{"id":20940,"date":"2018-11-27T00:32:04","date_gmt":"2018-11-27T08:32:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=20940"},"modified":"2018-11-27T09:01:01","modified_gmt":"2018-11-27T17:01:01","slug":"sls-las-vegas-shares-peek-of-new-casino","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/sls-las-vegas-shares-peek-of-new-casino\/","title":{"rendered":"SLS Las Vegas Shares Peek at New Casino"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

SLS Las Vegas has taken down a construction wall enclosing a section of its casino, revealing a dramatically different look and feel the new owner and his management team hope will help change the fortunes of the long-struggling resort.<\/p>\n

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SLS is getting it some fancy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The new owner of SLS, Alex Meruelo, has said he’ll invest $100 million in making over the former Sahara.<\/p>\n

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In Vegas, never don’t bling.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The new decor at SLS more closely aligns with what traditional casino patrons expect, veering away from a trendier look, including a fairly unpopular “unfinished” ceiling with exposed ducts.<\/p>\n

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This was one of the few things in Vegas that didn’t benefit from exposure.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The new interior design at SLS will be familiar to those familiar with Meruelo’s other resort, the Grand Sierra Resort & Casino in Reno.<\/p>\n

It’s expected SLS will be rebranded Grand Sahara Resort & Casino at some point.<\/p>\n

The carpeting is also a distinct departure from the eclectic SLS design.<\/p>\n

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New on the left, old on the right.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The new carpeting actually has a hypnotic effect if you look at it long enough.<\/p>\n

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It’s an urban myth casino carpeting is busy to force players to look up at the slot machines. They’re designed to camouflage stains.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One of our favorite features of the casino at SLS was the giant, high-resolution video screen over the center bar. The screen is known for featuring slick, 3-D animation.<\/p>\n

The plug’s been pulled on the screen, but we’ve been informed it will be relocated elsewhere in the resort, near Bazaar Meat restaurant. So, there’s that.<\/p>\n

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The screen showed 3-D legs, a duck and a human face.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Oh, like we were going to mention a freaky 3-D face and not actually show it to you? Do you know us at all?<\/p>\n

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