hotel affiliate of Canadian real estate firm Larco Investments, for $80 million. Observers had expected a competitive auction with bids from major casino operators, but most potential buyers lost interest after the September 11 attacks, which occurred two weeks before the auction. Hotspur completed its purchase in November 2001. Hotspur rebranded the hotel under the JW Marriott name, hoping that it would be a better draw than the Regent name, which was found to have good name recognition in Asia but not in America. The casino was leased in 2002 to Nevada-based Millennium Management Group on a 10-year lease. Millennium renamed the casino as the Rampart Casino at the Resort at Summerlin, and continued the effort to shift the casino's marketing emphasis away from high rollers towards locals. Hotspur also leased out the restaurant and shop space, and Millennium added three new restaurants. Convention space was doubled in 2003 with the opening of a expansion, built at a cost of $4.9 million. When the casino lease expired in 2012, Hotspur opted not to renew the agreement, assuming direct management of the casino, with the help of consulting services from Affinity Gaming. Michael Gaughan, Jr., the son of casino magnate Michael Gaughan, was hired as the property's general manager. Meanwhile, revenues declined because of a slow economy and increased competition from newly opened Strip resorts, leading the property to again default on its mortgage payments. The owners were able to avoid foreclosure, ultimately negotiating a loan modification in December 2013. Gaughan upgraded the casino to attract more visitors, beginning a renovation in 2012 that lasted several years. The project added 1,200 new slot machines and a new race and sports book layout. A bingo hall was added in 2014, and room renovations were completed the following year, while convention-center remodeling was scheduled to conclude in early 2016. A new sports book was opened in 2017, replacing an Irish bar, and several new restaurants were added over the next year. The Rampart Buffet underwent a four-month renovation and reopened in 2019 as the Market Place Buffet, with outdoor seating added. Additional parking space was also built. Facilities The hotel has 469 rooms and 79 suites, with rooms starting at . There is a spa and of meeting and event spaces. The casino has of gaming space with 1,560 slot machines, 28 table games, and a race and sports book. Film history In