▁Is les ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁The ▁Greek ▁Is les ▁contract ed ▁with ▁D elta ▁Air ▁L ines ▁to ▁house ▁flight ▁cre ws ▁during ▁lay o vers . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁hotel ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁a ▁real - est ate ▁developer ▁( DI ▁Development ▁Group ) ▁for ▁$ 4 8 . 8 ▁million ; ▁the ▁developer ▁announced ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁purs uing ▁finan cing ▁to ▁re develop ▁the ▁site , ▁replacing ▁it ▁with ▁a ▁mixed - use ▁development , ▁proposed ▁to ▁include ▁ 7 8 0 ▁hotel ▁rooms , ▁a ▁ ▁cas ino ▁and ▁ ▁of ▁convention , ▁ret ail , ▁and ▁restaurant ▁space . ▁The ▁developer ▁never ▁came ▁through , ▁and ▁the ▁hotel ▁tried ▁expand ing ▁operations . ▁ ▁Clar ion ▁Hotel ▁and ▁Cas ino ▁( 2 0 0 9 ▁– ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 4 ) ▁The ▁hotel ▁was ▁forced ▁into ▁bank rupt cy ▁on ▁April ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁by ▁its ▁credit ors . ▁Can part ners ▁Re ality ▁( owned ▁by ▁C any on ▁Capital ▁Re ality ▁Part ners ▁and ▁Spect rum ▁Group ▁Management ) ▁took ▁over ▁control ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁taking ▁possession ▁of ▁the ▁forec l osed ▁property . ▁As ▁of ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁hotel ▁was ▁brand ed ▁a ▁Clar ion ▁Hotel , ▁the ▁only ▁Clar ion ▁with ▁a ▁cas ino