MGM unveils a us$ 7 billion megaresort plan

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The entire property is to open in late 2009 (US).- MGM Mirage on Monday showed off on a model of its $7 billion Project CityCenter, a megaresort it says represents the single biggest employment opportunity in Las Vegas’ history. The seven-tower goliath will feature two glass residential towers by architects Murphy/Jahn that lean slightly in opposite directions and are surrounded by 46 thousand sqm of retail space.

On both ends of the 26 hectare plot’s north and south corners on the Las Vegas Strip will be two boutique hotels: one a "Lifestyle Hotel" and the other a five-star, Mandarin Oriental luxury hotel that will "respond to the desert environment and climate," materials said.

Toward the west end of the property will stand two massive curved hotel towers linked to the casino and a 50-story ebony condominium-hotel designed by Rafael Vinoly with 1,543 units that management can rent as hotel rooms when the buyer is not around.

MGM CEO Terry Lanni said the massive development, which will create 7,000 construction jobs and 12,000 permanent positions, represents a "significant new direction for our city and our company." "With this world-class development, Las Vegas is on the fast track to becoming a major urban center in the western United States," he said in a release.

The company, which owns the Bellagio and Monte Carlo casino-hotels on either side of the development, also announced Monday that it had poured concrete for CityCenter’s foundation on Saturday. The entire property is to open in late 2009. Shares of MGM fell 25 cents to us$ 39.80 in early trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Yahoo News

Über MGM Grand Hotel and Casino:

Das MGM Grand gehört zu den grössten Hotels der Welt. Der Hotelkomplex besitzt 5'044 Hotelzimmer und ist direkt mit dem Casino verbunden.

Das Casino ist mit seinen 15'930 m2 riesengross und bietet alle Casinospiele an. Die Tischspiele Roulette, Black Jack sind zahlreich vorhanden. Ebenso findet man einen Pokerraum und unzählige Spielautomaten.

Zur Geschichte des MGM Grand Hotel

1973 wurde das original MGM Grand eröffnet. Das Original-Hotel-Casino wurde 1986 von MGM an Bally Entertainment Corp. verkauft und umbenannt ins heutige Bally's.

1993 öffnete das heutige MGM Grand als damals grösstes Hotel der Welt seine neuen Tore.

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