Local firm to liquidate Riviera Hotel Casino

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Springboro based NCL/National Content Liquidators Inc., announced tonight that it has won the contract to liquidate the furniture, fixtures and equipment of the Riviera Hotel and Casino, a Las Vegas landmark set to close May 4.

NCL will offer the general public contents formerly used in the operation of the hotel and casino.

NCL CEO Michael Lunsford, in a prepared statement released Wednesday night, announced that the $3 million liquidation sale of the 2,079-room Riviera will begin on May 14 and will continue until sold out.

In mid-March, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that officials with the Riviera made the announcement shortly after the landmark was sold in February to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority for up to $191 million.

An estimated 1,000 jobs will be eliminated.

“We greatly appreciate the expressions of fondness and loyalty for ‘The Riv’ from our guests since ground first broke in 1954 and through the years. More importantly we want to acknowledge and applaud our associates who have worked to create enduring memories for all of our guests,” hotel and casino officials said in a prepared statement.

The Riviera will celebrate its 60th anniversary on April 20.

Past NCL liquidations in Las Vegas include The Sahara Hotel and Casino, The El Rancho Hotel and Casino, The Aladdin Hotel and Casino, The Dunes Hotel and Casino and The Landmark Hotel and Casino.