Boyd to Demolish Eastside Cannery

Boyd Gaming confirmed it will demolish the long-shuttered Eastside Cannery hotel-casino on Boulder Highway after keeping the property closed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The company said there is insufficient market demand to reopen the 17-year-old facility, is finalizing demolition plans, fencing is being erected, and Boyd is in talks to sell the site for residential development. Eastside Cannery opened in 2008 and features a 16-story tower with about 307 rooms and roughly 64,000–65,000 square feet of gaming and event space. Boyd acquired the property in 2016 as part of a $230 million purchase that included the Cannery North Las Vegas, and officials said much of Eastside Cannery’s business migrated to nearby Sam’s Town. The decision follows a broader pattern of pandemic-era casino closures, sales and demolitions across Nevada, and Eastside Cannery had been the last Las Vegas casino still closed since the initial shutdowns.