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What is that vacant lot on the Las Vegas Strip?

While the Las Vegas Strip is packed with resort-casinos and activity, there's still large vacant lots on the famous thoroughfare. Some of those vacant lots are projects in the works, while others may be held for future development. Still others are spots for concerts and major events. Here's a list of the empty lots along Las Vegas Boulevard and…
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Las Vegas Strip Braces for Change: Casino Royale and Tropicana to Be Replaced by Mega-Resort and Athletics Stadium

On the iconic Las Vegas Strip, a place renowned for its dazzling lights and high stakes, the wheels of change are turning once more. The Casino Royale and the venerable Tropicana are slated for demolition to make way for ambitious new developments, including a towering 699-foot-tall resort casino and possibly a new stadium for the Oakland…
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Las Vegas Strip Braces for Change: Casino Royale and Tropicana to Be Replaced by Mega-Resort and Athletics Stadium
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Las Vegas Strip losing an iconic casino (and maybe more)

The Las Vegas Strip has not seen an implosion since Riviera in 2016, which was removed in order to enlarge the Las Vegas Convention Center. At one time, they were fairly common as the Aladdin (now Caesars Entertainment's Planet Hollywood) faced implosion in the 1990s, and El Rancho, Desert Inn, Castaways, the Boardwalk Stardust, and Frontier all…
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Las Vegas Strip losing an iconic casino (and maybe more)
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A new resort with no gambling and no smoking is coming to Las Vegas

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Las Vegas tourism boss earns big bucks promoting America’s casino capital

Las Vegas tourism boss Steve Hill has said he's got the easiest product to sell. And while America's casino capital can practically sell itself, taxpayers are footing a hefty bill for him to market the adult playground to tourists and conventioneers. Hill, president and CEO of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, earned an annual salary…
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Las Vegas tourism boss earns big bucks promoting America’s casino capital
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US Hotel Deals: Apple Hospitality REIT Enters Las Vegas Market

This roundup features the latest hotel transactions in the U.S. hotel industry. Rooms: 122 Location: Houston Price, Including Debt: N/A Price Per Room: N/A Buyer: Transwestern Hospitality Group Seller: James A Cummins Jr. Date of Transaction: Dec. 22, 2023 Takeaway: THG is working with hospitality renovation specialist Ring on Hook to reposition…
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US Hotel Deals: Apple Hospitality REIT Enters Las Vegas Market
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Indy Gaming: After $600M renovation, what’s next for Las Vegas Convention Center?

LVCVA CEO Steve Hill said the facility now has more than 15.4 million square feet of meeting space -enough to attract additional events. Good morning, and welcome to the Indy Gaming newsletter, a weekly look at gaming matters nationally and internationally and how the events tie back to Nevada. If a colleague or associate emailed this newsletter to…
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Indy Gaming: After $600M renovation, what’s next for Las Vegas Convention Center?
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After a Decade of Vacancy, Tallest Las Vegas Hotel Welcomes Guests

Fontainebleau Las Vegas has opened its doors on the Las Vegas Strip. The new hotel in Sin City is a 67-story hotel-casino skyscraper. The hotel includes 3644 rooms and stands at 737 feet. It has also made headlines for being unfinished for over ten years. "The journey to bring Fontainebleau Las Vegas to life has been nothing short of…
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After a Decade of Vacancy, Tallest Las Vegas Hotel Welcomes Guests
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Gaming attorney Frank Schreck bullish on casino industry

The dean of Nevada's gaming attorneys said the casino industry couldn't be doing much better and sees nothing slowing it down in 2024 as the state is on pace for record gambling revenue in 2023. The latest economic reports have turned positive with impressive GDP growth, the Federal Reserve contemplating rate cuts as the rate of inflation…
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Visions of Yesteryear Flavor Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino

As soon as I walked into the lobby of Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino, I saw the bronze statue of Elvis Presley and knew this was the Vegas base camp for me. There he was in bell-bottom pants holding a microphone, a guitar slung around his shoulders. Titled "Elvis: The King of Las Vegas," the sculpture is a favorite selfie spot and a reminder…
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Visions of Yesteryear Flavor Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino
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Annual networking event Preview Las Vegas to be presented at Fontainebleau

Preview Las Vegas 2024, the Vegas Chamber's largest annual networking event, will be at Southern Nevada's newest resort, Fontainebleau Las Vegas, the organization announced Tuesday. Chamber officials said Preview is set for Jan. 24 at the 67-story luxury resort that opened Dec. 13. "We are proud to collaborate with Fontainebleau Las Vegas, one of…
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Annual networking event Preview Las Vegas to be presented at Fontainebleau
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Fontainebleau Adds High-End Casino Option To North End Of Las Vegas Strip

After years of stops and starts, refinancing, ownership changes, and a bevy of other delays, the Fontainebleau resort casino has finally opened in Las Vegas. The $3.7 billion property welcomed a bevy of celebrities and VIPs last week as part of a ribbon cutting and party to officially welcome the new casino to the Las Vegas Strip. Fontainebleau…
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Fontainebleau Adds High-End Casino Option To North End Of Las Vegas Strip
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Grand Opening of Fontainebleau Las Vegas Casino-Resort

Fontainebleau Las Vegas, a $3.7 billion casino-resort project, had its official grand opening on the night of December 13. There were many A-listers and VIP guests who could enter only by special invitation at the grand opening party. Private, luxury party: After a ribbon-cutting ceremony that lasted 30 minutes and took place before the midnight…
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TONIGHT: Grand opening finally welcomes Fontainebleau Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) - The Fontainebleau Las Vegas will host its grand opening Wednesday night, completing a development process that has spanned more than 15 years. A VIP red carpet and celebration event will be held in the evening before the doors open to the general public just before midnight. For guests looking to enjoy the opening night…
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TONIGHT: Grand opening finally welcomes Fontainebleau Las Vegas
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Las Vegas Grand Prix ‘went exceptionally well,’ says LVCVA leader

Coming off what Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority executives are calling the most successful special event ever staged in Southern Nevada - the Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix - organizers are now turning their attention to Super Bowl 58 in February. "What they (the Formula One team) were able to accomplish in 16 months with obviously…
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Las Vegas Grand Prix ‘went exceptionally well,’ says LVCVA leader
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Fontainebleau celebrates its long-awaited debut on the Las Vegas Strip

A casino floor is shown during a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023 | 2:56 p.m. Fontainebleau Las Vegas welcomed community leaders and the first guests for a ribbon-cutting ceremony this morning at the Strip's newest resort and casino. The festivities included music by…
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Fontainebleau celebrates its long-awaited debut on the Las Vegas Strip
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Newest, bluest resort on Las Vegas Strip aims to bring Miami Beach vibe

LAS VEGAS (AP) - A developer's drive to open a Las Vegas Strip resort with a vibe echoing Miami Beach's venerable Fontainebleau reaches reality on Wednesday, with the opening of a 67-story hotel-casino tower that became famous as it sat unfinished for more than a decade. "Bringing Fontainebleau Las Vegas to life has been an extraordinary journey,"…
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Newest, bluest resort on Las Vegas Strip aims to bring Miami Beach vibe
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When does Fontainebleau Las Vegas open?

The newest luxury resort-casino on the Strip will open its doors to the public just before midnight on Wednesday, officials announced Monday. Fontainebleau Las Vegas, the 67-story, blue-tinted tower on the north Strip that has been in development since the late 2000s, will welcome guests to the property after an invitation-only grand opening…
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Fontainebleau Las Vegas opens Wednesday. Here’s what it means

If you look hard enough, you can find bow ties in the most unusual places at the Fontainebleau. The new resort-casino's logo is on the carpets, in the shape of the wayfinding signs and repeating patterns in chandeliers, on drawer handles in rooms, on trash cans and in the shapes of sofas and banquet hall chairs. The bow ties are an homage to…
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Fontainebleau Las Vegas opens Wednesday. Here’s what it means
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Fontainebleau Las Vegas To Officially Open On December 13

After a timeline of 16 years since construction officially began, Fontainebleau Development, the initial developer of Fontainebleau Las Vegas, has finally received regulatory validation to officially open the Strip resort, an investment worth $3.7 billion. New gaming license: 4 hearings before Nevada gaming regulators and 4 validations, the…
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Fontainebleau Las Vegas To Officially Open On December 13
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Despite market declines, NV gaming revenue kept afloat by high baccarat hold in September

Nevada sees its 31st straight billion-dollar revenue month despite declines in nearly all major gaming markets. Without the Strip's high-end baccarat action and slot machine revenue from casinos in Laughlin, September gaming revenue for Nevada could have looked much different. Instead, the state saw its 31st consecutive billion-dollar gaming…
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Despite market declines, NV gaming revenue kept afloat by high baccarat hold in September
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LVCVA approves F1 bus routes for casino employees during Las Vegas Grand Prix

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) - Las Vegas employees that work on the Strip are being given another transportation option ahead of Formula 1's Las Vegas Grand Prix. On Tuesday, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority authorized a $300000 contract to authorize buses to take Resort Corridor employees from satellite parking locations to the circuit during…
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LVCVA approves F1 bus routes for casino employees during Las Vegas Grand Prix
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A Vision Come to Life, Fontainebleau Las Vegas Emerges as the Pinnacle of Luxury Hospitality on the Strip

Globally anticipated luxury resort and casino now accepting reservations ahead of December 13, 2023 grand opening. The iconic Fontainebleau brand has arrived on the Las Vegas Strip as Fontainebleau Las Vegas, the luxury resort and casino brought to life by Fontainebleau Development, announces its global debut set for Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023…
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A Vision Come to Life, Fontainebleau Las Vegas Emerges as the Pinnacle of Luxury Hospitality on the Strip
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How implosions made Las Vegas Strip what it is today

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - KLAS-TV has changed over its 70 years, and so has the thing Las Vegas is known for worldwide, the Las Vegas Strip. However, to create the Strip that we all know today it had to get rid of the old one. In the 1990s and early 2000s, the Las Vegas Strip saw an implosion boom. The Dunes was the 10th resort on the Strip when it opened…
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Clark County’s $1B gaming win streak ends; state sees record April

Casino gaming win in Clark County in April ended its 11-month streak of winning $1 billion or more, but the state still managed to have its best April on record winning $1.16 billion from gamblers for the month, the Nevada Gaming Control Board reported Wednesday. Nevada has recorded $1 billion in gaming win only five times in April, three of which…
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Indy Gaming: Las Vegas Sands casino expansion effort in Texas fails again

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Indy Gaming: Las Vegas Sands casino expansion effort in Texas fails again
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Casino landlord Vici Properties’ top boss open to more deals in Las Vegas

Tourists who fill Las Vegas Boulevard's massive resorts to eat, gamble and party, never see the name Vici Properties. But the casino landlord rakes in a fortune from the Strip. New York-based Vici, the biggest property owner in Las Vegas' famed casino corridor, owns Caesars Palace, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay, The Venetian, The Mirage and other huge…
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Caesars Making Major Las Vegas Strip Change

The casino giant plans a big move ahead of what may be Las Vegas' biggest event ever. Las Vegas is a city built for big events. With many world-class hotels, restaurants, and entertainment options clustered so closely together, the city can easily host an enormous number of people without running into huge logistical problems. When, for example, a…
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Caesars Making Major Las Vegas Strip Change
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More bullishness for Las Vegas in 2023 after records set in 2022

The optimism started with a strong finish to 2022 that had Nevada breaking its 2021 gaming revenue record by the time November ended. By the end of December, Nevada had recorded 22 consecutive months in which gaming revenue exceeded $1bn. The 2022 figure of $14.8bn was 10.5% higher than in 2021. But what topped it off was how the Strip, in one of…
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More bullishness for Las Vegas in 2023 after records set in 2022
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Las Vegas Hotel Openings in 2022, 2023, 2024

Las Vegas is constantly evolving to offer the world an immersive playground of the latest and greatest in accommodation, entertainment, sports, nightlife, dining and so much more. In 2023, visitors can entertain themselves by attending performances of global pop icons, legendary comedians, world's best drivers and enjoy captivating exhibitions -…
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Las Vegas Hotel Openings in 2022, 2023, 2024
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Improbable Las Vegas Strip Casino Project Gets Good News

Not every idea planned or even announced for the Las Vegas Strip ends up getting built. Some never even get past the talking stage because it takes billions to actually build something on Sin City's iconic 4.2-mile stretch of road. The high price tag means that some projects get announced as a way to make it easier to raise money to actually build…
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Las Vegas Strip Area Getting New 'Horror' Theme Park

The competition for theme park dollars has led to various amusement park attractions opening outside of the gates of traditional parks operated by Walt Disney (DIS) - Get Free Report and Comcast's (CMCSA) - Get Free Report Universal Studios. Universal Orlando Resorts in December opened its latest attractions, which are outside of its Florida theme…
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Las Vegas Strip Area Getting New 'Horror' Theme Park
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Huge Event Shows Las Vegas Strip Faces a New Reality (Blame Covid)

The covid pandemic devastated business on the Las Vegas Strip. Las Vegas literally shut down for a period and when it opened, the major casino operators Caesars Entertainment (CZR) - Get Free Report, MGM Resorts International (MGM) - Get Free Report. and Wynn Resorts (WYNN) - Get Free Report had to slowly build their businesses back. Those efforts…
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Chilean Billionaire Backs Out of Las Vegas Strip Property Deal with LVCVA

Real Property reported that this came as a surprise as the $120 million deal was announced in October 2021 and on October 12 this year the state-funded convention and tourist agency LVCVA made an announcement that the sale has been finalized with just some regulatory approvals still pending. LVCVA acquired the land back in February 2015 when the…
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Chilean Billionaire Backs Out of Las Vegas Strip Property Deal with LVCVA
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Fontainebleau Las Vegas will be realized after obtaining $2.2B construction loan

On Friday, December 23, the founders of the long-postponed Fontainebleau Las Vegas project publicly announced that they have acquired a $2.2 billion construction loan to complete construction of the Fontainebleau Las Vegas resort & casino in the fourth quarter of 2023. Obtaining a construction loan: A new union formed in 2021 between Fontainbleau…
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Fontainebleau Las Vegas will be realized after obtaining $2.2B construction loan
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Developers Secure $2.2 Billion in Financing for Planned Las Vegas Resort

Developers of the long-delayed Fontainebleau resort and casino have obtained $2.2 billion in construction financing, putting one of the Las Vegas Strip's largest development projects on track for planned completion in the fourth quarter of 2023. Fontainebleau Development President Brett Mufson called the financing a milestone, after his Aventura,…
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Developers Secure $2.2 Billion in Financing for Planned Las Vegas Resort
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Fontainebleau Las Vegas Secured $2.2B to Ensure Project Completion

Image Source: Shutterstock.com A long-delayed casino resort slated to appear on the Las Vegas Strip is set to finally complete construction work after securing a $2.2 billion loan from a group of banks and other investors. Fontainebleau Las Vegas, developed by a partnership between Fontainebleau Development and Koch Real Estate Investments (KREI),…
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Fontainebleau Las Vegas Secured $2.2B to Ensure Project Completion
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Las Vegas casino project gets $2.2 billion construction loan

The long dormant Fontainebleau building is shown during a ceremony to mark the commencement of development of the property at the north end of the Strip Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021. Friday, Dec. 23, 2022 | 10 a.m. Developers of the Fontainebleau Las Vegas announced today they have secured a $2.2 billion loan to keep construction of the north Strip resort…
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Las Vegas casino project gets $2.2 billion construction loan
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Fists And Wins: How Vegas Became The Fighting Capital Of The World

Las Vegas is known for glitz, glamor, and the best welcome bonus casinos. You can indulge in the ultimate luxury, spending on gambling and enjoying showbiz. However, those are not the only things you can do in Vegas. You can also watch pro fighters take on each other in boxing and MMA matches. How did Vegas, the casino capital, become the world's…
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Las Vegas Strip Venue Demolition Set, New Project Weeks Away

The Las Vegas Strip continues to evolve and modernize into the future as long-time, classic hotels, casinos and retail properties face the wrecking ball to make way for new projects. No fewer than a dozen classic Las Vegas hotel casinos have been imploded since the early 1990s to make way for new, modern hotel casinos, some that still stand today.…
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The Las Vegas Strip Adds a Unique Tesla Experience

Las Vegas lets you live out nearly any (legal) fantasy. You can see pretty much any type of performance, eat anything from junk food to gourmet options from the world's most famous chefs, and gamble in any way imaginable. The Las Vegas Strip offers every possible way to indulge from any type of bar imaginable to legal marijuana possession…
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The Las Vegas Strip Adds a Unique Tesla Experience
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Changes in the Cards for Iconic Las Vegas Strip After Big Hotel-Casino Deals

In the past two years, there has been a flurry of hotel investment activity in the Las Vegas market, with nearly 10 transactions achieving sale prices exceeding $1 billion. Total hotel sales volume for the past two years in Las Vegas is nearly $16.8 billion, representing 17% of the total U.S. hotel sales volume during that time frame. Las Vegas…
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Changes in the Cards for Iconic Las Vegas Strip After Big Hotel-Casino Deals
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Las Vegas welcomes holiday decorations

Gaming News 21 November 2022 (PRESS RELEASE) -- There's no place like Las Vegas for the holidays, as festive decorations and jolly events usher in the celebratory season. Locally cherished and brand-new winter wonderland displays pop up throughout the destination, making Vegas an ideal spot to take in the sights and sounds of the holidays.AREA15 is…
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Blackstone’s Link Logistics developing North Las Vegas warehouse complexes

New York financial giant Blackstone is a major landlord in Las Vegas, with megaresorts on the Strip and other buildings in its portfolio. Now, an industrial real estate firm it owns is developing its first Southern Nevada warehouse projects. Link Logistics, which owns around 9 million square feet of industrial space in the region, recently…
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Blackstone’s Link Logistics developing North Las Vegas warehouse complexes
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Wrangler National Finals Rodeo hits Las Vegas

Gaming News 15 November 2022 (PRESS RELEASE) -- LAS VEGAS (NOVEMBER 14, 2022)A world-class lineup of country entertainment will roll through Las Vegas complementing the cowboy competition taking place at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo on Thursday, 1 December to Saturday, 10 December. From Academy of Country Music Award winners and longtime…
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Overseas flights, big April events boost Las Vegas casinos, data shows

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Gambling in Nevada continued a 14-month hot streak in April and a return of international flights boosted travel nearly to levels seen before the coronavirus pandemic began more than two years ago, according to Las Vegas airport and state casino revenue reports. The state Gaming Control Board said Thursday the $1.13 billion that…
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A video history of Las Vegas implosions

LAS VEGAS (KLAS)- During the 1990s and well into the 2000s, Las Vegas gained a worldwide reputation for imploding older hotels and casinos to make way for newer and bigger resorts. In true Las Vegas tradition, the building implosions were an event - an epic show with each one appearing to out-implode the previous. Between 1993 to 2016, 13 major…
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10 Of The Cheapest Hotels Found On The Vegas Strip

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Video history of Las Vegas implosion

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - During the 1990s and well into the 2000s, Las Vegas gained a worldwide reputation for imploding older hotels and casinos with style to make way for newer and bigger resorts. In true Las Vegas tradition, the building implosions were an event - an epic show with each one appearing to out-implode the previous. Between 1993 to 2016,…
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Huge Las Vegas Strip Project Moves Closer to Reality

When Elon Musk said he planned to connect the entire city of Las Vegas by putting a network of self-driving Teslas (TSLA) under the Las Vegas Strip, the idea was met with skepticism. To be fair, the entire concept of Boring Co., Musk's futuristic high-speed tunneling project, has always fallen somewhere between genius and James Bond villain. Musk…
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Huge Las Vegas Strip Project Moves Closer to Reality
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History of Las Vegas implosions

LAS VEGAS (KLAS)- During the 1990s and well into the 2000s, Las Vegas gained a worldwide reputation for imploding older hotels and casinos to make way for newer and bigger resorts. In true Las Vegas tradition, the building implosions were an event - an epic show with each one appearing to out-implode the previous. Between 1993 to 2016, 13 major…
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Casino City’s Friday Five: Las Vegas arrests and retirement edition

Two years ago, Las Vegas, and many other casino destinations, were reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic. However, it is safe to say that Las Vegas is back especially after the numbers it posted in July. Sin City was in the headlines this week for other reasons, too. We had an arrest from the notorious "Black Book" list and an impressive retirement…
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Budget Travelers: Check Out These 10 Affordable Hotels In Las Vegas

Las Vegas is all glitz and glam, with its reputation linked to its world-class casinos. Because of this, it's common for people to assume that Las Vegas is a pricey destination. However, this myth is a bust! As it turns out, traveling to the world-famous city of Las Vegas doesn't have to be an expensive affair! With some planning, enjoying a Vegas…
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Las Vegas Convention Center renovation project cost increases to $620 million

The two-year renovation of the Las Vegas Convention Center kicks off in six months, but construction costs have already increased by $20 million, bringing the total to $620 million. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority's board of directors was told on Tuesday that the increase was due to the addition of new administrative offices and…
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Las Vegas Convention Center renovation project cost increases to $620 million
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Las Vegas Strip Gets a Brand New Technology

Las Vegas has quietly become a hotbed for innovation. Some of that has been driven by the major casino operators -- Caesars Entertainment (CZR), MGM Resorts International (MGM), Resorts World Las Vegas, and Wynn Resorts (WYNN) -- trying to outdo each other to win over customers. Some innovations are ostentatious and hard to miss, like the MSG…
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Las Vegas Strip Gets a Brand New Technology
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Fontainebleau on Las Vegas Strip to feature 90,000-square-foot shopping district

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - Developers of the long-planned Fontainebleau project on the north end of the Las Vegas Strip said the property will feature a shopping district that will span two levels. According to a news release, Fontainebleau is targeting a winter of 2023 opening. The property notes that Fontainebleau development chairman and CEO…
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Fontainebleau on Las Vegas Strip to feature 90,000-square-foot shopping district
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Las Vegas Strip May Lose Major Headline Act

Las Vegas' post covid comeback has been rolling along lately. But soon, it might lose a headliner who has made Sin City her base of operations for the past year. For most of the 20th century, the phrase a "Vegas residency" usually brought to mind the image of a crooner like, say, Perry Cuomo, an artist in advancing years there to serve up a gentle…
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The Beatles playing Las Vegas in 1964 & their fascination with slot machines

On the 20th of August 1964, The Beatles played two back to back shows at the Las Vegas Convention Center. It was to be the first and last time that the band played in Sin City, on the second day of their North American tour. The summer of 1964 was arguably the height of so-called Beatlemania, and the frenzied atmosphere that followed the group was…
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Plaza Hotel & Casino Unveils Four Projects to Transform its Iconic Main Street Façade and Dome The Plaza Hotel & Casino recently unveiled details of four large-scale projects that will transform and reimagine its historic Main Street façade, including its porte-cochère, into a one-of-a-kind destination for cocktails, gaming, and dining. The four…
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How Las Vegas Became the Home of Boxing

Las Vegas is one of the most legendary cities in the world. It's the place to go if you want to have a flutter in some of the world's most famous casinos. It's also got the world's highest proportion of Elvis Presley impersonators and small wedding chapels. When you're hungry, Vegas also has many of the world's best Michelin-Starred restaurants,…
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Celebrating 75 years of documenting Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - It's a collection 75 years in the making. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitor's Authority (LVCVA) has released images to the public documenting important moments in Las Vegas history - from casino openings to presidential visits. The images include the opening gala at Caesars Palace in 1966, a 1953 poolside image at the Sahara…
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Elon Musk's Las Vegas Strip Dream Gets Much Bigger

Elon Musk's plans often sound like ideas that sit somewhere between genius and supervillain. The billionaire Tesla (TSLA) - Get Tesla Inc. Report CEO thinks incredibly big and that makes some of his ideas seem improbable at best. This man wants to build a city on Mars while revolutionizing transportation and energy on Earth. Tesla has, of course,…
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Quick Bites: Las Vegas Pizza Festival, Top Round, Koibito Poké and more Vegas food news

Put this date on your calendar immediately-the Las Vegas Pizza Festival is set to return on November 12 at the Industrial Event Space, near Sahara and I-15. The event went on hiatus during the pandemic but now it's back, thanks to the Las Vegas Pizza Alliance and Greco and Sons. Acclaimed pizza makers including Tony Gemignani, John Arena, Vincent…
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Quick Bites: Las Vegas Pizza Festival, Top Round, Koibito Poké and more Vegas food news
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Data: Overseas flights, big April events boost Vegas casinos

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Gambling in Nevada continued a 14-month hot streak in April and a return of international flights boosted travel nearly to levels seen before the coronavirus pandemic began more than two years ago, according to Las Vegas airport, tourism and state casino revenue reports. The $1.13 billion that casinos statewide reported winning…
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Major Las Vegas Property Getting $600 Million Renovation

Las Vegas seemingly (and probably literally) has more major construction projects than any city in the world. At the moment, Fontainebleau Las Vegas, a project that has been on a nearly 20-year odyssey, continues its slow journey to a late-2023 opening. In addition, Caesars Entertainment (CZR) - Get Caesars Entertainment Inc Report has decided to…
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Major Las Vegas Property Getting $600 Million Renovation
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Elon Musk's Bold Las Vegas Strip Project Inches Closer

Las Vegas has always been a city where the impossible happens. When you walk down the famed Las Vegas Strip you see countless things that would count as wonders of the world. You can walk by an Egyptian-style pyramid at MGM Resorts International's (MGM) - Get MGM Resorts International Report Luxor, then not very far away past a replica of the…
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Elon Musk's Bold Las Vegas Strip Project Inches Closer
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Las Vegas Agrees $19.5 Deal to Host F1 Races for 3 Years

Las Vegas will host Formula One races in 2023, 2024, and 2025 after the city's tourism body agreed on a $19.5m sponsorship deal. [Image: Shutterstock.com] The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) has voted in favor of bringing the Formula One Grand Prix to the world's gambling capital for at least three years. a $19.5m sponsorship…
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Las Vegas Agrees $19.5 Deal to Host F1 Races for 3 Years
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Golden Entertainment reports revenue up 14% in record Q1; no signs of slowdown in Q2

Nevada-based gaming company Golden Entertainment announced Thursday its results for the first quarter of 2022, having registered a revenue of $273.6 million, which represents a 14% rise from the same period in 2021. Net income for the first quarter was $36.1 million, while Adjusted EBITDA was $67.3 million, the latter showing an increase of 13%…
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Golden Entertainment reports revenue up 14% in record Q1; no signs of slowdown in Q2
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Elon Musk's Las Vegas Strip Dream Inches Closer

Las Vegas has near-permanent traffic that gridlocks when a major trade show hits town. The trip from Harry Reid International Airport to the various hotels and casinos on the Las Vegas Strip is only a few miles, but that ride can become insufferable when any sort of event hits. And while the Strip itself runs only for 4.2 miles, it can easily…
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Elon Musk's Las Vegas Strip Dream Inches Closer
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Las Vegas C.C. Getting Several Enhancements

Transporting attendees to and from the center is getting easier, while facility upgrades are coming that will match the quality of the recently opened, 1.4-million-square-foot West Hall (pictured above). The newest major resort on the Strip, Resorts World Las Vegas, hopes to have its Boring Company tunnel linking the property to the Las Vegas…
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Las Vegas C.C. Getting Several Enhancements
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Siegel Group acquires Las Vegas Strip land for $75M, has option for casino

The Siegel Group operates a popular deli on Convention Center Drive. The company has now purchased land sandwiched between several choice properties on the Strip. The Las Vegas-based company has acquired 10 acres just across the Strip from Resorts World Las Vegas, to the north of Encore/Wynn Las Vegas and to the south of Fontainebleau. The company…
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Siegel Group acquires Las Vegas Strip land for $75M, has option for casino
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Las Vegas Strip Casinos Face a New Downtown Rival (With a Plan)

Las Vegas may seem like a city of endless parties, but it's actually driven by business. Sure, lots of people visit Sin City just for fun, but an awful lot of Vegas tourism comes from trade shows, business meetings, and other work gatherings. Those business reasons give people an excuse to go to Las Vegas, and they're huge drivers for Caesars…
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Las Vegas Strip Casinos Face a New Downtown Rival (With a Plan)
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Boingo to Bring 5G Connectivity and Innovation to Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 23, 2022-- Boingo Wireless, a total connectivity provider of cellular distributed antenna systems (DAS), Wi-Fi and private networks, is enhancing the Las Vegas Monorail experience with its award-winning mobile and IoT wireless technologies. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA), which owns and…
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Boingo to Bring 5G Connectivity and Innovation to Las Vegas
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Circa Resort & Casino aiming for events jackpot

The Circa Resort & Casino, downtown Las Vegas' first new resort in 40 years, will debut its 3250sqm meeting and convention space in September 2022. The opening of the new event space will mark a next phase in Circa's evolution since its establishment in 2020. The events space will offer organisers an upscale Las Vegas experience off the main…
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Circa Resort & Casino aiming for events jackpot
Casino City Times

Casino City’s Friday Five: March Madness, WSOP and jackpots edition

The NCAA tournament is upon us and some brackets are probably already busted. In addition to checking out your future wagers on the March Madness champions, we have some betting stats for this year's tournament. Also this week, we had two major jackpots paid out, new trade shows coming to Las Vegas, and a World Series of Poker tournament taking…
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Las Vegas Magazine

Las Vegas offers plentiful options for pizza fans

One of the most beloved and exciting restaurant industry events returns to Las Vegas later this month when the International Pizza Expo lands at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Sadly, it's not open to the public, so ordinary Joes can't indulge in this diverse showcase of pizzeria offerings from across the country and around the world, but the…
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Las Vegas offers plentiful options for pizza fans
The Street

Here Are All the Big Developments Coming to the Las Vegas Strip

Las Vegas is in the midst of another transition that could change the city's skyline and elevate the international profile of the city. Whether it's attracting professional sports leagues to the town or attracting world-class entertainers to performance residencies, Las Vegas has been on a roll over the past few years. With the new and coming…
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Here Are All the Big Developments Coming to the Las Vegas Strip
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Resorts World Las Vegas was 75 percent cash flow positive following 2021 opening

Just three months shy of its one-year anniversary, Resorts World Las Vegas hit 75 percent of its cash flow projections during 2021 and is making plans for a second phase of the $4.3 billion, 3500-room Strip hotel and casino. In a presentation to the Gaming Control Board Wednesday, Resorts World Las Vegas President Scott Sibella said COVID-19…
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Resorts World Las Vegas was 75 percent cash flow positive following 2021 opening
The Street

Overlooked Section of the Iconic Las Vegas Strip Gets a New Life

When you think of the Las Vegas Strip, you generally think of the south Strip, which counts Planet Hollywood, Aria, Mandalay Bay, and Luxor among its many properties as well as the famous "Welcome to Las Vegas" sign, or the mid-Strip which contains the Venetian, Mirage, Harrah's Caesars Palace, Pairs, and Bellagio among other properties. These two…
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Overlooked Section of the Iconic Las Vegas Strip Gets a New Life
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LAS VEGAS MONORAIL PROVIDES ONLY STRIP TRANSPORTATION DURING ROCK ‘N’ ROLL LAS VEGAS HALF MARATHON AND 10K

LAS VEGAS - The Las Vegas Monorail will once again be the only Strip transportation option available during the 2022 Rock'n' Roll Las Vegas Half Marathon and 10K taking place Sunday, Feb. 27. This unique nighttime running experience allows participants to completely take over one of the most iconic streets in the world, as the only private event to…
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LAS VEGAS MONORAIL PROVIDES ONLY STRIP TRANSPORTATION DURING ROCK ‘N’ ROLL LAS VEGAS HALF MARATHON AND 10K
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Checking In at Resorts World Las Vegas with President Scott Sibella

Las Vegas is a barometer for the health of the global hospitality industry; with well over 150000 rooms available every night in some truly gargantuan properties, it crushes most competitors. Not even a pandemic can halt this city's growth apparently either. While Las Vegas has numerous casino hotels with room counts in the thousands, it doesn't…
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Checking In at Resorts World Las Vegas with President Scott Sibella
The Street

Long-Awaited Las Vegas Strip Hotel May Finally Get Built

While the Las Vegas Strip contains some of the most iconic hotel/casinos in the world, it also has its share of failures. Nearly every major property sits on the site of a once-iconic brand that outlived its day, became dated, or just lost out to the glitz and glamor of whatever new mega-resort casino gets built. In just the past few months, we've…
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Long-Awaited Las Vegas Strip Hotel May Finally Get Built
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Fontainebleau Las Vegas Casino Set to Open in Q4 2023

The Fontainebleau Las Vegas casino resort is set to open in the fourth quarter of 2023, according to Fontainebleau Development, the developer of the project. Construction has begun on the luxury casino resort at 2777 S. Las Vegas Boulevard, which will clock in at 67 stories tall. The project will fulfill Fontainebleau Development's long-term goal…
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Fontainebleau Las Vegas Casino Set to Open in Q4 2023
The Press-Enterprise

Las Vegas: What’s coming to casinos and resorts in 2022

In 2021, Las Vegas had some big openings such as luxury property Resorts World Las Vegas and the Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, the latter a new resort property built at the former site of the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. Last year also saw significant acquisitions on the Strip and beyond, including the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians' purchase of The…
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Las Vegas: What’s coming to casinos and resorts in 2022
The Nevada Independent

Nevada casinos near all-time gaming revenue mark after strong November

Nevada casinos have recorded their third-highest gaming revenue year. And there is still one month to be added to the 2021 books. The Gaming Control Board said Wednesday that statewide gaming revenue in November was $1.32 billion, just shy of the single-month record of $1.36 billion reported in July. November's totals were a 41 percent increase…
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Nevada casinos near all-time gaming revenue mark after strong November
Las Vegas Magazine

Celebrate Italian cuisine in style in Las Vegas

Italian is one of America's favorite food categories. In this month when so many celebrations and family gatherings are centered around classic American comfort food favorites, this might be the right time to go Italian and mix things up a bit. And this is absolutely the right place to do it. A fantastic Italian restaurant has long been a crucial…
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Celebrate Italian cuisine in style in Las Vegas
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Why MGM Resorts Is Selling a Las Vegas Icon

The Mirage is arguably the most influential resort and casino in the history of Las Vegas. When Steve Wynn built the resort, people thought he was crazy given the property's sheer size and its need to generate $1 million per day in revenue just to stay afloat. But it became an icon and a template for building a mega-resort in Las Vegas. Last…
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Why MGM Resorts Is Selling a Las Vegas Icon
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Back in the saddle: After a year away, rodeo returns to Las Vegas

Bull rider Sage Kimzey finds himself upside down on his way to an 88-point ride and winning the championship during the 10th and final night of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Saturday, December 14, 2019, at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas News Bureau) Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021 | 2 a.m. After a remarkable 35-year ride,…
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Back in the saddle: After a year away, rodeo returns to Las Vegas
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Casino Tech: Even Chips Have Chips at Newest Vegas Resort

Even the chips have chips at the newest casino resort on the Las Vegas Strip. When Resorts World Las Vegas opens to guests and gamblers late Thursday, card players will bet with house chips implanted with sensors at tables that take cashless transactions and track every bet, split, double-down and side wager. "It's all RFID," casino operations…
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Casino Tech: Even Chips Have Chips at Newest Vegas Resort
Las Vegas Magazine

Yes, there are great delicatessens in Las Vegas

Few restaurant categories are as revered or classically American as the delicatessen. But even though deli food is universally appreciated, it's a cuisine and a type of restaurant that has gradually become harder to find across the country. In Las Vegas, authentic delicatessens or deli-style diners may have been more abundant in the past, but the…
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Yes, there are great delicatessens in Las Vegas
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Las Vegas seeing a flood of exciting new investments

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) - From lights out to more lights than ever on the Las Vegas Strip, more money, plans, and projects are pouring into the entertainment capital of the world. Caesars Entertainment and Spiegelworld struck a $75 million deal on Thursday, bringing three new live entertainment experiences to three different cities, including Las Vegas. A…
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Las Vegas seeing a flood of exciting new investments
Travel Weekly

Latin casino operator buys Vegas Strip parcel for $120M: Travel Weekly

The authority's board unanimously approved the sale Tuesday to CB Investment SpA owned by Claudio Fischer. The deal is expected to close in June. Fischer co-founded Sun Dreams, which owns 19 casino properties in Chile, Argentina, Panama, Colombia and Peru. He hasn't disclosed any specific plans for the development of the land at Las Vegas Boulevard…
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Latin casino operator buys Vegas Strip parcel for $120M: Travel Weekly
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Part of the Former Riviera Hotel-Casino Site in Vegas to Get New Life

For more than five decades, the Riviera Hotel-Casino sat proudly among the casinos and resorts dotting the Las Vegas landscape. It was one of the originals to be included on the Las Vegas Boulevard row of gambling properties, but came to an end in 2015. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) bought it that year, converting part of…
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Part of the Former Riviera Hotel-Casino Site in Vegas to Get New Life
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LVCVA to sell 10-acre parcel for $120M on Las Vegas Strip

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) - Today the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) Board of Directors unanimously approved the sale and licensed use of a ten-acre parcel of land located at Las Vegas Boulevard and Elvis Presley Boulevard for $120 million. CB Investment SpA, a company owned by South American businessman Claudio Fischer will purchase…
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LVCVA to sell 10-acre parcel for $120M on Las Vegas Strip
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LVCVA to sell 10 acres of Las Vegas Strip property

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority is nearing a $120 million deal to sell 10 acres of Strip-front property where the Riviera stood. The LVCVA's board of directors on Tuesday is scheduled to consider selling the land at the southeast corner of Las Vegas and Elvis Presley boulevards, across the intersection from the long-stalled former…
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LVCVA to sell 10 acres of Las Vegas Strip property