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A view of the casino at the Quad on March 5, 2013, part of the first phase of a complete renovation of the Las Vegas Strip property
Tuesday, March 5, 2013 | 8:30 p.m.
A newly renovated area of the casino at the Quad is open, and dealers are grinning over the new felt covering the game tables.
Bright shades of red and silver make the Quad stand out in colorful contrast to the dark brown of the old Imperial Palace. A center bar glows with stripes of lights above and backlit fabric underneath. Some might see a similarity in the look of the Quad and Red Rock Resort. Both were designed by the Friedmutter Group.
Table minimums still start at $5. There are rows of new slots and electronic craps tables. The cashier remains in a yet-to-be-renovated section, as the new counter gets finishing touches.
When finished later this year, the new casino will be about 65,000 square feet. The Quad will serve as a primary entry to the Linq entertainment and retail district and the High Roller observation wheel.
had the quad been closed,the casino or hotel
Is it me or all Vegas casinos turning into replicas of each other. They are all rushing to modernize to be the same corporate money maker. It's like walking from one suburban shopping mall to another. They all have the same drinks, stores, restaurants, nightclubs, dayclub, lounges, spas and casino games.
The outside doesn't change, but the inside is devoid of any personality. Luxor was gutted and now Imperial Palace.
Stayed there in january. The building work started at 4am obviously getting this improvement built is a higher priority than guests sleep.
That looks like the most boring casino ever. Good Lord what happened to creativity?
New, sleek, cutting edge is in I guess. It's a long way from Ralph Engelstad's days.
Definitely starting to look like a clone of all the other strip casinos, good job?
Now if they could just find a way to clone Gary Loveman, they could bring back the 'Fat Pack.'
This place sounds like an old, dated movie theater.
This looks a lot cleaner and brighter than the old dark musty Imperial Palace...
The casino is bland, boring, dull.
They might better spend some effort on the hotel itself...stayed there this past week....the room was FILTHY when we arrived, used dental floss from the previous tenant on the bathroom floor, windows never washed despite repeated requests. Housekeeping only drops off more towels, never cleans despite a face to face request to the Director of Hotel Services. TWO HOURS to check in, hotel staff is inadequate and overwhelmed (though polite...but no action, only words). Motel 6 better than this dump.