The Hooters hotel-casino in Las Vegas will we auctioned off in the face of a bankruptcy filed on August 1 to block foreclosure threatened by Canpartners Realty Holding Company IV, which is responsible for $178 million of the debt the casino is in.

The 696-room property on Tropicana Avenue has not been doing well for quite some time and will be auctioned by February 17, 2012.

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