Fontainebleau Las Vegas News - Page 10

Other than SLS and Circus Circus, the north section of Las Vegas Boulevard is a mix of small retail malls, empty land, unfinished developments and closed properties.

The hotel company will take over one of three hotel towers at the SLS and convert it into the W Las Vegas, which will open by September 2016.

The rusty side of the unfinished Strip resort will be covered by a cosmetic wrap.

The hulking, unfinished resort has been an eyesore on the Strip for six years, but county commissioners could soon use a procedural move to force the owners to put up a giant cosmetic "wrap."

The family orientation of Circus Circus has made it a popular destination for Hispanic gamblers, something MGM hopes to build on in the next few years.

With backing from megastar George Clooney, Las Ramblas was supposed to be an 11-tower set with gambling, condominium and hotel space on a 25-acre stage. But it turned out to be a complete flop.

The crane at the 68-story building is being removed after the project was shut down in 2009.

The six justices on the Nevada Supreme Court ruled unanimously that mechanic's lien claimants stand in the repayment line ahead of lenders who replaced original lenders.

More than 100 contractors, many based in Las Vegas, have filed more than 325 claims in the Fontainebleau's bankruptcy case.

Before the economy tanked and the Strip's building boom went bust, the development of multibillion-dollar hotel-casino projects centered on Las Vegas. Now those resorts are being built elsewhere.

Analysts don't expect Las Vegas or other U.S.-based gaming markets to experience the growth projected for Macau or Singapore. But the industry is cautiously optimistic that 2012 could be a bridge to stronger results in 2013.

The Sahara was forced to close its doors six months ago but a remodeling plan was approved unanimously Wednesday by the Clark County Commission.

Forbes magazine released its list of the world's billionaires Wednesday, and 16 of those billionaires live or do business in Las Vegas.

A number of major casino projects in Las Vegas, including the Fontainebleau, are sitting dormant after construction was halted due to costs.

Billionaire corporate raider Carl Icahn completed a $150 million purchase of the unfinished Strip development late Thursday.

The Pennsylvania-based company is still interested in operating a Strip hotel-casino after losing out on the Fontainebleau project.

Luke Brugnara, the former owner of the Silver City Casino who emerged as a bidder for the bankrupt Fontainebleau, has pleaded guilty to filing false tax returns.

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn's earned one of Las Vegas's best bargains when he was named the winner of the auction for the bankrupt Fontainebleau Las Vegas.

A report filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Miami says that billionaire Carl Icahn submitted the only qualified bid for the Fontainebleau project in Las Vegas.

Luke Brugnara, who was denied a gaming license by Nevada casino regulators in 2001, said he would pay up to $200 million for the bankrupt Fontainebleau project.