A Dec. 13 opening will mark new chapter for the north Strip hotel-casino, whose saga of construction began in 2005 and saw years of delays.
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The Fontainebleau project in Las Vegas has a long history marked by bankruptcy proceedings, halted construction, different sets of owners, name changes, and national economic meltdowns.
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Las Vegas’ long-delayed north Strip resort has seen owners come, go and, in one case, return.
Kenny Davidsen has stood the test of time as a Las Vegas showman, and he also has persevered as one of 30 entrants left in the $9.2 million Circa Survivor contest.
The win was one of several recently across the Las Vegas Valley.
MGM expects Super Bowl to be even bigger for the company than F1.
The company’s roughly 10,000 union members will not walk off the job six days before the market hosts its inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix.
The Strip hotel updated its guest rooms and meeting space, as well as moved its sky-high lobby to the ground floor, in phase one of a property renovation.
A new attraction coming to the Strip is all about play — but not casino play. Guests will enter it on a slide, just like the ones kids use on a playground.
The “anticipated increased demand for parking at nearby attractions” — most notably the opening of Sphere — was cited as the reason for returning to paid self-parking.
The anonymous winner placed a $7 wager on a Buffalo Diamond Extreme game and it paid off $2,158,526 when the Grand Jackpot hit in the bonus round.
The six-figure win was one of several recent jackpots in the Las Vegas Valley.
This is a great way to start a vacation.
The Plaza renovated its property to include a new Pinkbox Doughnuts and Carousel Bar, among other changes.
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