It is a “game changer” for downtown Las Vegas, said Andrew Simon, CEO of the Fremont Street Experience, the pedestrian entertainment pavilion that fronts the casinos. “For 40 years, there has not been a new property built from scratch down here. That’s most of my life,” Simon said. “It’s a huge deal for Fremont Street Experience.”
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In September, ESPN moved Daily Wager, an hour-long betting news and information program, to the network’s new studio at the Linq Resort on the Las Vegas Strip. The 6,000-square-foot-facility includes three studios and features 12 cameras, including two exterior robotic cameras. ESPN plans to center its sports wagering programming from Las Vegas.
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Las Vegas casino owner Michael Gaughan said he hopes the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic is over by the spring, but Las Vegas might not fully recover until 2022.
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Nevada gaming regulators have officially approved the business arm of Connecticut’s Mohegan Indian Tribe, meaning that the tribe will become the first Native American gaming enterprise to operate a casino within the Las Vegas Strip corridor.
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Anyone visiting what’s being billed as the largest sports book in the world will surely agree — many sci-fi film command centers don’t look as opulent as Stevens’ new venue. The 78 million-pixel screen, which reportedly cost more than $20 million, beams across nearly the entire casino floor, dazzling those who approach with its clarity and contrast.
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MGM Resorts announced today several shows and entertainment offerings at three different Las Vegas Strip resorts will be back on November 6: David Copperfield, Jabbawockeez and Brad Garrett’s Comedy Club at MGM Grand; “Thunder From Down Under” and “The Australian Bee Gees Show” at Excalibur; and Carrot Top and “Fantasy” at Luxor.
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The first casino built downtown in four decades, Circa is providing some 1,500 jobs at a time the coronavirus pandemic has rocked the Las Vegas economy, sending unemployment skyrocketing. Gov. Steve Sisolak ordered casinos and other nonessential businesses closed in mid-March to help curb the spread of the virus. And although casinos were allowed to reopen starting June 4, tourism is a fraction of prepandemic levels.
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