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{{Other uses|Lucky Dragon (disambiguation){{!}}Lucky Dragon}}
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'''Ahern Hotel and
The Ahern Hotel is adjacent to the [[Allure Las Vegas]] high-rise condominium, opened in 2008 by developer Andrew Fonfa. The resort's property was once planned as the site of a second Allure tower, which was cancelled due to poor economic conditions. While selling units in the first tower, Fonfa decided to build a hotel and casino on the adjacent site. The Lucky Dragon was designed by [[Edward Vance|Ed Vance & Associates Architects]] and was announced in February 2012, with [[groundbreaking]] in May 2015. The resort had a [[soft opening]] on November 19, 2016. An official grand opening was held on December 3, 2016.
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===Ahern Hotel===
Following the auction, the property received interest from numerous prospective buyers, although the listing broker stated that approximately 98 percent of them were "dreamers" with no realistic chance of closing on a purchase of the property. On April 22, 2019, the Lucky Dragon was sold for $36 million to Don Ahern, the chairman and CEO of a local construction-equipment firm. Ahern was among few prospective buyers who was financially capable of purchasing the property. Ahern intended to eventually reopen the hotel and convert the casino area into conference and convention space. He also planned to give the property a new name, which would be determined at a later date.<ref>{{cite news |last=Segall |first=Eli |title=Shuttered Lucky Dragon sells for $36M |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/shuttered-lucky-dragon-sells-for-36m-1647336/ |accessdate=April 24, 2019 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=April 22, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Short-lived casino built with Chinese investors finds buyer |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2019/apr/23/short-lived-casino-built-with-chinese-investors-fi/ |work=Las Vegas Sun |agency=Associated Press |date=April 23, 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424213742/https://lasvegassun.com/news/2019/apr/23/short-lived-casino-built-with-chinese-investors-fi/ |archivedate=April 24, 2019}}</ref> In May 2019, Ahern announced plans to have the hotel reopened within 60 days, and to have the convention space opened around November.<ref>{{cite news |last=Segall |first=Eli |title=New Lucky Dragon owner to reopen hotel within 60 days |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/new-lucky-dragon-owner-to-reopen-hotel-within-60-days-1665673/ |accessdate=May 17, 2019 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=May 16, 2019}}</ref> The opening was later delayed
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Each restaurant offered only authentic Chinese food, which company officials expected to be the resort's primary advantage to bringing in customers.<ref name=Vegas7/><ref name=LA>{{cite web|url= http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-vegas-chinese-20161026-snap-story.html|title= Las Vegas casinos love Chinese gamblers. So these guys built a casino just for them|last= Pierson|first= David|date= October 26, 2016|work= [[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date= November 14, 2016|url-status= live|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20161114171359/http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-vegas-chinese-20161026-snap-story.html|archivedate= November 14, 2016}}</ref> In February 2017, plans were announced for the temporary closure of Dragon's Alley so a noodle bar could be added. There were also plans to move Pearl's Ocean from the second floor to a larger space on the first floor, where it would occupy the dining area of Dragon's Alley. The casino's new VIP area was to occupy the space formerly used by Pearl's Ocean.<ref>{{cite news|last=Stapleton|first=Susan|title=Big Changes to The Dining Scene at Lucky Dragon: Two restaurants close, a noodle bar arrives and more|url=https://vegas.eater.com/2017/2/10/14573598/dining-scene-lucky-dragon-renovations|accessdate=January 10, 2018|work=Eater|date=February 10, 2017|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215141839/http://vegas.eater.com/2017/2/10/14573598/dining-scene-lucky-dragon-renovations|archivedate=February 15, 2017}}</ref><ref name=Reno>{{cite news|last=Velotta|first=Richard N.|title=Renovations already underway at new Lucky Dragon near Las Vegas Strip|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/renovations-already-underway-at-new-lucky-dragon-near-las-vegas-strip/|accessdate=January 10, 2018|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal|date=February 11, 2017|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180110211135/https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/renovations-already-underway-at-new-lucky-dragon-near-las-vegas-strip/|archivedate=January 10, 2018}}</ref><ref name=Vegas7-2017>{{cite news|last=Schwartz|first=David G.|title=Lucky Dragon Casino's Influence May Be Greater Than Its Size|url=http://vegasseven.com/2017/03/15/lucky-dragon-casinos-influence-may-greater-size/|accessdate=April 11, 2017|work=Vegas Seven|date=March 15, 2017|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170412062928/http://vegasseven.com/2017/03/15/lucky-dragon-casinos-influence-may-greater-size/|archivedate=April 12, 2017}}</ref><ref name=LVS-2017>{{cite news|last=Moore|first=Thomas|title=More VIP gaming space on the way as Lucky Dragon makes adjustments|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2017/mar/15/more-vip-gaming-space-on-the-way-as-lucky-dragon-m/|accessdate=April 11, 2017|work=Las Vegas Sun|date=March 15, 2017|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170412063218/https://lasvegassun.com/news/2017/mar/15/more-vip-gaming-space-on-the-way-as-lucky-dragon-m/|archivedate=April 12, 2017}}</ref> Dragon's Alley closed some time in 2017. At the end of the year, prior to the closure of the Lucky Dragon's restaurants and casino, there had been plans to reopen Dragon's Alley as a different food and beverage business.<ref name=Struggling/>
The Ahern Hotel
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