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LAS VEGAS (FOX5) \u2014 Multiple casino-resorts in Primm, along with two gas stations and the Lotto Store, are set to permanently close, according to the company.<\/p>\n

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For a town once built on constant traffic, bright lights and a steady stream of visitors heading in from California, the announcement feels like the end of an era.<\/p>\n

Rihanna Rodarte is one of the owners of a taco restaurant called Alex\u2019s Mexican Grill in Primm. She\u2019s been here for nine years and says the latest news of more closures is devastating.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe business is getting down every year, every time, more and more and more,\u201d Rodarte said.<\/p>\n

Her business has long depended on the flow of people who stopped here \u2014 from casino workers to concert crowds at Buffalo Bill\u2019s.<\/p>\n

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Years of decline<\/h2>\n

Rodarte says Primm has been losing pieces of itself for years \u2014 first the roller coaster, then the outlets, and now the essentials.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, it\u2019s very complicated now. It\u2019s, the future is, they don\u2019t look good,\u201d she said. \u201cSo, I don\u2019t know what\u2019s gonna be next.\u201d<\/p>\n

In its heyday, Primm was a well-known gambling destination for Southern Californians \u2014 a desert detour that turned into a tradition for many. But experts say that changed once California expanded its own gaming options.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWell, after we had the proliferation of Indian casinos in California, people then didn\u2019t have to drive up to Prim to gamble. They could stay close to home and gamble. So, that really did affect them,\u201d said David G. Schwartz a UNLV tourism and gaming historian for Las Vegas. <\/p>\n

Dr. Michael Green a history professor at UNLV says one of Primm\u2019s biggest weakness was that too much of its identity \u2014 and economy \u2014 rested on just a few attractions, a lesson in history that is still relevant to Las Vegas itself.<\/p>\n

\u201cLas Vegas will probably look at Primm and say, oh, well, that was Prim. But I think Las Vegas could benefit from digging a little deeper to see what else we can offer ourselves as a community,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

For many who live here or still stop through, there\u2019s sadness \u2014 but also hope that this is not the final chapter.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, I think someone should come buy it out. Maybe Elon Musk could make a Tesla land or something. You know, make a Tesla theme park, everything electric. That\u2019d be cool,\u201d one traveler said.<\/p>\n

The properties are set to close July 4, according to a notice issued by the company. In all, 344 employees are expected to be affected.<\/p>\n

Both gas stations \u2014 the Flying J on the northwest side of Interstate 15 and the Primm Center on the southeast side of I-15 \u2014 are also expected to shut down through the company.<\/p>\n

But Clark County Commission Chair Michael Naft said there are operators interested in stepping in to take over both locations, and it appears unlikely those gas stations will stay dark for long.<\/p>\n

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