Eatery moves aside, Boyd keeping Eastside Cannery open

The Eastside Cannery isn’t closing anytime soon.

Although the bingo room and two restaurants have closed and the property’s sports book has been downsized, there are no plans to shutter the casino Boyd Gaming acquired in 2016.

“The Eastside Cannery remains open,” Boyd spokesman David Strow said Monday. “Any rumors to the contrary are completely false.”

Boyd bought the Eastside Cannery in a package deal with its sister property, the Cannery in North Las Vegas, for $230 million. The deal was announced in April 2016 and completed in December of that year.

With nearby Sam’s Town north of the Eastside Cannery, the transaction gave Boyd a firm hold of Boulder Strip market share against Station Casinos with its Boulder Station and Golden Entertainment with its Arizona Charlie’s Boulder.

The Eastside Cannery has a 64,000-square-foot casino, 307 hotel rooms, 20,000 square feet of meeting and ballroom space and a 250-seat entertainment lounge.

Boyd recently closed The Deli and the Carve Steakhouse at the Eastside Cannery as well as the Big Mess BAR-BQ at Sam’s Town. The company hasn’t announced plans for the future of those spaces.

The 24-hour Snaps cafe is the only restaurant open at the Eastside Cannery. Visitors to the casino’s website are encouraged to visit the restaurants at Sam’s Town.

The Eastside Cannery race book has been closed, but the sports book still takes sports wagers at a window.

Contact Richard N. Velotta at rvelotta@reviewjournal.com or 702477-3893. Follow @Rickvelotta on Twitter.