“The Palms is an incredibly beautiful property,” Murphey said.
Cynthia Kiser Murphey speaks with press after a Gaming Control Board meeting at the Grant Sawyer Government Building in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Dec. It was one of four Red Rock properties that remained closed following the state’s 78-day shutdown of gaming because of the pandemic between March 18 and June 4, 2020. Red Rock acquired the hotel-casino in 2016 for $321.5 million, and then embarked on a $690 million redevelopment effort that became a financial drain on the company. San Manuel is buying the property from Red Rock Resorts, which has spent more than $1 billion on the 703-room Palms. Murphey said the Palms would open “as soon as we can and as soon as we can do it right.” 16.Ĭynthia Kiser Murphey, a longtime Las Vegas gaming executive who was named the Palms’ general manager in September, said she understood “how historic this moment is as the first tribal owner in Las Vegas. The Nevada Gaming Commission will make a final ruling on Dec. I congratulate the San Manuel Tribe on all the success they've had and all the success in the future,” Control Board member Phil Katsaros said ahead of the panel’s unanimous approval of the tribe.
