MGM Resorts International announced that its nearly $1.1 billion cash sale of The Mirage’s operations to Hard Rock International is complete
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Vici Properties reached a deal to purchase financial giant Blackstone’s 49.9 percent stake in the properties, which are leased to casino giant MGM Resorts International.
Workers recently tore down a 1960s-era Travelodge on Las Vegas Boulevard as the Houston billionaire pushes ahead with plans for a towering upscale resort.
The Houston billionaire acquired 6.9 million shares in the Las Vegas-based casino operator, comprising a 6.1 percent ownership stake.
The permits were issued the same day the Clark County Commission approved Fertitta’s plans for a towering hotel-casino on Las Vegas Boulevard.
Jackie Robinson unveiled a new funding Wednesday for his arena and hotel project on the north Strip, which has been on the drawing board for nearly nine years.
Clark County commissioners gave the green light for a 43-story, 2,420-room project at the southeast corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Harmon Avenue.
Clark County commissioners are scheduled Wednesday to consider the Houston mogul’s plans for a 43-story, 2,420-room hotel-casino at Las Vegas Boulevard and Harmon Avenue.
The towering hotel project calls for restaurants, convention space, a spa, pools, wedding chapel, an auto showroom and more.
The 35-acre property features 1,470 rooms, 50,000 square feet of casino space, a 1,200-seat theater and 100,000 square feet of convention and meeting space.
The Pinball Hall of Fame was built over its property boundaries, encroaching on the soon-to-be-built Dream Las Vegas casino-resort.
The hotel-casino’s shopping district will span 90,000 square feet and feature around 35 “luxury retail concepts.”
The $5.65 billion deal was also the latest high-priced transaction in Las Vegas that did not produce a dollar of real estate transfer taxes.
Dream Las Vegas is estimated to cost around $550 million and slated to open in late 2024.
It was the latest high-priced deal in Las Vegas that did not produce transfer tax revenue that supports schools and low-income housing in Nevada.