A high-tech, $75 million driving range opened just north of the Las Vegas Strip barely two months ago, and it has already started laying off employees. Prior to opening, Atomic Golf hosted a hiring event to contract hundreds of staff members to work its more than 100 driving ranges, six full-service bars, kitchens, lounges, and event spaces. Now, the entertainment venue is administering layoffs that will impact up to half of its staffers. <\/p>\n
When it opened in March, Atomic Golf was one of four new golf bars to open in Las Vegas. The 100,000-square-foot driving range offers golf play, sports-viewing, and food and drink. On May 24, Atomic Golf confirmed that the new venue is already conducting layoffs, according to 8 News Now. A Reddit user posted a photo of an email indicating that 250 positions were being eliminated. (Atomic Golf has not responded to Eater Vegass request for comment.) Staff at Atomic Golf only confirmed that a substantial number of staff had been laid off in May, 8 News Now reported. <\/p>\n
The sprawling four-story driving range next to the Strat has a 212-yard range with technology that Atomic Golf says tracks playerss statistics. A digital Putting District uses projection mapping for its putting bays and a multi-use room called the Astrocade is covered in floor-to-ceiling displays for entertainment or watching sports. <\/p>\n
Former Top of the World executive chef Robert Lomeli runs the kitchen, which serves bites like chicharron nachos with chorizo and queso blanco, a trio of pulled pork sliders with pickles, and crispy chicken sandwiches. The VIP lounge has fancier options with seafood towers, caviar service, and 18-ounce ribeye steak. <\/p>\n
So far, Atomic Golfs other new golf complex peers have skirted layoff issues. Those new venues include the Tiger Woods-affiliated PopStroke course at Town Square, the bar and virtual J Bar & Golf Lounge in Chinatown, and the forthcoming adults-only mini Swingers Crazy Golf golf course. Eater will update this story as more information becomes available. <\/p>\n
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