Norm Clarke is reporting that a raid took place yesterday at Eva Longoria Parker’s Beso restaurant and Eve nightclub at CityCenter. Unlike the infamous Pure raid by the IRS (investigation still open), this action apparently was bizarrely carried out by private security working for the owners. It seems that like in some Medieval European kingdom, [...]
We are back at the blog. As I told you earlier, I have been writing a book about Vegas (it has morphed into a novel) and wanted to dedicate myself totally to doing that last week. My slowly accumulating manuscript needed some focus, because I am taking on a new responsibility that will be making [...]
Earlier this week, I went to George Wallace at Flamingo. The comedian took a couple swipes at CityCenter. On the innocuous side, he wondered why people would want to live at Vdara with VD staring at them in big letters. More cutting was when he asked if anyone in the audience was staying at Aria. When [...]
On the red carpet for “Viva Elvis,” Perez Hilton told me he had heard Criss Angel can not be fired by contract. I have heard similar things. But any contract can be bought out. And, anyone who runs afoul of casino regulators is going to be out of a resort showroom. And, a show that [...]
These days Las Vegas nightclubs have been under greater scrutiny than ever before from gaming authorities. Prive at Planet Hollywood lost its license briefly after a series of alleged infractions. They were only able to reopen after changing management. According to Review-Journal, Greg Jarmolowich, the on the ground operations head, had to be removed as [...]
This is a community that has rarely done well at stasis. Las Vegas annual round-ups are usually about previewing all the new things about to open. Not this year. Even last year there was CityCenter to expect as well as some projects that wound up not opening at all. Beyond Cirque’s “Viva Elvis,” I can [...]
It was MGM-Mirage chairman & CEO Jim Murren’s moment in the sun, literally MGM-Mirage could not have scripted more perfect weather. The sunny day today might be the first bit of luck CityCenter has received from the universe that kicked everything, (all documented by the media) including a moment where the project poised almost on [...]
Today there is only one story in Las Vegas: The opening of CityCenter. The shouting argument that has dominated Vegas– death star or salvation–will end, and the colossus will take its place as part of the Strip’s iconic yet ever changing creations. Welcome, CityCenter, to Fabulous Las Vegas. (photos Sarah Gerke)
Last night Donald Trump dropped a bombshell on Larry King when asked for his view of CityCenter (which opens to the public near midnight on Wednesday). The Donald slammed the place, which it is not clear he has even visited: “It’s a total catastrophe. First of all, it cost billions more than it was anticipated [...]
