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“If I had to do it over again, I would do it again,” Reid said. “If I did it over again I would probably be stronger than I was.”

Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., made no apologies for helping the Las Vegas hotel-casino, which boosted the economy on the north end of the Strip.

Casino operators in the north Strip area say development of a permanent, 33-acre, open-air concert venue by MGM Resorts International will facilitate increased business.

The restaurant, best known for its oversized breakfast items, will be replaced by a 24-hour Las Vegas-style coffee shop.

Analysts believe the Strip will continue its rebound, although gaming won’t be the primary reason.

Whatever this state does, it does big. When it booms, it leads the nation in growth. When it busts, well — that’s epic, too.

Sam Nazarian said he was sorry for past dealings with Derrick Armstrong, a convicted felon from Los Angeles who allegedly extorted $3 million from him by threatening his family and SBE employees.

The move comes two days before Nazarian, 39, considered the visionary behind the SLS Las Vegas, meets with the Nevada Gaming Commission over his request for a gaming license for the Strip resort.

When he appears Thursday at the Nevada Gaming Commission meeting, Sam Nazarian — the visionary behind SLS Las Vegas — should accept the Dec. 3 recommendation by the Gaming Control Board for a one-year limited gaming license with about a half-dozen conditions.

Sam Nazarian, 39, was recommended for a one-year, limited license by the Gaming Control Board following a more-than-3½-hour public hearing in Carson City.

The buffet is somewhat challenged by its location, which is apart from the other restaurants, such as Umami Burger, Cleo and the Griddle Cafe.

The hotel-casino’s owners said Monday that Scott Kreeger would take over for Rob Oseland, who had been with the property since 2012, before the 18-month construction transition from the shuttered Sahara into SLS Las Vegas.

The layoffs took place over the last two months as the resort adjusted its staffing needs.

Nazarian, 39, the visionary behind the Strip’s first major hotel-casino unveiling in four years, quickly learned he had support from the competition for the $415 million renovation of the Rat Pack-era Sahara.

A line of potential SLS Las Vegas visitors wrapped around the building from the Strip, to east on Sahara Avenue, and north down Paradise Road.

The 1,620-room Strip resort, a renovation of the aging Sahara, opened just after midnight following a lavish VIP reception for 3,600 guests and a fireworks display.

SLS Las Vegas will open its doors at midnight as the first major casino resort debuting in Las Vegas in several years.

Fred Segal, which was created in 1961 in Los Angeles, has locations in Los Angeles and Santa Monica, Calif.

The centerpiece of the new resort’s culinary offerings will be Andres’ Bazaar Meat, which executive chef David Thomas said is “definitely a new concept for Jose and a new concept for the Bazaar brand.”

Nevada Gaming Commission Gaming members said they were comfortable with the financing and operation of 1,620-room hotel-casino on the north end of the Strip that underwent an 18-month renovation.