Now, Fountain Blues grand opening comes a little more than a week after Durango Resort and Casino celebrated its own grand opening on Durango Marquee.

A message congratulating Fountain Blue, a nice touch located in the southwest part of the valley, Durango took almost two years to complete with a $750 million price tag.

More than 1200 employees were hired in time for the grand opening in about a week.

Maria Silva takes us inside the newest station Casino's property.

And it's always an exciting time when a new property opens up.

People are waiting outside for hours, just waiting for those doors to open up.

And I can tell you, we are so lucky to get a VIP tour.

And here to tell us all about it is James Horn, the vice president and general manager.

I let's talk about this beautiful place.

Yes.

Worth the wait.

It is it's a lot of emotion and passion project and 19 months in the making to get this thing going.

It's a it's a worth away for sure.

What makes this place so special and sets it apart from any other place?

Well, it's we've done a lot of different things from a luxury brand standpoint to, you know, the finishes, the marble that's extensively used everywhere, our lighting, some of the artistic treatments, but more importantly what the content is, you know, the restaurants and the rooms and what we've done for those treatments.

That's what's going to set it apart as a new, new generation.

And let's talk a little bit where we're at right now.

Earlier during our tour, when you were giving us a VIP tour.

Your face just lit up when you were talking about this area.

Well, the gaming, that's my background.

It's what I've been doing for the better part of my time with this company.

And I see how this pit is designed and how we laid it out.

The lighting, our high limit, our gaming salons.

I just think it's a beautiful pit for everybody to enjoy.

I can't wait for them to see it.

And let's talk also about your sportsbook over there that places pretty awesome inside.

Outside.

There's so much this for sure.

It is.

And it's you know, everybody has something new and if we're sportsbook, but for us, it's an intimate setting.

I've said this many times, it's a place you could bring a date, which wasn't always something to consider.

But with what we did with the George, with the all encompassing viewing, there's no bad seed in that venue.

The George Patio.

I think we've made our recent sportsbook one of the best in the city.

And let's talk a little bit also about your different restaurants.

You have so many different options, starting with Eat Your Heart Out over there.

Yeah.

So the our eat our eat your Heart out.

Whole Foods, ten different venues, including our drink bar.

We brought oyster Bar from palace.

We have, you know, exciting array of family lounge operations for the city outside from California.

You've got burgers, you've got pizza.

I can list salmon if you want me to.

And there's so many.

But it's going to be unlike anything anybody seen.

And I can tell you, I had a big smile.

I'm a foodie.

I love to eat.

That oyster bar just has my heart.

So I was happy to see that.

Yes.

And let's talk about some of your other restaurants that you have in here as well.

So we have the George which is next to the sportsbook, as I mentioned, that's going to be in a kind of an upscale recent sports bar feel.

We have really a brunch place.

Yeah, for sure.

The patio is perfect for that.

We have our Nico steak house, which is just top level.

It's unlike anything we've done before.

It's a very baby room.

It's.

The food's going to be great.

We have the Miho Mexican restaurant with all of these, by the way, having fantastic patio options for each restaurant.

And then we have our summer house, which is going to be same thing, very hot spot, excellent patios, great food.

And let's talk about this room.

The rooms are very nice.

A lot of work went into the comparisons to make sure that we had a luxury product and that the fits the finish and the treatments, the mattresses, the sheets, the pillows, everything is something that you say, okay, this feels like it's luxury.

Yeah.

Great views as well.

That's right.

We have a if you go to the north side of this tower, you have panoramic views from Red Rock Canyon all the way to the strip.

And can I tell you, I geek out.

You have espresso machines in the room?

We do.

That was definitely a must.

And this is what's also great about this location.

It's really centrally located when you think about from the strip.

So you will be expecting to get a lot of tourists and visitors coming this way.

Yeah, I think I think a lot of people underestimate that.

That drive from the airport or to Allegiant or to T-Mobile is very short and that puts us in a good spot, you know, as a tourist coming in here, coming off the trip to enjoy the city.

And then from a local standpoint, you have four way access to.

It's very easy.

We have to talk about New Year's Eve.

We have to talk about the big game coming up.

You guys are already sold out for that.

Yeah, we have done pretty well in booking and we're still booking a lot of our players.

But from a general population standpoint, it's going fast.

And you know, we're opening in to busy time, New Year's Eve, Super Bowl, like you said, we are going to get a break.

And last but not least, let's talk about our locals.

That's what you guys it's part of your brand.

That's what you're all about.

What message do you have for the locals?

We are ready to blow your socks off.

Our team is ready.

More than anything.

That's what makes us great is our guest service and our team members.

And everybody is so excited to see the locals and the regulars that they've known at the other properties they've worked out and to see all the new people ready to bring in.

All right.

So we're going to continue with this VIP tour.

Amber, again, definitely a must see it is phenomenal.

It is beautiful in here at Durango Casino Resort.

All right.

We'll see you later.

Ready to talk?

I'm ready.

Let's go.

Okay.