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MGM Grand Macau will open Dec 18 on the Macau peninsula, a 50 50 commercial joint venture, between Hong Kong businesswoman Pansy Ho and MGM Mirage. This will be the third opening, in Macau real estate, of a new luxury hotel casino in 2007.

Pansy Ho is the daughter of Stanley Ho, a Hong Kong billionaire who has been the driving force of Macau’s casino business for 40 years. Expanded gaming commerce has since been opened up by the government of the Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China. Macau was a colony of Portugal for more than 400 years before being turned over to China in 1999.

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New Frontier Las Vegas hotel implosion at 2:30 a.m. on November 13, 2007. The space will make way for The Plaza Hotel Las Vegas.

The luxury condo hotel project is expected to cost $6 billion at completion. The mega resort will include a casino and business center. The 1.5 million square foot development is expected to include a 3,500-room ultra-luxury condominiums, hotel, restaurants, convention space and retail shops. Ground break for the project is expected in 2008 and have it completed some time in 2012.

The hotel’s 16 story Atrium Tower was brought down using 1,040 pounds of explosives placed in 6,200 locations throughout the building reducing it to pile of glass, steel and concrete in 18 seconds.

A prelude to the implosion was a five minute spectacular fireworks display, produced by Fireworks by Grucci. (more…)

Calendar of Conventions in Las Vegas Nevada Real Estate

Las Vegas Convention Schedule For Nov 13 - 19 2007

Las Vegas Convention, Location, Start Date, End Date, Attendees

• LAS VEGAS SUN YOUTH FORUM
• LAS VEGAS CONVENTION CENTER 11/20/2007 11/20/2007 1,000
• THANKSGIVING REUNION
• LAS VEGAS HILTON 11/21/2007 11/25/2007 70
• LENDING SOLUTIONS, INC.
• PLANET HOLLYWOOD LAS VEGAS RESORT & CASINO 11/25/2007 11/30/2007 100

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Calendar of Conventions in Las Vegas Nevada Real Estate

Las Vegas Convention Schedule For Nov 6 - 12 2007

Las Vegas Convention, Location, Start Date, End Date, Attendees

• BANK ADMINISTRATION INSTITUTE
• MANDALAY BAY CONVENTION CENTER 11/13/2007 11/15/2007 4,000
• GLOBAL GAMING EXPO
• LAS VEGAS CONVENTION CENTER 11/13/2007 11/15/2007 27,000
• NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BOARDS OF EXAMINERS FOR LONG TERM CARE ADMINISTRATORS
• PLANET HOLLYWOOD LAS VEGAS RESORT 11/13/2007 11/18/2007 80

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