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

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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, [...]

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