Poker Palace Casino Is Gone: What Replaced a North Las Vegas Icon

If you searched for Poker Palace Casino expecting the old locals’ spot on North Las Vegas Boulevard, there’s news you probably haven’t seen in most listings yet. The Poker Palace as generations knew it no longer exists. It was sold, gutted, and is reopening under a new name, without the poker room that gave it its name.

Here’s the whole story, and what it means if you were planning to visit.

What happened to Poker Palace Casino?

The short version: it was acquired, closed, and rebranded.

A Reno-based operator, Truckee Gaming, purchased the Poker Palace for 20 million dollars and closed it for a complete remodel. The property is being reborn as Club Fortune North, matching the company’s existing Club Fortune casino in Henderson.

The bigger shock for regulars is what’s not coming back. The reopened casino is planned to run without a poker room and without table games. For a place called the Poker Palace, that’s the end of an era.

Why does this matter so much?

Because Poker Palace wasn’t just any casino. It was a landmark of old North Las Vegas.

It opened in 1974 near Nellis Air Force Base and spent five decades as a true “locals casino,” the kind of unpretentious, neighborly spot that the Strip’s mega-resorts aren’t. One executive summed up its old look by joking it seemed like what you’d get “if Circus Circus and the Excalibur had a baby.”

It also held a distinction that mattered to serious players. Its poker room was the last one standing in North Las Vegas. Its nightly no-limit hold’em tournaments were famous for tiny buy-ins and loose, rebuy-fueled action, a grassroots scene that drew a devoted local crowd. Losing that room removes something the area can’t easily replace.

What is Club Fortune North becoming?

A modern, slots-and-sportsbook locals casino, and a very different animal from the old Poker Palace.

Here’s the before-and-after at a glance.

The renovation is described as a total interior gut job, with new slots, a redesigned bar, expanded restaurant and kitchen space, modernized restrooms, and a full exterior makeover. Plans also include a race and sportsbook operated by a third-party book, plus improved parking access.

When does it reopen?

The reopening was targeted for around mid-spring, following approval from Nevada gaming regulators.

Because timelines on major remodels shift, treat any specific date as provisional. If you’re planning a visit, check the property’s official channels for the current opening status before you go.

What are locals saying about the change?

The reaction splits, and the forums capture it well.

On poker and Las Vegas communities across Reddit, the dominant note is nostalgia and frustration, players mourning the loss of the area’s last poker room and its famously cheap tournaments. That grassroots scene had a loyal following, and losing it stings.

On the other side, longtime North Las Vegas residents on local forums and Quora note the building was genuinely dated and that the area has been on an upswing, framing a modern locals casino as a net gain for the neighborhood even if the poker crowd loses out. The operator has leaned into that second view, pitching the remodel as a credit to a part of the city that’s renovating itself.

Both things are true. A local institution is gone, and a modernized replacement is arriving.

Where can North Las Vegas poker players go now?

This is the practical question, and it’s a tough one.

With Poker Palace’s room closing and no plans to bring cards back, North Las Vegas loses its dedicated low-stakes poker home. Players chasing the same small-buy-in tournament feel will generally need to head toward larger rooms elsewhere in the valley, where buy-ins and competition tend to run higher than the old Poker Palace grind.

If low-stakes, high-rebuy tournament poker was your reason for visiting, that specific experience doesn’t have a like-for-like replacement in the immediate area right now.

The bottom line

Poker Palace Casino has closed after roughly fifty years and is reopening as Club Fortune North under new ownership, remodeled top to bottom, and, notably, without the poker room or table games that defined it. Slot players and sports bettors get a modern locals casino. Poker regulars lose the last room in North Las Vegas. Before planning a trip, confirm the reopening status on the property’s official channels.

Frequently asked questions

Is Poker Palace Casino still open?

No. The Poker Palace closed for a full remodel and is reopening under a new name, Club Fortune North, under new ownership.

Who bought Poker Palace Casino?

Reno-based Truckee Gaming, which also operates a Club Fortune casino in Henderson. It acquired the property for 20 million dollars.

Does Club Fortune North have a poker room?

No. The reopened casino is planned to run without a poker room and without table games, ending the property’s long-running poker scene.

When did Poker Palace open?

It opened in 1974 on North Las Vegas Boulevard near Nellis Air Force Base and operated as a locals casino for roughly five decades.

Where is Poker Palace Casino located?

At 2757 North Las Vegas Boulevard in North Las Vegas, Nevada. The same address now belongs to the remodeled Club Fortune North.