Galaxy Theaters will open Friday the Italian restaurant will open in late August the casino expansion will be done later this year and the hotel is scheduled to open in early 2008.Ībout 150 more employees will be added when the project is done. The entire addition will be done in early 2008 and parts of it will open before then. 'I feel the guest isn't feeling any disruption at all.' 'I feel it's pretty seamless to the guest,' she said. About 40 of the 220 people working on the expansion are assigned to the bridge.ĭespite all the construction over the last few months, the work hasn't affected the casino's business, Sanchez said. Employees are working on adding decking and stucco. Vince Mack, Metcalf field supervisor, said builders started working on the bridge Thursday and lifted it to its place Monday morning.

The new area will have a poker room and 60 additional slot machines as well as space for offices. 'We're looking to provide a complete entertainment complex,' said Brenda Sanchez, the casino's chief operating officer. 'And they can truck on down there.'Ĭustomers will leave from the new gaming area by elevator or escalator to get to the bridge behind the South Carson Street casino. 'People dropping their kids off at the movies might want to gamble,' he said.

Steve Jackson, the project manager for contractor Metcalf Builders, said the bridge will be convenient for Fandango customers. The 120-foot bridge will be finished sometime in November and cost about $800,000.Īlso included in the expansion are a four-story $11-million Marriott hotel, an Italian restaurant named Ti Amo and an additional 5,000 square feet for gaming. Workers have started building a pedestrian sky bridge as part of a $50 million Casino Fandango expansion that will cross South Curry Street and connect the casino to its new digital theater.

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