Unfortunately, the Fiesta's success attracted the ravenous eye of Stations, which bought the casino in 2001 and proceeded to 'Stationize' it. 25 VP or slots for a few hours and earn enough points for a buffet). Anyway, Maloof made the Palms thrive by offering the best paybacks available on machines (slots, as well as video poker, were set to the highest available paybacks), a generous slot club, and a good, inexpensive buffet (you could generally play. Of course, no Royal Flush Parliament or Congress ever met there, and there was never any presiding Royal Flush President, King or Queen, so that claim seems dubious. In fact, its motto, as shown by a sign out front that is still there, was that it was 'The Royal Flush Capital of the World'. From the get-go, it was structured as a 'locals' joint', particularly with its huge array of full-pay video poker. The FR started life as the Fiesta, owned by George Maloof. There is a small hotel attached to the casino, as well as an ice rink. The property occupies an entire square block, and has plenty of outside and garage parking. in North Las Vegas, near the North Las Vegas airport. The Fiesta Rancho is located at the intersection of Rancho Dr.
