In October 2020, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Stevens opened the eye-catching Circa, a Strip-style resort that stands as the biggest casino in downtown, as well as the first all-new resort built in downtown in four decades.īorn in 1967 in Detroit, Stevens started coming to Las Vegas in the 1980s and quickly fell in love with the city. Stevens then set his sights on something bigger. By 2012, Stevens had bought Fitzgeralds farther down Fremont Street and transformed it into the D Las Vegas. Stevens and his brother, Greg, got their start as casino owners and operators in 2008 when they bought the century-old Golden Gate. Las Vegas is always evolving, and few have helped change the face of downtown Las Vegas in recent years more than Derek Stevens. (Erik Verduzco / Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Circa CEO Derek Stevens is photographed during a tour of Circa hotel-casino, Thursday, Feb.
