gaming offerings such as
video poker, slot machines, table games, bingo and race and sports
wagering.
The company went private in 2007 after
Chairman and CEO Frank Fertitta led a buyout of the company's
stock for $8.8 billion.
Station owns and operates Red Rock Casino
Resort and Spa, Palace Station Hotel & Casino, Boulder Station
Hotel & Casino, Santa Fe Station Hotel & Casino, Wildfire
Casino and Wild Wild West Gambling Hall & Hotel in Las Vegas,
Texas Station Gambling Hall & Hotel and Fiesta Rancho Casino
Hotel in North Las Vegas, and Sunset Station Hotel & Casino,
Fiesta Henderson Casino Hotel, Magic Star Casino and Gold Rush
Casino in Henderson, NV. Station also owns a 50% interest in
Green Valley Ranch Station Casino, Barley's Casino & Brewing
Company and The Greens in Henderson, NV and a 6.7% interest in
the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.
More than 80 percent of the population
base in the Las Vegas metropolitan area lives within a 5-mile
radius of one of the company casinos. Station Casinos owns or
controls the largest portfolio of undeveloped gaming-entitled
real property in Las Vegas metropolitan area.
In addition, Station manages Thunder Valley
Casino near Sacramento, CA on behalf of the United Auburn Indian
Community.
The Company is jointly developing Aliante
Station with the Greenspun Corporation which will be located
on a 40-acre site on the northeast corner of Interstate 215 and
Aliante Parkway in North Las Vegas. Construction is expected
to be completed by the end of 2008 at a cost of approximately
$650 million to $675 million. The first phase of Aliante Station
is expected to include 200 hotel rooms, approximately 3,000 slot
machines, multiple full-service restaurants and a multi-screen
movie theater complex.
History
The company was founded in 1976.
The Red Rock Casino, Resort and Spa opened
on April 18, 2006. It is located on 70 acres of land close to
the majestic Red Rock mountains in Summerlin and is approximately
10 miles west of the Las Vegas Strip and a 20-minute drive from
McCarran International Airport. At a cost of $1 billion, Red
Rock was the most expensive casino resort ever built off the
mai Las Vegas Strip.
Benefits
Station Casinos provides extensive training
and development opportunities, excellent wages and benefits,
on-site parking and on-site child care.
The company was named one of the 100 Best
Companies to Work For by Fortune Magazine. Minorities make up
50% of the company's workforce.
Updated February 8, 2008
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