Closeup photo of pools at Vdara Condo Hotel.

In this photo, taken from a high-floor unit at Panorama Towers, the under-construction pool area of Vdara Condo Hotel at MGM MIRAGE CityCenter can be seen.

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Photo of Trump Tower, The Mirage, Treasure Island, and Caesars Palace taken from Eiffel Tower.

In this photo (taken from the Eiffel Tower at Paris) can be seen several Las Vegas hotels including the Trump Tower property.

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Photo of Pools, Cirque du Soleil Theatre, and Convention Center area at ARIA Resort & Casino.

In this photo, (taken from the balcony of a high-floor condo unit at Panorama Towers) the pool area and convention center of ARIA Resort & Casino at MGM MIRAGE CityCenter can be seen.  Also seen to the right of ARIA Resort & Casino is the Cirque du Soleil theatre.

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Developers of The Plaza Hotel say they are still moving ahead.

Several recent news reports say that the financing for the purchase of the land for the future The Plaza Hotel Las Vegas has been extended.  According to the reports, the loans were related to developer ELAD Properties’ purchase of the land (that once sat under the Frontier).  While the financing extension is encouraging, the fact that the developer says they still plan on moving ahead next year is something happy to look forward to.

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Boyd Gaming announces putting Echelon on hold.

An under-construction, multi-billion-dollar mega-resort property on the Las Vegas Strip has been put on hold by its developer, Boyd Gaming.  After speaking to a historian and a professor, they tell me this is the biggest construction stoppage on the Strip since the 1940s. 

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Photo of CityCenter’s ARIA Resort & Casino nearing top off.

This photo shows the northern section of ARIA Resort & Casino at MGM MIRAGE CityCenter in Las Vegas.  It appears that ARIA is getting very close to topping off, a very significant accomplishment.

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