Steve Sisolak ordered casinos closed in March 2020 as a safeguard against the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, the rink closed as well. When Station opted to close a similar arena at Santa Fe Station farther northwest, the company decided to build one at Fiesta Rancho after purchasing the property from the Maloof family in 2000. Station President Scott Kreeger explained Friday that the rink and arena have become a favorite community asset for hockey leagues and recreational skating. The 31,000-square-foot, 1,400-seat arena – a frozen oasis in Southern Nevada’s desert heat – is expected to remain open for as long as Station Casinos owns the land. Station Casinos executives on Friday announced plans to permanently close Texas Station and Fiesta Rancho in North Las Vegas and Fiesta Henderson in Henderson, demolish the buildings and sell the land beneath them. The rink inside the Pepsi Ice Arena next to Station Casinos’ Fiesta Rancho will escape the wrecking ball when the casino property is eventually tumbles down. Jim Iardella, 56, left, battles with Paul Baker, 67, right, for the puck during a pickup game in the 50+ hockey league at the Rancho Fiesta hotel-casino ice arena, Wednesday, Dec.
