{"id":23675,"date":"2019-03-12T06:16:48","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T14:16:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/?p=23675"},"modified":"2019-03-12T06:16:48","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T14:16:48","slug":"tunnel-travel-in-vegas-icahn-raises-the-ante","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/tunnel-travel-in-vegas-icahn-raises-the-ante\/","title":{"rendered":"Tunnel travel in Vegas?; Icahn raises the ante"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the Las Vegas Convention Center<\/strong> expands to proportions once seemingly unimaginable (two miles in length), the governing authority is looking for new methods to get conventioneers around it — especially to their parked cars. The Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority<\/strong> has settled upon a subterranean people-mover designed by Elon Musk<\/strong>‘s The Boring Co<\/strong>. Three potential routes<\/a> have been submitted, and the cost has been pegged between $30 million and $55 million, supposedly the cheapest option presented<\/a>. We’re a little skeptical of those figures, given the cost overruns associated with mass transit in neighboring states. Also, Musk recently mortgaged five “gigantic” mansions, according to L.A. Biz<\/em>.<\/p>\n

However, if Musk can build his Convention Center tram cost-efficiently, it bodes well for another idea he’s floated: a people mover stretching from Circus Circus<\/strong> to McCarran International Airport<\/strong>. Now that plans to the extend the Las Vegas Monorail<\/strong> to Mandalay Bay<\/strong> appear to have collapsed, a serious look at Musk’s alternative is warranted. We rather fancy one of the alternatives that was rejected — gondolas — but we can see why the LVCVA was leery of a proposed monorail. Those things have a grim track record in Las Vegas<\/strong>. Musk currently has similar irons in the fire in Chicago<\/strong> and Washington, D.C.<\/strong> If it’s good enough for the nation’s capitol, why not Sin City.<\/p>\n

* In case you missed it, Carl Icahn<\/strong> has increased his stake in Caesars Entertainment<\/strong> to 15.5%, making him the largest single shareholder in the company. Couple that with his three surrogates on the board and his prerogative to name the next CEO, it’s Icahn’s company now.<\/p>\n

* Despite the presence of legal casinos in Arizona<\/strong>, black market operations have cropped up. Last week, police descended upon\u00a0Thanh Long Billiards<\/strong> and Lah Anh Billiards<\/strong>. The bust demonstrates that illegal gambling could be lurking right under your nose: “One of the storefronts appears to be located in a non-descript strip mall, the other a residential area.” Gambling devices were confiscated<\/a>, along with $1 million in cash. The billiard-parlor operators are looking at Class 5 felony charges for their alleged activities. The question remains, Why would a gambler risk arrest to play at an illegal casino when so many lawful alternatives present themselves.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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