Confirmed: East Side Cannery Casino to Be Demolished
An off-Strip casino you’ve probably never visited, Eastside Cannery, is set for demolition.
Because you have excellent taste in news sources, you knew this back in September when we told you Eastside Cannery would be demolished. In the words of a gladiator in his pre-plump prime, “Are you not entertained?”
Eastside Cannery didn’t reopen following the pandemic. Owner Boyd Gaming says there isn’t sufficient market demand to reopen the casino. Rather than let a competitor reopen the place, it’s coming down and an angel will lose its wings.
That’s pretty much the whole story. There was a deal in place to sell Eastside Cannery to an RV sales company, but that fell through.
Seriously, you are so spoiled knowing news weeks, months and years before it’s shared by local news.
Word is sale of Eastside Cannery has fallen through due to “cooling plants” not functioning, whatever those might be. Now appears there will be a demolition and zoning change to housing, what’s known in the industry as “sad trombonery.”
— Vital Vegas (@VitalVegas) September 21, 2025
Anyway, Boyd is in discussions with other potential buyers who would probably use the land for residential housing, the most boring thing a former casino can be other than a parking lot. Looking at you, Riviera. And New Frontier. And Tropicana soon. Don’t get us started.
Given Eastside Cannery has been closed for five years, will it really be missed?
Only in terms of nostalgia. People love to miss things more after they’re gone, like live table games at Golden Gate or the Rio buffet or sex without condoms.
Folks in the neighborhood of Eastside Cannery can gamble at Sam’s Town (also owned by Boyd), Boulder Station, Arizona Charlie’s Boulder, Longhorn, Skyline and, if they don’t mind a little lung cancer, Dotty’s.
If it seems odd Boyd would toss a still usable structure just to keep competitors from using it, you’re right. It’s odd, but not unusual.
Station Casinos removed Fiesta Henderson, Fiesta Rancho and Texas Station from its collection of casinos. All were demolished to keep somebody (like Boyd) from swooping in.
Congrats to all the collectors holding Eastside Cannery chips. Had it reopened, they’d be worth face value. Now, they’re “highly collectible.”
After a dozen years of dealing dreams and debts, Eastside Cannery folded like a losing hand and will join a long list of casinos that once glittered, but now exist only in our memories.
Honestly, Eastside Cannery never really glittered, but we’re trying to impress the ladies with our wordsmithery, to summon eros through eloquence, so just play along.
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