Samstagnacht hat im ARIA Resort & Casino / CityCenter offiziell ein exklusiver 1-Tisch High Limit Poker Room eröffnet. Der Room erhielt den Namen eines Spielers, von dem seine Freunde sagen, dass er der beste All-Round Poker Spieler der Welt ist – “The Ivey Room“. Im Rahmen der Eröffnung am 22. Mai wurde ein 1 Million Dollar Invention Freeroll gespielt, bei dem die geladenen VIP Spieler die Chance haben USD 250.000 für den 1.Platz zu gewinnen und zusätzlich USD 100.000 Bonus erhalten, wenn sie den Namensgeber des Rooms, Phil Ivey, eliminieren.

25. November 2009 – Las Vegas ist bekannt dafür neue Standards zu setzen und sich selbst immer wieder neu zu erfinden. Schon bald blickt die Welt wieder auf die Metropole in der Wüste Nevadas, wo im Dezember eine Stadt in der Stadt eröffnet wird. CityCenter heißt das gigantische Bauprojekt, das nach nur dreieinhalb Jahren Bauzeit fertig gestellt und am 16. Dezember feierlich eingeweiht wird.

Casino operator Crown says it is not in talks with MGM or Dubai World to invest in the City Center development in Las Vegas. „It is Crown’s policy not to comment on speculation,“ Crown said in a statement today. „However, as there has been widespread media speculation over the weekend that Crown is considering a direct investment in the City Center…

Colony Capital LLC, a Los Angeles-based real estate firm, is considering a possible investment in the troubled City Center project in Las Vegas, according to people close to Colony and the City Center project. An investment could keep the USD 8.6 billion City Center project, owned by MGM Mirage and Dubai World, from bankruptcy.

New York (Reuters) – CityCenter, an USD 8 billion Las Vegas project owned by MGM Mirage and Dubai World, won a reprieve on Friday when MGM committed USD 200 million to allow construction to continue while project leaders seek additional funding. „MGM Mirage intends to work with Dubai World, its lenders and others to find a long-term solution for the financing of CityCenter’s completion,“ MGM said in a statement.

The dispute between CityCenter developers MGM Mirage and Dubai World could land the giant project on the Las Vegas Strip in bankruptcy court. An insider at MGM Mirage on Thursday night confirmed that the CityCenter joint venture has hired the law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf, potentially for a bankruptcy filing if that becomes necessary. The source, who is familiar with negotiations that took place Thursday on the future of CityCenter, stressed that MGM Mirage itself did not hire the bankruptcy counsel.

A spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Monday the Nevada Democrat has tried to help MGM Mirage raise some of the USD 1.2 billion needed to complete the USD 9.1 CityCenter development. On Sunday, the Review-Journal reported in the Inside Gaming column that Reid and MGM Mirage majority shareholder Kirk Kerkorian were calling financial institutions to seek the final piece of the CityCenter financing puzzle. The information came from a Wall Street analyst.

Las Vegas: The Dubai developer building an USD 8.6 billion complex on the Las Vegas Strip with casino company MGM Mirage Inc. is suing MGM Mirage because it’s worried about the project’s viability. Dubai World subsidiary Infinity World claims in a lawsuit filed Monday in Delaware Chancery Court that MGM Mirage’s statements about its financial condition put the project at risk. Dubai World’s general counsel, George Dalton, in particular cited concerns about a statement in MGM Mirage’s annual report…

Construction has stopped on a portion of the Cosmopolitan’s west tower while some floors go through a redesign, according to several sources familiar with the project. Additionally, a reliable source familiar with the industry said Deutsche Bank, which owns the USD 3.9 billion project, signed an agreement Thursday with Hilton Hotels Corp. related to the project. Deutsche Bank does not have a license to operate a casino…

Las Vegas (AP) – MGM Mirage Inc., the gambling company owned by billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian, said Tuesday that it may default on its debt amid development of its biggest casino project ever, the USD 8.6 billion CityCenter in Las Vegas. Unless the economy turns around and more people start gambling again, the Las Vegas-based casino company believes it will break its loan agreements this year, it said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Las Vegas – Beginning today, CityCenter will be accepting applications via www.citycentercareers.com to fill more than 12,000 jobs, marking the largest single new employment opportunity currently offered by any corporation in the U.S. „Today is a momentous occasion for us; we’re proud to be creating 12,000 new jobs at CityCenter that will be filled by smart, passionate individuals from throughout the state and country,“ said Bobby Baldwin, CityCenter’s president and CEO

Most gaming companies are dropping expansion plans amid the economic downturn, but not MGM Mirage. The casino operator said Thursday it had agreed to provide up to USD 1.6 billion to complete its joint venture CityCenter project on the Las Vegas Strip if outside financing cannot be secured. MGM Mirage and joint venture partner Dubai World have each agreed to make additional equity contributions of up to USD 959 million, the company said in a regulatory filing.