Call it Trailer Station.
Station Casinos won preliminary approval from gaming regulators last week to operate a small trailer with 16 slot machines at the former Castaways site near Fremont Street and the Boulder Highway.
But don't sign up for those Boarding Passes too quickly. The trailer will have an eight-hour life span.
Station Casinos is protecting a grandfather clause on the site, which would allow the company to build a large casino without a now-required hotel component. To keep the old zoning alive, the company must have active gambling at least one day every two years.
The Castaways, which was best known as the Showboat, was imploded in January 2006 and the 26-acre site was turned into a dirt lot.
Station Casinos acquired the bankrupt Castaways in October 2004 for $33.7 million.
Gaming Control Board member Mark Clayton said requests similar to Station Casinos' appear two or three times a year from land owners around the state who want to protect entitlements.
Station Casinos spokeswoman Lori Nelson said a date has not been set for when the trailer will be on site. Las Vegas officials still need to approve the trailer.
Las Vegas Review-Journal
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