Olympia Gaming Plans Casino Oasis

Water in middle of the desert.  Though it may be rare, Olympia Gaming L.L.C plans to use its new hotel and casino to frame a view for their guests.  Olympia Gaming will be creating a $500 million gambling and lodging resort with the Legends at Sparks Marina project being planned by RED Development L.L.C.  Legends at Sparks Marina is slated to be an outdoor shopping and entertainment destination in Sparks, Nevada.  The construction of the casino resort and spa is scheduled to begin its early phases during the first quarter of 2007. 

An official name has yet to be released for the 12-acre casino project.  There are a few details floating about concerning the 30-story, Peter Wilday designed tower, planed to sit on the bank of Helms Lake. 

The chief marketing officer of Olympia Gaming, D.C. Graham shed a bit of light on Olympia’s ambition.  “The goal is to build a resort destination that hasn’t been seen in the Spark market,” he asserted.  Ambition is clear from the first planned phase of construction which include a 65,000 square-foot casino, 500 lavish hotel rooms, and 50,000 square-feet of retail and restaurant lots.  Dining options will include both buffet and upscale. 

These, however, are but the main arteries of phase one.  Guest will also have access to a spa facility sprawling over 15,000 to 20,000 square-feet.  Guests will be treated to 30,000 square-feet of meeting space.  They will be accommodated by a parking garage capable of holding 1,250 vehicles.  500 additional hotel rooms will be constructed during the second phase.  An unspecified amount of restaurant and casino space is to be expected as well. 

No matter how wonderful the casino or hotel accommodations, no casino resort is complete without an exciting setting.  Graham stated in agreement, “The project RED is putting together at Legends is compelling.  Legends at Sparks will be made up of 800,000 square-feet of open air retail space.  There is also talk of constructing a minor league baseball stadium.  Graham continues, “It will draw outside the local market.  It will reach into California, and to have access to that kind of marketing made it an easy decision to locate the project here.”

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