Scott Nelson was named vice chairman and general manager of Palace Station.

With 30 years within the gaming industry, Nelson worked for 26 years in Las Vegas and 4 years in Denver. In his long career, Nelson previously worked with gaming properties, including the Gold Coast, which  focused on Asian marketing and locals gaming – an excellent fit for Station Casinos and Palace Station. The property, in close proximity to Las Vegas’ Chinatown, caters to Chinese guests and gives specialty gaming options for the market.

Palace Station offers the primary permanent Las Vegas EZ Baccarat branded pits, in support of creating our Chinese guests feel welcome. Here, lotus leaves adorn the ceiling and the central pit tables feature the intense orange color and EZ Baccarat brand logos. Palace also offers probably the most EZ Baccarat games within the city. The casino also features LT Baccarat, video Baccarat, for many who feel they would like a more technological experience than a standard Baccarat table. There’s also Pai Gow tables, dealers who speak various Asian languages and dedicated casino hosts.

Palace Station may be the one Las Vegas casino to provide Show Pai, a hybrid of Pai Gow and Baccarat with an advantage wager of as much as 80 to at least one. For those guests who get hungry while playing at Palace Station, there’s Food Express, which serves traditional Chinese food and gives tableside dining on the Chinese-themed table games pits from 11 a.m.-3 a.m.

Nelson’s Asian marketing and gaming expertise is actually an asset to the valuables at 2411 W. Sahara Ave. Throughout his career, Nelson worked his way up during the ranks in gaming, having been employed in positions including casino manager, hotel director, director of promoting and director of casino operations. He’s also worked proactively with the Asian Chamber of Commerce in Las Vegas and Denver. Nelson has held board seats at the Colorado Gaming Association, Town of Blackhawk or even worked because the vice chairman of finance for the Boy Scouts of America, Denver Chapter before relocating back to Las Vegas.

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