Daily Archives: April 6, 2009

April 6, 2009

Las Vegas Goes Country, Hollywood Tags Along

When Las Vegas hosts a party, stand back- nothing is ever commonplace in the City of Entertainment.  Last night’s 44th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards at the MGM Grand Arena proved to be no exception.   The buzz of the … Continue reading →

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April 6, 2009

World’s Largest Heliport Plans Grand Las Vegas Valley Liftoff

Our economy is tanking, but don’t tell that to the thousands of tourists that daily fly in helicopters to get a birdseye view of the majestic Grand Canyon.  An average of 99 helicopters fly out daily from McCarran International Airport … Continue reading →

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April 6, 2009

Fifteen Bankrupt Casinos

Operating 15 casinos in Nevada, Iowa and Missouri and a 600-location, 6,800-machine Nevada slot route, and continuing to be hammered by a sour economy, Herbst Gaming has filed a prepackaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization plan that will result in the … Continue reading →

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April 6, 2009

Got $1 Million? Wanna Start a Las Vegas Casino?

It’s a real downer for Asian’s in Las Vegas.   The vision of Andrew Lai for over seven years was to build an Asian-themed hotel-casino in Las Vegas.   The hopes of having two towers with a combined 3,400 rooms, a 70,000-square-foot … Continue reading →

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