Das im Herzen des City Center, einem neuen, 67 Acre großen urbanen Gebäudekomplex in Las Vegas, gelegene ARIA Resort & Casino ist das jüngste Bauwerk von Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects. Das 4.000 Hotelzimmer umfassende ARIA ist das erste Hotel-Casino des Architekturbüros, das vor allem durch Gebäude wie die Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, für das International Finance Centre in Hongkong und das World Financial Center in New York bekannt wurde.

Las Vegas (AP) - Real volcanos may take millennia to form, but in Las Vegas they can take just 20 years to look dated. That's what The Mirage hotel-casino concluded before it mounted a USD 25 million facelift of its iconic erupting volcano on the Las Vegas Strip. The faux rock fountain first erupted in 1989 and its bursting spray of water lighted red to look like lava is among the city's classic sights for strolling pedestrians.

Es gibt eine Delle in der Erfolgskurve der Casinos in Las Vegas. Nach Angaben der Glücksspielkontrollbehörde des Staates Nevada ging der Ertrag der Casinobetreiber im Januar um 1,3 Prozent im Vergleich zum Vorjahr zurück. Diese Zahlen dokumentieren den ersten Einkommensrückgang seit sieben Jahren. Im gesamten Bundesstaat Nevada (u. a. mit den Casinohochburgen Reno und Lake Tahoe) fiel das Ergebnis sogar um fünf Prozent und blieb mit 1,06 Milliarden Dollar gerade so über der Milliardenmarke.

Bei den Betreibern der Spielcasinos am Strip in Las Vegas schrillen die Alarmglocken. Denn den Unternehmen drohen höhere Steuern. Dabei geht es um ein Thema, das in der Bevölkerung mit breiter Zustimmung rechnen kann: Bildung und Ausbildung der Kinder. Die Lehrer-Gewerkschaft geht jetzt auf die Barrikaden und fordert eine Erhöhung der Spielsteuer um drei Prozent. Nachdem einige Anträge abgelehnt wurden, wollen Schulen und Universitäten den Weg über einen Volksentscheid nehmen.

Las Vegas (AP) -- Casino operator MGM Mirage took a step forward Tuesday on its proposed MGM Grand Atlantic City project by filing for a coastal area development permit. MGM said in October that it would spend up to USD 5 billion on the 3,000-room Atlantic City, N.J., casino resort, targeted to open in 2012. The casino operator filed an application with the N.J. Department of Environmental Protection's land-use regulation program for a Coastal Area Facility Review Act permit.

Dubai World on Friday disclosed that it’s taken its stake in MGM Mirage to 6.5%, buying a sliver of the interest held by billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian, who remains the dominant shareholder of Las Vegas-based casino hotel. According to a filing made with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the investment arm of the Dubai government raised its holding in the casino operator from 4.9% by buying 5 million shares at USD 84.50 each from the Lincy Foundation, Kerkorian’s philanthropic vehicle.

MGM Mirage, the world’s second largest casino operator, and the daughter of billionaire Stanley Ho are betting their Macau venture will grab a slice of the VIP market, which nets about two-thirds of the Chinese city’s gambling revenue. The USD 1.25 billion, 600-room MGM Grand Macau casino, which opened December 18, would benefit from its position on the waterfront in Macau’s city centre, near established VIP venues Wynn Macau, Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd’s StarWorld and her father’s Grand Lisboa, Pansy Ho told reporters at a briefing in the southern Chinese city.

MGM Mirage and Kerzner International Holdings Limited announced that the companies have appointed William Velardo as President and Chief Operating Officer of their 50/50 joint venture to develop a multi-billion dollar integrated resort property on the Las Vegas Strip. Velardo, who most recently led the Fontainebleau Las Vegas as President and COO, is a 30 year veteran in the casino business...

Las Vegas, Nevada MGM Mirage and Dubai World announced Friday that they have completed their previously announced 50/50 joint venture transaction in the landmark CityCenter development in Las Vegas. MGM Mirage contributed the CityCenter assets which the parties had mutually valued at [[USD]] 5.4 billion, and received 50 percent of the equity in CityCenter.

Die ISA-CASINOS freut sich, das Casino Schaffhausen als neuen Partner auf Ihrer Plattform begrüßen zu dürfen. Im Casino Schaffhausen erwartet Sie ein mitreissendes Casino-Erlebnis in wunderschönem Ambiente! Aber nicht nur Spielernaturen kommen auf ihre Kosten – das Casino Schaffhausen bietet mit seiner exotischen Glamourwelt ein perfektes Ausgangsziel für alle, die gute Unterhaltung in einer aussergewöhnlichen Umgebung zu schätzen wissen!

MGM Mirage said yesterday it will spend up to USD 5 billion to build a massive casino resort whose three towers will dominate the Atlantic City skyline and lift the level of luxury in a city hit hard by competition from slots parlors across the Northeast. The 3,000-room resort, planned to open in 2012, is part of a gamble by casino operators to reverse what is expected to be the first decline in casino revenue in Atlantic City in 29 years by polishing its image in an attempt to lure more affluent visitors.

Atlantic City - No longer content with building a mere casino, gaming giant MGM Mirage Inc. plans to develop a mini-city of gambling, hotel towers and luxury condominiums that would dramatically redefine the Atlantic City skyline. The estimated USD 4.5 billion to USD 5.5 billion project would mimic the company's huge USD 7.4 billion CityCenter project under construction on the Las Vegas Strip, although on a smaller scale, according to people familiar with the plans.