Vegas May Put Condos In City Hall
Guests Sue Flamingo Over Norovirus
UPDATED: 10:52 am EST November 8,
2004
Condominiums are the hot property in Vegas these days, especially in high-rise buildings near the commercial and tourist corridors. There are literally dozens of projects under construction or in the planning stages that will dramatically alter the skyline of Las Vegas in the coming years, including a 73-story tower being planned for the corner of the Strip and Sahara. When completed, it will earn the designation as the tallest residential building west of the Mississippi.One new plan being floated would put condos in City Hall. Well, the existing City Hall building, that is.The city has been trying to find room to expand the straining-at-the-seams, 30-year-old building for a while now but has been having trouble getting people to sell adjacent lots.
Now, Mayor Oscar Goodman has suggested a new plan: build an all-new City Hall on part of the 61 acres of city-owned land behind the Plaza Hotel and revamp the existing City Hall into condo units. According to the mayor, the plan could be cheaper than trying to buy up land that people don't want to sell and revamp an old building to modern usability.The City Council has to approve the idea, and it hasn't even been formally presented yet, so don't expect any movement on this anytime soon.
A pair of brothers who got sick after vacationing at the Flamingo Las Vegas hotel have filed a lawsuit against the property and parent company Caesars Entertainment alleging the hotel should have done more to notify guests about a norovirus outbreak.The lawsuit contends that, despite the posted signs and in-room letters warning people about the flu-like illnesses making the rounds a the hotel, they were not aware of the situation and got sick, something they say wouldn't have happened if someone had told them about it. The lawsuit suggests guests should be notified by desk agents when checking in and the signs should be larger. The financial aspects of the suit were not released.In the last few weeks, hundreds of people have gotten sick after visiting the hotel from the norovirus, which is spread through contact with infected surfaces. The illness is usually lasts a couple of days and involves unpleasantness like vomiting and diarrhea, but is not usually life threatening.
For the second time this year, the Megabucks jackpot has been won by a person playing the slots at the Palms Hotel & Casino.This time the lucky man was 56-year-old retiree Michael Glass, who lined up the three Megabucks symbols for a cool $13.6 million.Unlike other stories of winners who happened to walk by and put in a few coins before they got the stroke of big-jackpot luck, Glass had been investing a lot of time and energy into trying to win big. According to his comments, he had invested somewhere in the neighborhood of $800 into the machines that day before he hit the jackpot.Apparently, he has spent much of his three-month-old retirement in Vegas playing the slots and poker tables at the Palms, so perhaps the old adage of "it takes money to make money" is true here.Megabucks is a statewide series of linked slot machines with a progressive jackpot. Winners are given the option to be paid in 26 annual installments or to receive a lesser lump-sum payout. Every time the jackpot is won, it is reset at $7 million and starts climbing again.
For the first time, the Masquerade Show in the Sky at the Rio Suites is getting a holiday-theme makeover.The free show, held in the Masquerade Village portion of the casino, involves dancers, music, and large, parade-like floats moving around on tracks above the casino.The show is being rebranded as the "Show in the Sky Christmas Celebration" from Nov. 26 through Dec. 25. According to a press release, "Each of the show's eight floats will be decorated in the yuletide spirit, transporting the Rio's performers through the sky spreading holiday cheer. The fully interactive Christmas experience will offer guests the opportunity to take part in the holiday festivities with the performers, either aboard one of the Christmas parade floats, or by joining in as the floats dock and the show performers take to the streets of the Masquerade Village in the spirit of the holiday season."Show times are 4 p.m., 6 p.m., 8 p.m., and 10 p.m.
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A pair of brothers who got sick after vacationing at the Flamingo Las Vegas hotel have filed a lawsuit against the property and parent company Caesars Entertainment alleging the hotel should have done more to notify guests about a norovirus outbreak.The lawsuit contends that, despite the posted signs and in-room letters warning people about the flu-like illnesses making the rounds a the hotel, they were not aware of the situation and got sick, something they say wouldn't have happened if someone had told them about it. The lawsuit suggests guests should be notified by desk agents when checking in and the signs should be larger. The financial aspects of the suit were not released.In the last few weeks, hundreds of people have gotten sick after visiting the hotel from the norovirus, which is spread through contact with infected surfaces. The illness is usually lasts a couple of days and involves unpleasantness like vomiting and diarrhea, but is not usually life threatening.
For the second time this year, the Megabucks jackpot has been won by a person playing the slots at the Palms Hotel & Casino.This time the lucky man was 56-year-old retiree Michael Glass, who lined up the three Megabucks symbols for a cool $13.6 million.Unlike other stories of winners who happened to walk by and put in a few coins before they got the stroke of big-jackpot luck, Glass had been investing a lot of time and energy into trying to win big. According to his comments, he had invested somewhere in the neighborhood of $800 into the machines that day before he hit the jackpot.Apparently, he has spent much of his three-month-old retirement in Vegas playing the slots and poker tables at the Palms, so perhaps the old adage of "it takes money to make money" is true here.Megabucks is a statewide series of linked slot machines with a progressive jackpot. Winners are given the option to be paid in 26 annual installments or to receive a lesser lump-sum payout. Every time the jackpot is won, it is reset at $7 million and starts climbing again.
For the first time, the Masquerade Show in the Sky at the Rio Suites is getting a holiday-theme makeover.The free show, held in the Masquerade Village portion of the casino, involves dancers, music, and large, parade-like floats moving around on tracks above the casino.The show is being rebranded as the "Show in the Sky Christmas Celebration" from Nov. 26 through Dec. 25. According to a press release, "Each of the show's eight floats will be decorated in the yuletide spirit, transporting the Rio's performers through the sky spreading holiday cheer. The fully interactive Christmas experience will offer guests the opportunity to take part in the holiday festivities with the performers, either aboard one of the Christmas parade floats, or by joining in as the floats dock and the show performers take to the streets of the Masquerade Village in the spirit of the holiday season."Show times are 4 p.m., 6 p.m., 8 p.m., and 10 p.m.
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