Las Vegas Review

Stunning New Encore Sin City Hotel-Casino to Come to Life

Filed under: las Vegas, las vegas vacations, sin city — December 23, 2008 @ 2:19 am

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Vegas hotel tycoon Steve Wynn certainly has something to be thrilled about this Christmas time. Investing about $2.3 billion, the eye-catching hotel called Encore will kick-off this coming week.

This plush hotel is attached to the extremely popular Wynn Vegas on the Sin City Strip. Whereas tons of Sin City casino-hotel owners are trying their hardest to discover a manner to keep their hotel-casinos from closing, Wynn is doing pretty well with his $billion property investments.

This 2,000 room hotel and casino is a masterpiece in itself. The centerpiece of this building will be the nightclub, named XS. Steve Wynn has noticed in the recent past that nightclubs are hotspots in Vegas, and not primarily the casinos like they used to be. Steve states that LV nightclubs typically produce more income and are a big meeting spot for the young and hip pack.

Wynn has also constructed a lush restaurant near the XS nightclub. Named after the famous Colombian artist, Fernando Botero this circular steakhouse has a gigantic Botero statue as the centerpiece. Although not quite as fantastic as the nightclub which it is connected to; the Botero steakhouse is intended to complement pretty well with the flashy Las Vegas, Nevada nightclub.
The idea pertaining to XS and Botero is a type of St. Tropez vibe, where the celebration carries on without a pause and the majority of the party scene takes place next to a swimming pool or ocean area. Times are a changin’ in LV, where people fancy parties to slot machines these days.

Robbie Knievel to Fly Over Mirage Megaresort’s Renovated Volcano

Filed under: las Vegas, las vegas vacations, sin city events — December 19, 2008 @ 2:31 am

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With almost a entire year of resting, the Mirage Casino and Hotel’s famous volcano will be resurrected better and more magnificent than in the past. The well-known Las Vegas megaresort is pulling out all the stops to attract as many sightseers as possible to explore their renovations.

This New Year’s Eve, the daredevil Robbie Knievel will try a motorbike jump over the Mirage Casino’s artificial volcano. This feat will commemorate the finale of a 3-year transformation of the Vegas casino-hotel. During this period, the Sin City hotel-casino has put in about $110 million renovating their accommodations and suites.

The upcoming New Year’s Eve stunt is scheduled to be Knievel’s last in the U.S.. The act will last for five minutes and feature explosives and a modern music soundtrack. The music for the soundtrack has been performed by Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart. Robbie Knievel is the son of the late Evil Knievel-the first and most celebrated daredevils.

The Vegas Mirage was opened in 1989 by Sin City tycoon Steve Wynn and was deemed as LV’s 1st megaresort. This improvement is one of many on the Las Vegas, Nevada Strip as of late. The casino-hotel expects that this presentation will draw a great number of visitors to the LV hotel-casino. The thought behind the upgrade is to do better than other massive LV hotel and casinos like the Bellagio casino-hotel.

Oscar “Golden Boy” De La Hoya vs. Manny Pacquiao Guaranteed to be the Fight of the Year

Filed under: las Vegas, sin city, sin city events — December 1, 2008 @ 11:34 pm

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The LV event the majority of boxing fans have been eagerly waiting for is coming very soon. Oscar “Golden Boy” De La Hoya will battle one of the world’s current best boxers, Manny Pacquiao. This competition is on schedule for Sat. December 6th in the MGM in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Surely there has been much talk in Sin City regarding this boxing match. De La Hoya has dropped down to 147 lbs. to fight as a welterweight, and some folks say that Oscar might not be as durable since the weight drop. Manny “Pac-Man” Pacquiao has already boxed one time as a lightweight and has a desire to continue in the welterweight class. Pacquiao is also the current lightweight title-holder , and is judged by many authorities to be the best fighter of these times.

This is Oscar De La Hoya’s first trip back to Las Vegas, Nevada for a match ever since he competed with Floyd Mayweather Jr. last year. This bout is certain to be a sell-out for the MGM Arena Las Vegas. Vacationers to LV have dwindled recent times, but Las Vegas, Nevada events like this one really have a way of drawing in many people.

This bout will undoubtedly be one for the records as it puts together the two best boxers of our time in a 12 round welterweight bout. Oscar De La Hoya v. Manny Pacquiao tickets are selling out fast. If you see only one Vegas event all year, this is without question the LV Event to enjoy.