Das im Herzen des City Center, einem neuen, 67 Acre großen urbanen Gebäudekomplex in Las Vegas, gelegene ARIA Resort & Casino ist das jüngste Bauwerk von Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects. Das 4.000 Hotelzimmer umfassende ARIA ist das erste Hotel-Casino des Architekturbüros, das vor allem durch Gebäude wie die Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, für das International Finance Centre in Hongkong und das World Financial Center in New York bekannt wurde.

Bei Casinos Austria muss man nicht einmal bis zu den Spieltischen gelangen, um etwas zu gewinnen. Bis Ende Jänner konnten die Casinogäste schon am Entrée von Fortuna begrüßt werden. Mit dem Kauf des Welcomepackages mit 35 Euro Spieljetons nahm man gleichzeitig an der Verlosung eines Luxus-Urlaubs in Dubai teil. Auch Casino Linz Direktor Josef Kneifl konnte einem glücklichen Gast eine der Dubai-Reisen im Wert von 6.000 Euro überreichen.

The opening of the giant Atlantis, The Palm resort will go ahead as scheduled on September 24 despite the recent fire there. But the lobby, which was damaged in the blaze, will not open until mid-October, a senior official has revealed. „We started with 2,500 people cleaning up,“ said James Boocher, President, Development, at Kerzner International. „After any fire, water damage is the biggest problem. We put a call out to our contracting partners and it took three days to clean up.

Dubai World on Friday disclosed that it’s taken its stake in MGM Mirage to 6.5%, buying a sliver of the interest held by billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian, who remains the dominant shareholder of Las Vegas-based casino hotel. According to a filing made with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the investment arm of the Dubai government raised its holding in the casino operator from 4.9% by buying 5 million shares at USD 84.50 each from the Lincy Foundation, Kerkorian’s philanthropic vehicle.

Las Vegas, Nevada MGM Mirage and Dubai World announced Friday that they have completed their previously announced 50/50 joint venture transaction in the landmark CityCenter development in Las Vegas. MGM Mirage contributed the CityCenter assets which the parties had mutually valued at [[USD]] 5.4 billion, and received 50 percent of the equity in CityCenter.

Even though the Islamic-steeped government of Dubai rejects gambling, there are striking similarities between Las Vegas – specifically the Strip – and Dubai, one of seven emirates making up the United Arab Emirates. It helps explain why Dubai World, a government-owned holding company, wanted to become a partner in MGM Mirage’s CityCenter project. „Dubai has a reputation of really trying to develop much the same way Las Vegas has done but without casinos,“ said Bill Eadington.

Dubai World, which agreed to buy into MGM Mirage last month, is raising a USD 2.7 billion loan while its subsidiary Dubai Ports World is borrowing USD 2.5 billion, bankers familiar with the transaction said this week. Government-owned Dubai World said last month it would invest up to USD 5.2 billion in MGM by buying shares and half a Las Vegas project, making it a player in the biggest gambling destination in the United States.

New York (Reuters) – Dubai World said on Wednesday it will invest up to USD 5.2 billion in MGM Mirage by buying shares and half of a major Las Vegas project, making the state-owned investment firm a major player in the biggest gambling destination in the United States. MGM shares jumped as much as 10.5 percent and its bonds rallied on the pending USD 3.9 billion cash infusion stemming from the deal, as well as the premium Dubai offered for the shares.

Schweizerin gewann die Traumreise nach Dubai. Am Donnerstag, den 31. Mai 2007 um 22.00 Uhr wurde von Verkehrsbüro Reisen und Casino Bregenz eine einwöchige Traumreise für 2 Personen mit Flug mit Emirates nach Dubai ins Burj Al Arab ******* verlost.