Casino Player November 2022

Luke Bryan Returns to His Residency in Las Vegas D ue to an overwhelming ticket demand for Luke Bryan’s headlin ing engagement Luke Bryan:Vegas at ResortsWorldTheatre, at ResortsWorld Las Vegas, the country music superstar has added six more show dates in November and December, including performances coinciding with National Finals Rodeo. Show dates include Nov. 30 and Dec. 2, 3, 7, 9 and 10. Luke Bryan:Vegas debuted this past February with a high-energy open ing run that had Bryan working the theater and interacting with fans. The show features only-in-Las Vegas production elements including a shifting stage that lifts the five-time Entertainer of theYear and his band to the rhythms of his hit songs as well as a catwalk that descends from the ceiling and elevates Bryan to eye level with the mezzanine seats. For more information, visit www.resortsworldlasvegas.com.

NEW STRIP CASINO PLANNED FROM OWNER OF GOLDEN NUGGET T he face of Las Vegas is an ever-changing environment.The demolition of properties has become a regular part of life on the Strip with new megresorts then taking their place. Gamblers heading to Sin City will soon see another addition to the Vegas skyline with the announcement in October that Houston businessman and billionaireTilman Fertitta would be bringing a new property to the Strip, located at the southeast corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and HarmonAvenue. Plans call for a 43-story, 2,420-room hotel and 59,000 square feet of casino space.The property also will include a 2,500-seat theater and 2,000-space parking garage.Fertitta’s filings with Clark County estimate the project to begin in March and completion set for March 2025. His company purchased the 6.2 acres of Strip frontage for $270 million. Fertitta is the man behind Landry’s Inc., the corporation that includes the seafood restau rants of the same name, as well as numerous other eateries and bars around the country. His portfolio also boasts several casino properties including the Golden Nugget in downtown LasVegas as well as properties inAtlantic City,NJ;Biloxi,MS; Laughlin,NV; and Lake Charles, LA. Fertitta also owns the Houston Rockets NBA franchise. The addition of the new casino adds to quite an intersection right in the middle of the Strip.The land for the new property currently houses a 1960s-eraTravelodge,aTex-Mex restau rant and other retail locations including a smoke shop.The intersection of LasVegas Boulevard and HarmonAvenue will now include a new property adjacent toAria, Planet Hollywood and the Cosmopolitan. Texas billionaire Tilman Fertitta, who owns the Golden Nugget casinos, plans to build a 43-story, 2,420-room hotel-casino luxury resort on the Las Vegas Strip. The upscale project, on roughly 6 acres at the southeast corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Harmon Avenue, calls for restaurants, convention space, a spa, wedding chapel, auto showroom and a 2,500-seat theater.

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