After another meeting that stretched into the early morning hours, the Irving City Council approved rezoning land for a destination resort, but not a casino. During the Thursday night meeting, the Las Vegas Sands Corporation requested that the casino portion of the proposal be removed from the plans.

After a heated public meeting, the casino giant drops gambling from its proposed resort near the former Texas Stadium site but says the project’s

Las Vegas Sands Corp. has officially altered its ambitious development plans for Irving, Texas, removing the controversial casino gambling component that was central to its original vision. This strategic pivot comes in response to persistent local opposition and the ongoing illegality of gambling operations in the Lone Star State,