Excalibur Hotel and Casino
July 15th, 2008
Excalibur
3850 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Las Vegas, Nevada 89109
Number of rooms
3,991
Theme
Medieval / Camelot
Gaming space
100,000 ft² (9,290 m²)
Permanent show(s)
Tournament of Kings
Thunder Down Under
Anthony Cools
Signature attraction(s)
Merlin vs. Dragon battle
Notable restaurant(s)
The Steakhouse at Camelot
Sir Galahad’s Prime Rib House
Regale Italian Eatery
Owner
MGM Mirage
Date opened
June 19, 1990
Casino type
Land
Major renovation(s)
N/A
Previous name(s)
Xanadu project (never built)
Casino website
excalibur.com
The Excalibur Hotel/Casino is a hotel and [...]
Circus Circus Las Vegas
July 14th, 2008
Circus Circus Las Vegas
2880 Las Vegas Blvd South
Las Vegas, NV 89109
Number of rooms
3,774
Theme
Circus
Gaming space
101,100 ft² (9,392.19 m²)
Permanent show(s)
Signature attraction(s)
Circus Circus Adventuredome
Notable restaurant(s)
The Steakhouse
Blue Iguana
Owner
MGM Mirage
Date opened
October 18, 1968
Casino type
Land-Based
Major renovation(s)
none
Previous name(s)
none
Casino website
Circus Circus Las Vegas
Circus Circus Las Vegas is a circus-themed 3,774 room hotel and 101,000 square foot (9,392 m²) casino located [...]
Big drop in US gambling revenue
July 11th, 2008
US gambling revenue dropped 15% in May. In Las Vegas, the percentage is 16.4%. As for Atlantic City, the casinos gambling revenue down 11% in June, comparing with the same month of the last year (a single casino shows an increase in revenue, Harrah’s Resort Casino). In Illinois, gambling revenue was [...]
Bellagio
July 3rd, 2008
Bellagio
3600 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Las Vegas, Nevada 89109
Number of rooms
3,421
Theme
Mediterranean
Gaming space
116,000 ft² (10,776.75 m²)
Permanent show(s)
“O”
Signature attraction(s)
Bellagio Gallery Of Fine Art
Conservatory
The Fountains of Bellagio
Notable restaurant(s)
Le Cirque
Circo
Picasso
Michael Mina
Jasmine
Owner
MGM Mirage
Date opened
October 15, 1998
Casino type
Land
Major renovation(s)
Bellagio Spa Tower added: 2005
Previous name(s)
Dunes (demolished)
Casino website
Bellagio
Bellagio is a hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Las [...]
Gambling predictions, 2008
January 2nd, 2008
It seems that it is very hard to make predictions on gambling, this year even more difficult than the other years, and online gambling much more difficult than the classical gambling.
2008 will be a very good year for the land casinos. Las Vegas has some big problems that will allow to other [...]
Macau, the new Mecca of the gambling world
December 22nd, 2007
MGM Grand Macau officially opened its doors these days to thousands of guests eager to experience the burgeoning gaming destination’s latest grand resort. With 600 rooms, MGM Grand Macau resort casino marks the powerful partnership’s first venture into the rapidly growing Macau gaming market, setting a new standard of luxury [...]
MGM Mirage – Entertainment, hotels and casinos
December 22nd, 2007
Type of the company: Public (NYSE: MGM)
Founded: 2000
Headquarters: Las Vegas, Nevada
Key people: Terrence Lanni (CEO)
Industry: Casinos and hotels
Products: Hotels
Revenue: $7.4 billion USD
Employees: over 70,000
Website: www.mgmmirage.com
MGM Mirage is a Las Vegas – based business engaged in the development, ownership and operation of hotels and casinos. The company began operations on May 31, [...]















































