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Category Archives: Cosmopolitan
Dude, who stole my casinos?
Update: In yet another reversal, Stanley Ho says he has sacked his attorney and that the brouhaha over his stock is all a big misunderstanding. Stay tuned for further developments in what’s already a rapidly morphing narrative. Yesterday, aging (and … Continue reading
Best-kept secret in Vegas
Best-kept secret in Vegas. It’s the pool deck at Cosmopolitan, according to an S&G reader who visited it after dark and found but four patrons hanging out on its shores. The missus and I checked it last night and, sure … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Cosmopolitan, Current, Dining, Economy, Entertainment, Massachusetts, Politics, Steve Wynn, The Strip, Tourism, Tribal
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Play Cosmo, get a car!
Enviro-friendly, too. I want it! (Funny how The Cosmopolitan, of which little was initially expected, looks like the feel-good story of the year, while CityCenter is a continuing disappointment, and Fontainebleau and sundry other projects have fallen on their faces.) … Continue reading
Posted in CityCenter, Cosmopolitan, Current, Dining, Economy, Entertainment, Environment, Fontainebleau, MGM Mirage, Transportation
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Cosmo: Porches and walls
Today’s guest-blogger contribution comes from Dr. Augie Grant, holder of the J. Rion McKissick Professorship of Journalism at the University of South Carolina‘s School of Journalism & Mass Communications. Prof. Grant was in Las Vegas for the opening of The … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, CityCenter, Cosmopolitan, Current, MGM Mirage, The Strip
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Morning in Vegas? Karma 2, Penn Nat’l 0
Having been burned by a few too many “false positives” in terms of economic recovery, S&G is loath to get anyone’s hopes up. (And some remain skeptical.) However, another room-rate survey from J.P. Morgan provides license for optimism. As you … Continue reading
Posted in Cosmopolitan, Economy, Election, Harrah's, Ohio, Penn National, Steve Wynn, Taxes, The Strip, Tourism, Wall Street
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Quote of the Day
“Money is not everything in life. Happiness is much more important than money. After all, money is a good servant, but a very bad master. Perhaps that is a lesson that Steve Wynn should learn.” — former Wynn Las Vegas … Continue reading
Posted in Cosmopolitan, Current, Steve Wynn, The Strip
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Cosmo: Let the debate commence!
Leading lights of the blog world were on hand for last night’s Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas coming-out party and had pretty divergent reactions. Steve Friess is keeping his opinion of the property to himself but he’s among those who are … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, CityCenter, Cosmopolitan, Current, G2E, Marketing, MGM Mirage, Steve Wynn
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Cosmo: the morning after; “Sinatra” too sexy?
Although I’m still feeling somewhat the worse for wear from last night’s Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas opening-night bacchanalia, a quick observations are in order. Filled with people, Cosmo’s virtues are magnified, its vices minimized (with one glaring exception to which … Continue reading
Posted in Cirque du Soleil, CityCenter, Cosmopolitan, Current, Dining, Encore, Entertainment, Macau, MGM Mirage, Planet Hollywood, Steve Wynn, TV
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Cosmopolitan: Towers of Babel
It’s here and it’s a sensory overload. If the severe CityCenter six-pack is a convent of Carmelite nuns, The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas is a drag queen. It’s unstintingly flamboyant, often fabulous, unremittingly outrageous and campy as all get-out. On … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, CityCenter, Cosmopolitan, Current, Dining, Entertainment, Fontainebleau, IGT, LVCVA, MGM Mirage, Movies, Sheldon Adelson, Steve Wynn, Technology, The Strip, Tourism
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D-Day for Philadelphia
Investors in the stymied Foxwoods Philadelphia riverfront casino project have a date with the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board on Thursday. That’s where they’ll make their last-ditch pitch to retain custody of the project. State legislators and other officials have voiced … Continue reading
Posted in Cosmopolitan, Current, Donald Trump, Economy, Harrah's, LVCVA, Marketing, MGM Mirage, Pennsylvania, Regulation, Steve Wynn, The Strip, Tourism, Tribal, Vdara Death Ray
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Cosmo: The curious case of “the curious class”
It seems like David G. Schwartz is everywhere today. Las Vegas’ resident casino expert has not one but two stories out on The Cosmopolitan. From what he writes, Cosmo execs have convinced themselves they’ve reinvented the casino. It hinges upon … Continue reading
Cosmo rides the wave; Old Sixty Votes rides again
It may be $1.9 billion over budget and 2.5 years behind schedule but The Cosmopolitan appears to be hitting the market with perfect timing. That’s good news for the 5,000 employees who are furiously getting acclimated with the new megaresort. … Continue reading
Cosmo attempts suicide; a big (Para)bounce?
Maybe Union Gaming analyst Bill Lerner knew something the rest of us didn’t when he predicted the opening of The Cosmopolitan (aka “Osmopo”) would improve business for other high-end hotels on the Strip. After all, what could send New Year’s … Continue reading
Good news, bad news in Atlantic City; Feinstein: “Stay on the rez!”; Buffalo Bill’s rides again
For once, however, it’s mostly good. Almost entirely good, in fact. The headline item is that Dennis Gomes‘ purchase of Resorts Atlantic City has cleared licensing, sweeping out the disastrous Colony Capital era. Gomes and financier Morris Bailey say $31.5 … Continue reading
All systems go at Trop … but more trouble on Paradise
As new owner Onex Corp. continues with a full-court press of renovations, the Nevada Gaming Control Board has given the new ownership consortium its thumbs-up. The makeover has continued apace since my visit in June. An inside look at details … Continue reading
Fellini comes to Vegas
Here’s the one-minute version of Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas‘ surrealistic new teaser ad. I’m not sure who the target market is — the vibe is decidedly upscale but perhaps too arty, over the heads of the Speidi wannabes who frequent … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Cosmopolitan, Current, Marketing, The Strip, Tourism, TV
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Ask Anthony?
Former Harrah’s Entertainment veep and Santo Gaming founder Anthony F. Santo is six days into his stewarship of Tamares Group‘s downtown Las Vegas casinos. But he’s not putting all his eggs in Tamares’ basket. His company was handed the reins … Continue reading
Posted in CityCenter, Cosmopolitan, Current, Harrah's, Marketing, MGM Mirage, Reno, Tamares Group, The Strip, Tourism, Vdara Death Ray, Wall Street
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F-bleau on ice
Back in June, when I toured the “new look” Tropicana Las Vegas, it was intimated that much of the convention-area furniture and the HDTV sets in the Paradise Tower had been obtained on the cheap from Fontainebleau, when the latter … Continue reading
Posted in Alex Yemenidjian, Carl Icahn, CityCenter, Cosmopolitan, Current, Economy, Penn National, The Strip, Tourism
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“Osmopo”
Oh, to have a functioning digital camera once again! But I digress … If you can, get on down to the Las Vegas Strip today, where letters have been affixed to the roof of Cosmopolitan‘s east tower (left). It looks … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Cosmopolitan, Current, The Strip
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Murren vs. Angle
Taking a moment from fluffing Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV), MGM Resorts International CEO Jim Murren finally pointed out the elephant in the middle of the room, Sharron Angle‘s laughably primitive grasp of economics. (Except Murren used a nicer word than … Continue reading
Posted in Cirque du Soleil, CityCenter, Cosmopolitan, Current, Economy, Election, Entertainment, MGM Mirage, New York
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