“I’ve been (to Las Vegas) 12, 13 times, but I’ve never had a chance to go to a casino opening,” he said. Kossick hadn’t planned to be in town for Circa’s opening, but his stay at the Flamingo happened to line up perfectly.
His first stop was the Mega Bar, where he picked up a Stone IPA.
Related: Everything you need to know about CircaĮarly Wednesday, the line to Circa stretched to Third Street, then split north toward Ogden Avenue.īrent Kossick of Kalamazoo, Michigan, was among the first to enter the casino. (Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Las Vegas is celebrating the opening of its first built-from-the-ground-up casino since 1980.ĭerek Stevens’ 1.25 million-square-foot Circa opened Wednesday at 12:01 a.m. People get their temperature taken outside Circa while waiting to enter the resort for the first time during its official opening night on Tuesday, Oct.