We have information that we trust, but have not been able to confirm. It concerns the immediate future of Hooters Casino Hotel. Never has there been such an inverse 
proportional ratio between the quality of a casino and speculation about its next incarnation. Anyway, a reliable source says that Junius Real Estate Partners bought the property on April 30. When we called Junius, Executive Director Michael Lynch would neither confirm nor deny the purchase. So far, the Clark County Assessor‘s Web site shows no transfer of title … yet.
It was only last April 22 that VegasChatter.com went to print with a heavily backgrounded story about Hooters being rebranded as a Holiday Inn, complete with an enlarged pool area and a thorough re-do of the hotel rooms, among other changes. The plans seemed to be in a very advanced state. Could the retheming have been contingent upon a sale? It didn’t sound that way.
If we’ve learned anything about Hooters over the years it’s that, despite a proliferation of rumored purchases and rebrandings, astonishingly little changes over there (unless you count the removal of Las Vegas‘ most pathetic little “poker room,” hardly worthy of the name).
That place is an absolute DUMP. I am surprised Hooters still wants their brand associated with it.