Operators of the Eastside Cannery can keep the shuttered casino closed for up to two more years without losing several business licenses, county officials said in approving a plan Tuesday.

Clark County officials unanimously approved a request from Las Vegas-based Boyd Gaming, the operators behind the Boulder Highway hotel-casino that’s been closed since the pandemic’s onset in March 2020, to waive licensing requirements for up to two years. The approval also includes two six-month extensions should site operators show good cause.

Boyd has kept the property closed long past COVID-19 pandemic restrictions were lifted, citing a decline in market demand around Boulder Highway. The property is next door to another Boyd-owned casino, Sam’s Town, which has absorbed players, Boyd’s Chief Compliance Officer Michelle Rasmusson said in a request letter to county officials.