It looks like the New Frontier is set to close July 15. So many plans are being floated for what will be developed on that 34.5 acres that nothing seems certain. According to the Review-Journal, even the financing for the plans is still in flux. But, regardless, It appears clear, New Frontier is going down and a new mega sized, mixed use casino resort, shopping center, condominium and hotel, something or other thing, will replace the old casino. 

 

Still, I doubt there will be the kind of outcry for the demise of the New Frontier that was provoked by the emotional closing of the Stardust last year. New Frontier, under a few names, did play an important part in Vegas history in a variety of areas including the early career of Siegfried & Roy. But a long history of labor strife followed by years of benign neglect have left the rundown property living on long past its time to go. This is one property, I think, that will really benefit from the new Vegas treatment. (photo by Sarah Gerke)