Q:
We used to run this poll every year, but those were in the days when we could list at least dozen big openings, sometimes closer to two. This year, we've managed to list 14, though five of those are pandemic-related. The question is, which future Las Vegas attraction are you most looking forward to opening?
Thanks to the suggestions in the poll preview, we've added the Majestic (the $850 million 45-story non-gaming hotel planned for the former site of the Clarion Hotel), Atari (a hotel branded for the venerable video-game company), and Bleutech (the $6 billion futuristic "city" in south Las Vegas). We've also changed The Drew back to the original Fontainebleau, now that the property has been sold again, this time to Koch Real Estate and Fontainebleau Development, the original owner/builder.
Essentially, we'd like to know if you're more excited about Virgin, Resorts World, or the Palms and how eagerly you anticipate the Sphere and new Pinball Hall of Fame.
A:
1445 Total Votes
| Main Street Station |
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| Resorts World |
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| Pinball Hall of Fame |
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| Virgin Hotels Las Vegas |
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| Palms |
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| Fontainebleau |
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| None of the above |
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| MSG Sphere |
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| Fiesta Henderson |
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| Texas Station |
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| Atari |
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| Eastside Cannery |
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| Fiesta Rancho |
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| Majestic |
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Analysis
LVAers sure love Main Street Station! It's a bit of a shock that the reopening of the downtown casino beat the debut of Resorts World for what y'all are most looking forward to hereabouts. We like MSS too and our fingers are crossed that the great buffet there will return when the rest of the property does.
We weren't surprised that the Pinball Hall of Fame was right up there in the top three. The PoHF has a special place in the hearts of locals and visitors alike; it's unique in many ways, not the least of which is that all the machines are operational and playable for a quarter, plus it's a non-profit, so it's mostly a labor of love for the founder and his wife and all the volunteers that keep the place running. The extent of affection for it was recently evident, when it launched a GoFundMe campaign and managed to raise more than $200,000 to keep it alive; the new building on the Strip will open in the next couple of months.
Of course, many people are curious about what the new Virgin will look like and the Palms is running closely behind. (We anxiously await the Palms to reopen for the buffet and Side Piece Pizza, which this writer deems the best in town).
Slightly more people want to see the Fontainebleau open than don't care about any of it! But we were a little surprised by how far down the list MSG Sphere is. This is going to be an amazing arena -- even if you never step foot inside. The outside sphere will be a screen, which we're greatly looking forward to seeing.
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