Aria Resort & Casino News - Page 22

In a city of whimsical designs two leaning, curving high-rise towers seem destined to emerge as an architectural icon in Las Vegas.

Bill McBeath, president of MGM Mirage's Bellagio, showed media and gaming-industry watchers just how far beyond the traditional Strip-resort concept his company is going with its $7 billion Project CityCenter.

A selection of news and views from inside the industry this week.

MGM Mirage is plowing ahead with its $7 billion Project CityCenter at the center of the Las Vegas Strip.

MGM Mirage raised the price tag on its Project CityCenter by $2 billion Thursday as part of its plans to upgrade and expand what was already the largest privately financed development project in the U.S. hospitality industry's history.

Fun facts you either didn't know about the Boardwalk, or knew but wouldn't admit it

Casino owner MGM Mirage, placing greater value on the land under the Boardwalk than the casino itself, said Tuesday it will shutter the beachside midway-themed resort on Jan. 9.

Taubman Centers, Inc. has finalized an agreement with MGM Mirage to lead the retail leasing and provide development and design advisory services for Project CityCenter.

MGM Mirage expects to close its aging Boardwalk hotel and casino within a year to make way for Project CityCenter.

The prestigious Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group will manage the hotel anchor at the $5 billion CityCenter project on the Strip, MGM Mirage officials announced Thursday.

Mandarin Oriental will be one of the hotel operators participating in MGM Mirage's Project CityCenter, an MGM Mirage executive told a group of contractors at a meeting in Las Vegas last week.

The architect responsible for the 1,483-foot Petronas Towers in Malaysia and numerous award-winning structures throughout the United States will design the primary component of MGM Mirage's $4.7 billion Project CityCenter.