Ojos Locos Sports Cantina Y Casino opens as first Latino-focused hotel in North Las Vegas valley

NORTH LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — It is extra than simply the meals — it is a celebration of tradition and pleasure for the Latino neighborhood as the brand new Ojos Locos Cantina and On line casino opens its doorways.

Ojos Locos was impressed by their standard Texas places however that is the one one with a on line casino, and it is positioned in North Las Vegas at Cheyenne and Civic Middle.

It’s changing the previous Fortunate Membership Resort and On line casino. The CEO of fifth Avenue Gaming, Seth Schorr, says this has been a longtime coming for the Latino neighborhood.

He informed KTNV, “It is manner overdue. The Latino inhabitants has been essential, however sadly underserved and an ignored demographic in our neighborhood, and I feel I acknowledged that a very long time in the past.”

Schorr says bringing a enterprise like Ojos to Southern Nevada was 15 years within the making. Now that it is right here, Ojos is able to placed on a present for locals.

From sports activities to eating to gaming, and even a newly rebranded resort, Schorr says Ojos was meant to be a house away from residence for each locals and guests.

Laura Caudillo, the Vice President of Advertising and marketing at Ojos, informed KTNV, “That is actually constructed for the blue-collar. They’ll are available in and really feel like that is their home. We constructed this particularly to make them really feel at residence.”

Caudillo says even the meals brings a way of residence for Latinos, with traditional dishes made with pleasure and from scratch, corresponding to fajitas and Mexico Metropolis tacos.

Past the meals, Caudillo additionally says Ojos Locos brings much more to our neighborhood.

“We need to give alternatives for jobs,” she says. “We need to be sure that on this space that there’s something model new. In hopes that the remainder of the world will brighten up as properly.”

To date, that is the one Ojos Locos in Nevada, however Schorr and Caudillo say they hope extra will discover their option to the valley quickly.