Three Affiliated Tribes Submit $2 Billion Casino & Arena Plan for Las Vegas Massacre Site
- 26 Mar 2025
- Gambling News
The Three Affiliated Tribes have filed a pre-review application with Clark County for the construction of a casino hotel, an arena seating 15K-20K, and a theater located across Las Vegas Boulevard from the Luxor, as reported by the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
The pre-review process serves as a preview that enables county staff to confirm that all documents are complete before a formal submission — which could result in renderings being circulated on the internet — occurs.
The Three Affiliated Tribes, a tribal nation located on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota, have not disclosed the intended use of the arena — a pertinent inquiry given that another arena is allegedly being proposed for the Rio’s parking area.
Tribal Chairman Mark Fox has spearheaded the project, collaborating for more than a year with the architecture firm Steelman Partners to create a vision for the area. Insiders familiar with the initiative inform Casino.org that he intends to lure the Vegas Golden Knights to move a mile south from their T-Mobile Arena, which has been in use for ten years.
In a recent announcement, Fox mentioned he has “contacted a dozen or more organizations to establish positive working relationships with our neighbors, including the Golden Knights.” He subsequently explained that there is no partnership in place with the highly successful NHL team. The Knights assert their dedication to T-Mobile through a long-term lease and an ownership interest, and owner Bill Foley informed Vegas PBS in December 2024 that the team is pursuing a $300 million investment to enhance T-Mobile.
Hurting History
Thirteen acres of the 23-acre site were within Las Vegas Village, where on October 1, 2017, the Route 91 Harvest Festival witnessed the deadliest massacre in modern US history. MGM Resorts, the previous owner of the land, donated another two acres of the old Las Vegas Village to Clark County to establish a permanent memorial for the tragedy.
The tribe had earlier rented its land for purposes such as holding a Christmas festival and a filming location for “American Ninja Warrior.”
Even with the seemingly complete support of the Clark County Commission, the initiative has allegedly faced disapproval from tribal members. Many of these individuals — including those who protested close to the land in 2023 — feel that managing a sizable Las Vegas organization will hinder the tribe from focusing on urgent issues on the reservation.
