The plan for a gaming-themed Atari resort in Las Vegas has reportedly been scrapped

Six years after the announcement of plans to build Atari Hotels in eight cities throughout the US, together with Las Vegas, just one now appears to be transferring ahead, in Phoenix, Arizona. The Las Vegas deal in the end “did not come to fruition,” spokesperson Sara Collins informed Las Vegas Sun this week, and Atari Resorts is placing its focus into the Phoenix web site “in the meanwhile.”

Phoenix was at all times meant to be the primary web site, adopted by different motels in Austin, Chicago, Denver, Las Vegas, San Francisco, San Jose and Seattle. However Las Vegas is now apparently off the desk, and there have not been any indicators of life across the different deliberate places. The FAQ on the Atari Resorts web site notes, “Extra websites, together with Denver, are being explored beneath separate improvement and licensing agreements.” The Atari Resort mission was introduced in 2020 simply earlier than the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and consequently skilled improvement delays. Building on the Phoenix resort, which was supposed to interrupt floor in 2020, is predicted to start late this yr, with its opening now deliberate for 2028.

However possibly do not maintain your breath. In line with a December press launch, the corporate remains to be making an attempt to boost $35 million to $40 million to fund the “playable vacation spot” for avid gamers in Phoenix.