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pos: Hard Rock Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas) a music venue. Hard Rock earns only about 30% of its revenue from gaming. The hotel was a joint venture in 1995 of Harveys Lake Tahoe and Peter Morton, co-founder of the Hard Rock Cafe. In 1997, Morton bought out the entire project. It was expanded in 1999, and began another expansion in 2007. In June 2002 influential rock bassist John Entwistle of The Who died in one of the hotel's rooms. The hotel management originally refused to release the room number out of respect, but later reports indicate that Entwistle died in Room 658 (considered a "deluxe suite"). Many

pos: Hard Rock Cafe is currently displayed in the US, but makes regular appearances in events in the UK, especially at the original Hard Rock Cafe in London. In 2001, a competition was run to win the actual bus, but it was never given away and remained with the cafe. In 1995, Peter Morton spent $80 million to open the Hard Rock Hotel near the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada. A subsequent $100 million expansion in 1999 nearly doubled the hotel's capacity. In May 2006, Morton sold the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas to Morgans Hotel Group for $770 million,

pos: Peter Morton Morton and Tigrett agreed to develop their own cafes in various cities. Morton (Hard Rock America) opened Hard Rocks in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, and Houston, Las Vegas; San Diego, La Jolla, and Newport Beach, California; Sydney and Melbourne, Australia; Honolulu and Maui, Hawaii; among others. In 1995, The Rank Organisation (now The Rank Group) acquired the cafes owned by Morton, but Morton retained the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. In May 2006, Morton sold the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas to New York-based Morgans Hotel Group. The sale included the rights

pos: The Joint (music venue) tour. Live recording have included: The Joint (music venue) The Joint is a 4,000 seat showroom located inside the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Paradise, Nevada. This is a common venue for classic rock and modern rock bands in the Las Vegas Valley. The versatility of the venue is demonstrated by its ability to host other events including boxing, World Extreme Cagefighting and TNA Wrestling Impact!. The Joint tends to book groups who traditionally favor arena types of venues. Opened in 1995, The Joint was a 1,500 seat showroom with the ability to accommodate 2,000 people when seating was

pos: The Joint (music venue) The Joint (music venue) The Joint is a 4,000 seat showroom located inside the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Paradise, Nevada. This is a common venue for classic rock and modern rock bands in the Las Vegas Valley. The versatility of the venue is demonstrated by its ability to host other events including boxing, World Extreme Cagefighting and TNA Wrestling Impact!. The Joint tends to book groups who traditionally favor arena types of venues. Opened in 1995, The Joint was a 1,500 seat showroom with the ability to accommodate 2,000 people when seating was not provided. Mötley Crüe closed

neg: 2007 in WEC 2007 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. WEC 28: Faber vs. Farrar was an event held on June 3, 2007 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. WEC 29: Condit vs. Larson was an event held on August 5, 2007 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. WEC 30: McCullough vs. Crunkilton was an event held on September 5, 2007 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. WEC 31: Faber vs. Curran was an event held on December 12, 2007 at the Hard

neg: Hard Rock Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas) & Casino, The Joint in Las Vegas, Nevada where he signed DJ Residency. Hard Rock Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas) The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino is a resort near the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. It is owned by Virgin Hotels in partnership with an investment group, and operated by Warner Gaming. It is planned to be renovated and rebranded as Virgin Hotels Las Vegas. The property is located on on the corner of Harmon and Paradise Road. Features of the property include the hotel tower, a casino, Tahitian-style beach and swimming pool, a nightclub, six restaurants, three

neg: Hard Rock Hotel and Casino (Stateline) Vegas-based Warner Hospitality to operate the hotel and casino. They operate Hard Rock Las Vegas and have built and run hotel/casinos across the country. In July 2014, the Park family announced that the former Horizon will be rebranded as Hard Rock, to open on January 28, 2015, after extensive renovations. Paragon Gaming acquired a majority stake in the property in 2016. Hard Rock (formerly known as Horizon) and MontBleu appeared as the "Nomad Hotel" in the 2007 film "Smokin' Aces" Hard Rock Hotel and Casino (Stateline) Hard Rock Lake Tahoe (formerly Sahara Tahoe, High Sierra, Horizon Lake Tahoe and Park

neg: Hard Rock Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas) Hard Rock Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas) The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino is a resort near the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. It is owned by Virgin Hotels in partnership with an investment group, and operated by Warner Gaming. It is planned to be renovated and rebranded as Virgin Hotels Las Vegas. The property is located on on the corner of Harmon and Paradise Road. Features of the property include the hotel tower, a casino, Tahitian-style beach and swimming pool, a nightclub, six restaurants, three cocktail lounges, several retail stores, a spa, a poker room, and "The Joint",

neg: The Real World: Las Vegas (2011 season) A custom suite was built at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, where the cast resided. Hard Rock President and Chief Executive Officer Joseph Magliarditi commented, "We are very excited to partner with MTV and their hit reality show series "The Real World" for the 25th season in Las Vegas...We look forward to hosting the new cast." The penthouse suite for the cast has a large set living room, four bedrooms, and built-in bowling alley. This season, the capacity of the cast returns to a roster of seven, the first season to do so since the season.

neg: Hard Rock Cafe Cafe typically does not franchise cafe locations in the United States. All US cafes are corporate owned and operated, except for cafes in Tampa and Four Winds New Buffalo casino. However, in the transition of the Las Vegas Hard Rock Hotel property originally owned and then later sold to Rank by founder Peter Morton. Morton retained hotel naming rights west of the Mississippi. When Morton sold his Las Vegas Hard Rock Hotel to the Morgans Hotel Group, he also sold those naming rights, which then gave rise to two US franchised hotels (without cafes) in Albuquerque and Tulsa. The Albuquerque

neg: 2007 in WEC Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. 2007 in WEC The year 2007 is the 7th year in the history of World Extreme Cagefighting, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2007 WEC held 7 events beginning with, "WEC 25: McCullough vs. Cope". WEC 25: McCullough vs. Cope was an event held on January 20, 2007 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. WEC 26: Condit vs. Alessio was an event held on March 24, 2007 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. WEC 27: Marshall vs.

neg: W Las Vegas 21-acre site, located east of the Las Vegas Strip and near the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. Its primary competitors were expected to be the Hard Rock, Mandalay Bay, the Palms, and Wynn Las Vegas. Investors for Edge Resorts were not concerned about the large amount of Las Vegas hotel condo projects announced up to that point. Residential sales were expected to begin in the fourth quarter of 2005, and a 2008 opening was scheduled. The project was still in the design phase at the time of the announcement. In January 2006, it was announced that the project had received

neg: Hard Rock Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas) later. The hotel was featured in the film "Con Air" where the fugitive plane crashes through the hotel's prominent Fender Stratocaster guitar. The film, however, portrayed the hotel inaccurately located on Las Vegas Boulevard near the Stratosphere. The hotel is also featured prominently in the 3rd-season episode "Vegas Baby, Vegas!" of "Entourage" and also appears in the season 1 episode "The Strip" of Fox's "The O.C.", and on MTV's "Bam's Unholy Union". The original HRH sports bar, and several parts of the casino, as well as a suite were used in the 2001 movie "Tomcats" The entrance to Hard Rock

neg: 2008 in WEC 2008 at ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California. WEC 35: Condit vs. Miura was an event held on August 3, 2008 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. WEC 36: Faber vs. Brown was an event held on November 5, 2008 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida. WEC 37: Torres vs. Tapia was an event held on December 3, 2008 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. 2008 in WEC The year 2008 is the 8th year in the history of World Extreme Cagefighting, a mixed martial arts

neg: Hard Rock Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas) was used in the film "21", and it featured a room where Ben and Jill made love, however in another inaccuracy in geography, it showed the "Bellagio" fountains as visible right outside their window. The Bellagio isn't visible from any room at the Hard Rock Hotel. The guitar sign of the hotel was also featured in Urban Strike as a primary target in Las Vegas Mission. Canadian hard rock group My Darkest Days filmed their video for "Porn Star Dancin'" at the Vanity nightclub in 2010. Rehab and its security, bartending, and waitressing staffs are the subject of a reality

neg: AVN Adult Entertainment Expo AEE was again held at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, and the 2014 AEE was held January 15–18 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, as was the 2015 AEE. The 1998 AEE and Awards are the subject of David Foster Wallace's article "Neither Adult nor Entertainment", published in "Premiere", and later reprinted and extended as "Big Red Son", the first essay of his collection "Consider the Lobster". AVN Adult Entertainment Expo The AVN Adult Entertainment Expo (AEE) is an adult entertainment convention and trade show held each January in Las Vegas, Nevada

neg: Hard Rock Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas) TV series on TruTV entitled "". The third season of the show debuted on September 7, 2010. The hotel is where the cast of the 25th season of "The Real World" resided and where "" was filmed. Las Vegas' premiere on March 9, 2011 drew 1.7 million viewers to clinch the most viewers for its time slot (10pm) across all of TV from ages 12–35. The hotel is parodied in the 2004 video game "" as the V-Rock Hotel. Dutch DJ/Producer Tiësto named his anthology "" in honor of the live set held by Tiësto at the Hard Rock Cafe

neg: 2007 in WEC 2007 in WEC The year 2007 is the 7th year in the history of World Extreme Cagefighting, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2007 WEC held 7 events beginning with, "WEC 25: McCullough vs. Cope". WEC 25: McCullough vs. Cope was an event held on January 20, 2007 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. WEC 26: Condit vs. Alessio was an event held on March 24, 2007 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. WEC 27: Marshall vs. McElfresh was an event held on May 12,

neg: Lonn Friend freelanced for several local publications including "Las Vegas Life", "Las Vegas Weekly", "Vegas Golfer" and "HRH (Hard Rock Hotel)". He returned to Los Angeles in March 2006. "Life on Planet Rock" (Morgan Road/Random House) was released domestically on July 11, 2006, and is in its second printing. "Planet Rock" was published in the U.K. through Piatkus Books. His second book, "Sweet Demotion: How an Almost Famous Rock Journalist Lost Everything and Found Himself (Almost)," was published by AuthorHouse in 2011. Picking up at the end of Friend's stint as an executive at Arista Records, "Demotion" follows his move to Las

neg: Hard Rock Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas) at Body English every Wednesday, bringing headline dance music and talent to the venue. Body English was notably the first Las Vegas residency for the late DJ AM. Prior to "Body English," the same space housed the nightclub "Baby's." "Wasted Space" was a nightlife entertainment outlet at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. It featured a stage dedicated to live music and has hosted acts including Pink, Filter, and Snow Patrol. It opened in June 2008 with performances by Gavin Rossdale and Camp Freddy. It was voted "Best New Bar" by Citylife Carey Hart. Baseball superstar Jason Giambi and musicians

neg: Alfonso Gómez hook to the liver in the 8th round, at the [[Hard Rock Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas)|Hard Rock Hotel and Casino]], Las Vegas. He expressed a desire to fight [[Julio César Chávez Jr]], but Jr was now hovering around Middleweight so this fight was unlikely to happen. On August 29, 2009, Gomez scored a first round stoppage of Raul Munoz in Hawaii on a card with [[Brian Viloria]]. He hurt Munoz with the first right hand he threw, then poured it on until dropping Munoz with another big right hand-left hook to body-right hand to face combination. Munoz got up

neg: The Killers by his first band, a Las Vegas synthpop trio known as Blush Response. After attending an Oasis concert at the Hard Rock Hotel during The Tour of Brotherly Love, Flowers realized his calling was to be in a rock band and began searching for like-minded musicians. He eventually came across an ad posted in a Las Vegas newspaper by Dave Keuning, a 25-year-old guitarist who had moved to Vegas from Iowa a year earlier. When the pair met they bonded over similar musical influences and immediately began writing songs together in Keuning's apartment. In November 2001, they headed to Kill

neg: Rehab: Party at the Hard Rock Hotel Rehab: Party at the Hard Rock Hotel Rehab: Party at the Hard Rock Hotel is an American reality television docudrama on TruTV that premiered on November 11, 2008. It focuses on the staff (bartenders, cocktail waitresses, security, etc.) of the Rehab pool party hosted at the Las Vegas Hard Rock Hotel and Casino and also chronicles the staff as they attempt to keep the partygoers under control while trying to do their jobs well and avoid their bosses' anger. The series ran for 3 seasons until its cancellation in December 2010. In September 2010 the owner of the Hard Rock

neg: Michael Fuller (DJ) Red Bull. His project portfolio includes entertainment strategy for the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City and developing new boutique hotel franchises such as The William in New York City (opening December 2013). As a DJ, Fuller performs under the name The Funkler. He has held residencies in Ibiza, Hawaii, and Las Vegas, and has performed for thousands at one-off shows across the country. He performed at the Love Festival at the Palms and several other venues, internationally. He was named Las Vegas’ best local DJ in 2003 and his album, “Live, Love, Laugh, Life” was named Las Vegas’

neg: Jerry L. Greenberg in Las Vegas, NV. 2005 - Jerry & Bob Greenberg form the Rainbow Bar & Grill Expansion Group. They licensed the name from America's No. 1 Rock & Roll Restaurant on Sunset Strip in Hollywood. The first restaurant opened in June 2005 in Las Vegas, across from the Hard Rock Hotel. The Rainbow Bar & Grill in Las Vegas recreates the Hollywood location with red leather booths and rock-n-roll memorabilia adorning the walls. 2007 - Jerry Greenberg joins the board of MusiCares established in 1989 by The Recording Academy. MusiCares provides a safety net of critical assistance for music people

neg: RadioContraband 2012 at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas with artist showcases taking place at The House Of Blues and more recently at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino with artist showcases taking place at the music venue, Vinyl, and Hard Rock Live on the Las Vegas Strip. The convention features industry panels, artist showcases, and the rock radio awards. Past winners of the RadioContraband Rock Radio Awards include the Foo Fighters, Five Finger Death Punch, Avenged Sevenfold, Metallica, Disturbed, Pop Evil for their song "Trenches", WMMR/Philadelphia, WJJO/Madison, WZOR/Appleton, WRIF/Detroit, WOZZ/Wausau,WI, Mark Abramson/Roadrunner Records and Jackie Kajzer/Eleven Seven

neg: Lisa D'Amato collaborations with The Cataracs (Far East Movement), L.P., Aqua (Rock-a-fella Records/Jay-Z), Kali, Chris Bordeaux and Colin Hartel. D'Amato has played as a resident and host at the Viper Room in Hollywood, California, the Key Club, MGM Grand Hotel and Casino, Rio Hotel Las Vegas, Air Conditioned Lounge Venice, CA, Fubar Hollywood, The Roxy Hollywood, Hard Rock Hotel, Malibu Inn, Mood, SXSW (Austin, Texas), Palms Hotel and Casino (Vegas), Magic (Vegas), Coachella (Palm Springs, CA), and Hyde. D'Amato married entrepreneur Adam Friedman on September 30, 2012 in the Hollywood Hills. On May 29, 2013, she announced that she was expecting a

neg: Hard Rock Cafe including the rights to the "Hard Rock Hotel" brand west of the Mississippi, including Texas, California, Australia, and Vancouver, British Columbia. The hotel began another expansion in 2007 at a cost of $750 million. The project added 875 rooms in two towers and expanded meeting space. In March 2011, Morgans surrendered control of the property to partner Brookfield Asset Management, citing the high debt on the property in the face of the economic downturn. In April 2018, the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas was sold to Richard Branson with plans to renovate the property under the Virgin Hotels brand.

neg: Paul Shortino 'n Aid. The single from this project, "We're Stars" also features lead vocals by heavy metal singers Ronnie James Dio, Rob Halford, Geoff Tate, Don Dokken, Kevin DuBrow, Eric Bloom and Dave Meniketti. He is currently in the band King Kobra and is also performing in the cast of Raiding the Rock Vault at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. He played the character "Duke Fame" in the film This Is Spinal Tap, and reprised this role in the first webisode done by Las Vegas, Nevada-based group Sin City Sinners. Shortino resides in Las Vegas with

neg: Las Vegas station (New Mexico) Las Vegas station (New Mexico) Las Vegas is an Amtrak train station at Railroad Avenue and Lincoln Street in Las Vegas, New Mexico. Built in 1899, the two-story brick station building was designed in the Spanish Mission style and features a red tile roof, ornate metal brackets and a curving parapet. The station was renovated in 2000, when approximately $1.2 million was secured from federal, state and private sources. It reopened as the Las Vegas Intermodal Facility and now houses a passenger waiting room and the city's Visitor Center. The station is near the "Hotel Castañeda", a former hotel built

neg: James F. Allen (businessman) in Kerzner's company, Sun International, which included Mohegan Sun, Atlantis Paradise Island, and the Ocean Club and the former Desert Inn, Las Vegas. Allen serves as chairman of Hard Rock International (or Seminole Hard Rock Entertainment) and CEO of Seminole Gaming. Allen, who is not of Seminole origin, has led the Seminole Tribe of Florida's gaming operations since 2001. He was initially hired to operate five casinos on the Brighton, Coconut Creek, Hollywood, Immokalee, and Tampa reservations, and to develop the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood and Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Tampa. Allen is credited with

neg: Hard Rock Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas) fans still pay tribute to Entwistle, by visiting the hotel. On May 11, 2006, the Morgans Hotel Group signed definitive agreements with its partners to purchase the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. As part of the deal, MHG retains the rights to use the Hard Rock name for hotels and casinos in the Western United States and certain other territories, of land for expansion on the corner of Harmon and Paradise for $770 million. Morgans operated the property and had a 12.8% equity partner in the venture along with DLJ Merchant Banking Partners until February 2011. At that time, ownership

neg: Bones (The Killers song) kissing. At the end of the video, the entire band are skeletons, and they all fall apart at the song's final note. The drive-in depicted unofficially is that of the West Wind Las Vegas Drive-In Theatre located in North Las Vegas, NV. At the 2007 Shockwaves NME Awards it won the award for Best Video. The clothing used by the band in the video is preserved in an exhibit at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Bones (The Killers song) "Bones" is a song by American rock band The Killers, written by lead singer Brandon Flowers, bassist

neg: Virgin Hotels Limited Edition portfolio of properties that include luxury resorts such as Necker Island. The group aims to have hotels in 20 locations by 2025. When asked about the operation, Virgin's Richard Branson said "There won’t be hidden charges, and you won’t get charged $10 for a chocolate bar you know you can buy at a store for $2." Branson has said the brand is geared toward the female business traveler. In January 2018, rumours arose regarding Virgin's early negotiations toward purchasing the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. As of March 2018, Hard Rock Hotel and Casino is

neg: Hard Rock Cafe in three unbranded hotels. Rank retained the Hard Rock Casino in London, and rebranded it the G Casino Piccadilly. The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas was also not part of the deal, as it was sold by Peter Morton to Morgans Hotel Group in May 2006. The final takeover was mired in controversy, due to a payment clause in a contract with one casino developer, Power Plant Entertainment. Power Plant and the Seminoles announced a settlement in April 2007 which both sides called equitable. On January 8, 2007, Rank shareholders approved the Seminoles' $965 million offer. The

neg: Las Ramblas Resort W Las Vegas resort that was also cancelled. On March 11, 2005, Centra Properties announced that it had closed escrow on the 996-unit Harbor Island apartments, as well as 14 four-plex buildings, all located on 25 acres of land on Harmon Avenue, east of the Aladdin resort on the Las Vegas Strip and adjacent to the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. The cost of the property totaled $85 million. In partnership with The Related Companies, Centra also announced plans to demolish the buildings and replace them with a $2 billion resort complex consisting of high-rise condominiums and a boutique hotel,

neg: Javon Walker found unconscious in Las Vegas, Nevada, on a street just off the Las Vegas Strip. The previous evening, he had been at Body English, a nightclub at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas, and left at approximately 5 A.M. the following morning. After being found unconscious, Walker was taken to a local hospital with what police described as "significant injuries," including a concussion. He was listed in fair condition and released from the hospital on June 18. Police said Walker was the victim of an apparent robbery, as a large amount of cash and some jewelry were taken from

neg: Hard Rock Cafe Today, the Seminole Tribe of Florida owns and operates all units except the Las Vegas, Tulsa, Sioux City, and Vancouver properties. In 2004, Hard Rock International and Sol Melia Hotels and Resorts launched Lifestar Hoteles España SL, a joint venture that intended to manage Europe's first Hard Rock Hotel in Madrid, but it was never opened as a Hard Rock property upon the dissolution of the joint venture in 2007. The other joint venture hotels are in Chicago, New York and San Diego (the San Diego property includes Hard Rock condominiums). Hard Rock also operates hotels and resorts in Orlando,

neg: The Real World: Las Vegas (2011 season) take place in a city that had hosted a previous season, as the show's was set in 2002. Las Vegas was first reported as the location for the 25th season by the website Vevmo on September 8, 2010. Pre-production started in August 2010, and Production began from October to December 2010 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. The season premiered on March 9, 2011, consisting of 13 episodes. Director of the Nevada Film Office Charlie Geocaris commented, "The Nevada Film Office is very excited to have MTV’s "The Real World" return to Las Vegas. The first time here proved

neg: Plaza Hotel (Las Vegas, New Mexico) three-story department store, next door to the hotel. The plaza was the commercial center of the region for the next thirty years. In 1885 the former outlaw Dick Liddil (1852–1901) sold his saloon in West Las Vegas and leased the Plaza Hotel's bar and billiard room. The Plaza was the leading hotel in Las Vegas until the late 1890s, when Santa Fe Railroad built the luxurious La Castañeda, which was operated by Fred Harvey as part of the Harvey House chain. By the end of the 1890s Las Vegas rivaled Denver, El Paso and Tucson in importance. The dry climate

neg: Hard Rock Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas) provide music on the weekends. The venue is co-owned by the hotel and Jason Giambi. The venue opened on December 31, 2009, and its grand opening weekend featured performances by DJ Vice and Bob Sinclar, as well as a party hosted by Sean "Diddy" Combs. The former nightclub was Body English. Designed by Kelly Wearstler, the space featured two self-contained bars on different levels, a large dance floor, 48 VIP booths, and a vintage $250,000 Baccarat chandelier. Body English was the home of "Sunday Pervert School" and "Indulge Fridays", mainstays of Las Vegas nightlife. The Godskitchen party was also held

neg: Hard Rock Cafe Florida (a joint venture with Loews Hotels); Bali, Indonesia; and Pattaya, Thailand, (a joint venture with Ong Beng Seng/Hotel Properties Limited). Hard Rock International continues to expand internationally (including hotels, casinos, resorts, and condominiums) through several joint ventures (Becker Ventures, Ong Beng Seng/Hotel Properties Limited and Loews Hotels), including hotels in Chicago, Bali, Orlando, Penang, San Diego, Singapore, and planned openings in Abu Dhabi, Cancun, Dubai, Hungary, Panama, Punta Cana and Puerto Vallarta, as well as hotel-casinos in Hollywood, Florida; Tampa, Florida; Las Vegas, Nevada; and Catoosa, Oklahoma, just northeast of Tulsa. The Hotel Zoso in Palm Springs, California was

neg: Scéno Plus that hosted the show Le Rêve directed by Franco Dragone. The firm also designed the rock concert facility The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas and the transformable showroom called The Venue at the Horseshoe Casino located in Hammond. Recently, Pollstar magazine selected the rock concert venue The Joint in Las Vegas as the Best New Major Concert Venue in 2009. In 2003, the Civic trust Commendation granted the Dream Factory at the Playbox Theatre in Warwick, United Kingdom for its high design standards. Scéno Plus also received in 2002 the Outstanding Private Building Award for

neg: Hiromitsu Miura Hiromitsu Miura Miura earned a WEC title fight against WEC Welterweight Champion Carlos Condit at WEC 35 on August 3, 2008. As the Japan boxing commission established four weight divisions in September 2009, Miura turned to boxing. After falling in love with his boxing training, Miura has embarked on a professional boxing career and has put MMA on hold for now. Miura made his professional boxing debut at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, on April 10, 2010. Then, fighting in Los Angeles, Tokyo and Las Vegas, he beat undefeated Todd Manuel at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas

neg: Mikkey Dee Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas dubbed "Scorpions blacked out in Las Vegas". On 12 September 2016, Dee joined the band permanently. Dee uses Sonor drums, Paiste cymbals, Evans drumheads, and Wincent Drums sticks. He was endorsed by Vic Firth, but recently switched to Wincent, with whom he has his own signature model. He also used Remo heads in the past. His main kit is a Sonor SQ2 Vintage Maple Custom Finish set. Mikkey Dee Micael Kiriakos Delaoglou (born 31 October 1963), known by his stage name Mikkey Dee, is a Greek-Swedish rock musician. He is best known as the

neg: Errol Spence Jr. 79-73 in favor of Spence. By the end of 2013, Spence had won all of his 10 professional fights, 8 of them by way of knockout. Spence made his Showtime television debut on 27 June 2014 at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas in a 10-round fight against Ronald Cruz. Spence was taken the distance and won a shutout unanimous decision. On 13 December 2014, Spence beat Javier Castro by TKO in the 5th round at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. On 11 April 2015, Spence defeated Samuel Vargas by TKO in Round 4 of

neg: Algiers Hotel the Fontainebleau Resort Las Vegas built on a portion of the Algiers property. In 1953, the Thunderbird hotel and casino (later the El Rancho) opened the adjacent 110-room Algiers Hotel at the northern end of the Las Vegas Strip, as a sister property to deal with an overflow of guests. The hotel was built by Marion Hicks and Lillian Hicks, who also built the Thunderbird. The Algiers was built on , located on what would become the northeast corner of Riviera Boulevard and South Las Vegas Boulevard. The hotel was located directly north of the eventual site for the Riviera

neg: Hard Rock Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas) of the hotel was turned over to Brookfield Asset Management, and operations were turned over to Warner Gaming. On October 25, 2008, professional wrestling show TNA iMPACT! broadcast their first HD show from the building. A multi-phase expansion in 2010 brought two new, modern hotel towers, including the boutique HRH tower, high fashion shopping from brands such as John Varvatos, several new restaurants and bars, a nightclub and a spa and health club, including Italian trattoria, LTO. The expansion tripled capacity at the pool, home of Rehab. "The Joint" tripled its seating capacity. In March 2018, the Hard Rock was

neg: Scorpions (band) of shows at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas dubbed "Scorpions blacked out in Las Vegas" with Queensryche opening the Vegas shows, and dates in São Paulo. On 12 September 2016, Dee was officially announced as the band's new permanent drummer. On 18 January 2017 the Scorpions were inducted into the Hall of Heavy Metal History for leading the two guitar attack in heavy metal. In an August 2018 interview with Digital Journal, Scorpions guitarist Rudolf Schenker stated that the band was open to the idea of recording a follow-up to "Return to Forever". He explained: "We are still

neg: Clinton Sparks of Biggies' "" album. In 2008, Ben Lyons contacted Clinton, offering him a role as music correspondent and television personality for The Daily 10 on E! News. This transcended to several other opportunities including music correspondence for Yahoo! Music and the weekly "Smashtime Party" in Las Vegas at The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, which hosted guests including The Black Eyed Peas, Akon, Ne-Yo, Paris Hilton, Tommy Lee, and other celebrities. Three years later, Clinton decided to take his weekly party by signing a residency deal with The Palms Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas, renaming the event "My Awesome

neg: Live from Sydney to Vegas Live from Sydney to Vegas Live from Sydney to Vegas is the second official DVD from The Black Eyed Peas. It includes two concerts from their Monkey Business Tour, bonus features and innovative technology enabling the viewer to switch back and forth between Sydney and Las Vegas. Directed by Nick Wickham and filmed at the Sydney SuperDome on October 3, 2005 and Hard Rock Hotel and Casino's The Joint. When one is watching "Dum Diddly", "Don't Lie", "Where Is the Love?" or "Don't Phunk with My Heart" on the Sydney concert, pressing 'enter' (or 'angle') will take the viewer to

neg: Pioneer Hotel & Gambling Hall of the neon sign that resembles a cowboy that was erected at the Pioneer Hotel & Gambling Hall in 1981. He is also referred to by some as Laughlin Lou, although the hotel itself calls him River Rick. When Margaret Elardi, owner of the Pioneer Club in Las Vegas, bought the Pioneer Club Laughlin in 1981 she commissioned the River Rick neon sign to be built, which was an almost exact copy of Vegas Vic found at the Pioneer Club in Las Vegas at a cost of $1.5 million. River Rick was built by the same sign company (Young Electric

neg: Howard Leese he left on good terms with the Wilsons, Leese has been vocal about his dislike of more recent versions of Heart indicating in a 2007 interview that the then-current lineup "stinks". In 1998 he joined the Paul Rodgers Band. He continues to tour with the Paul Rodgers Band and Bad Company. As of May, 2013, when not touring, Howard is performing in "Raiding the Rock Vault" which originated at the LVH Hotel but is now in residency at Vinyl at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. He splits his time between homes in Malibu, California and Kent,

neg: Hard Rock Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas) purchased by Virgin Hotels in partnership with a group of investment firms. Virgin founder Richard Branson announced plans to renovate the property and rebrand it as Virgin Hotels Las Vegas in late 2019. "The Joint" is a rock club. The original "Joint" closed its doors in February 2009. The new "Joint" opened on April 17, 2009, with The Killers performing the inaugural concert. The opening weekend also included shows by Avenged Sevenfold on April 18 and Paul McCartney on April 19. The new venue is nearly twice the size of the original, holding up to 4,000 attendees, and features three

neg: Deja Vu II: Lost in Las Vegas Deja Vu II: Lost in Las Vegas Deja Vu II: Lost in Las Vegas is a point-and-click adventure game, the sequel to , set in the world of 1940s hard-boiled detective novels and movies. It was the last game made in the MacVenture series. In this follow-up set in the late 1940s our hard-boiled hero Theodore 'Ace' Harding once again regains consciousness, this time in a bathroom at the Las Vegas "Lucky Dice Hotel and Casino", with his memory intact. It soon becomes apparent that the Vegas mobster "Tony Malone" is missing a hundred grand ($112,000 to be exact) after

neg: Crown Las Vegas Crown Las Vegas Crown Las Vegas, previously known as the Las Vegas Tower, was a proposed supertall skyscraper that would have been built on the Las Vegas Strip in Winchester, Nevada. If built, the tower would have been tall, making it the tallest building in the United States and 5th tallest in the world. After two major redesigns, the project was cancelled in March 2008. Crown Las Vegas, as originally planned, would have consisted of a casino, a hotel and an observation deck. The tower would have been built on Las Vegas Boulevard on the former site of the Wet

neg: Westin Las Vegas Westin Las Vegas The Westin Las Vegas Hotel & Spa is a hotel and former casino near the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. The Westin is owned by Highgate and Cerberus Capital Management, and uses the Westin brand under franchise from Marriott International. It is noteworthy for being one of the first Las Vegas resorts to prohibit smoking in almost all parts of the property. The property was originally opened on July 1, 1977 as the Maxim Hotel and Casino. It was built at a cost of $25 million by a group of ten Nevada businessmen, including the owners

neg: James Kottak guitarist Michael Lee Firkins. Kottak also plays in his own band Kottak, formerly known as KrunK. On April 28, 2016, it was announced that Kottak would be replaced by Mikkey Dee on 12 North American headlining dates, including a run of shows at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas dubbed "Scorpions blacked out in Las Vegas". On September 12, 2016, it was announced that Kottak was no longer in the band. Kottak endorses Ddrum and Yamaha drums, Aquarian drumheads, Zildjian Cymbals, Ahead drumsticks and accessories and Danmar percussion. Kottak was married to Athena Lee, Tommy Lee's younger sister, who

neg: City of Dreams (casino) City of Dreams (casino) City of Dreams () is a resort and casino in Cotai, Macau, China. It is built, owned and managed by Melco Crown Entertainment, formerly known as Melco PBL Entertainment. City of Dreams is Melco's second mega-sized property in Macau. It is located directly opposite The Venetian Macao, the first property in Cotai, opened by Las Vegas Sands Corp. City of Dreams, also known as CoD or CoD Macau, is in the style of a podium, with four towers: namely the Hard Rock Hotel, Crown Towers Hotel, and the Grand Hyatt Macau (2 towers). Its three-floor podium

neg: W Las Vegas W Las Vegas W Las Vegas was a planned condo-hotel and casino resort near the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. It was announced in August 2005 as a joint venture between Edge Resorts and minority partner Starwood. The project was initially expected to cost $1.7 billion, and would include approximately 3,000 hotel, condo hotel, and residential units, as well as a casino, in addition to restaurants, nightclubs, and shopping. The project initially was to be built on located east of the Las Vegas Strip. The cost of the project ultimately increased to $2.5 billion. In June 2006, Edge Resorts

neg: Kerry Simon Simon Mansion & Supper Club, located in the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. Simon was diagnosed in 2013 with multiple-system atrophy (MSA), a degenerative neurological disorder. He died on September 11, 2015 in Las Vegas while under hospice care. In 2001, Simon challenged and lost to Iron Chef American Todd English (in Battle Dungeness Crab, a.k.a. "Las Vegas Showdown") in one of only two produced episodes of "Iron Chef USA". In the second episode of the 2005 season, Simon appeared on "Iron Chef America", challenging and defeating Cat Cora in Battle Hamburger. He was a

neg: David Weeks (designer) recent product lines include Sculpt, an upholstered collection, and Sarus, a lighting collection for Ralph Pucci; updated Semana chairs for Habitat UK; and new consumer products for Areaware and Kikkerland]. The Studio also creates custom lighting, furniture, sculpture, and interiors. Commissioned projects include Barneys New York, Kate Spade, Saks Fifth Avenue, MGM Grand Las Vegas, Hard Rock Hotel Las Vegas, and Bliss Spa. In 2007, Weeks was nominated for the Cooper Hewitt National Design Award for the second time. In April 2006, Weeks made his second appearance in the Metropolitan Home Design 100. In 2005, he was invited to judge

neg: Keith St John (2015), Chicago Transit Authority, Howard Leese (2009-2010), and The Groove Remains the Same / Bonzo Bash (2010-2013). He also performs occasionally in the Las Vegas production show "Raiding the Rock Vault" at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. Keith St John Keith St John is an American rock singer, songwriter, composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist. He is best known for his work as the frontman for the hard rock bands Montrose and Burning Rain. Throughout his career, St John has also toured as lead vocalist for notable, hard rock acts such as: Lynch Mob, The Neal Schon Band, Tracii Guns’ L.A.

neg: Papaya King Las Vegas. The first opened November 14, 2016 across from the Hard Rock Hotel and a second 24 hour location opened at the Hawaiian Marketplace in March 2017. The Las Vegas locations were much larger than the counter-service only restaurants in New York having a full liquor license and waiter service. By November 10, 2017 it was reported that both locations have since closed. Over the years, the chain has had numerous competitors, including Gray's Papaya and Papaya Dog, open around the city. In 1976, Nathan's Famous set up shop next door to Papaya King, and a "hot dog war"

neg: Chantal Claret on The End Records on April 3, 2012. Her debut solo record "The One, The Only..." was released on June 19, 2012. "Bite Your Tongue" can be heard in commercials for Season 12 Promo as well as ESPN First Take. "Honey Honey" & "Pleasure Seeker" have been featured on VH1's "Mob Wives". "Pop Pop Bang Bang" is featuring on Perez Hilton's first music compilation entitled "Pop Up" released on August 7. Beginning September 29, 2012 Claret began a three-month residency at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas) in Las Vegas at their new music venue, Vinyl. In March 2013

neg: Tonia Ryan Hollywood, Inside Edition and the BBC Network. From 2000-2007 Ryan owned a production company under the name of Tonia Ryan Productions. Ryan hosted the Howard Stern Super Bowl Party Live from the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, hosted the NBC Heads Up Poker Tournament in Las Vegas and had her own TV show called "Wildlife" live from South Beach Miami. Currently, Ryan serves as CEO of Inance Women's Clothing Boutique and Inance Skincare. Tonia was featured in a national TV commercial campaign with Gretchen Rossi from the Real Housewives of Orange County for Inance Skin care. Tonia

neg: David Weeks Studio Kate Spade, Saks Fifth Avenue, MGM Grand Las Vegas, Hard Rock Hotel Las Vegas, Bliss Spa, Brasserie NYC, and The W Hotels, among others. David Weeks Studio has received media attention from all over the world. Weeks’s work has been featured in such publications as "Dwell", "Architectural Digest", "Interior Design", "Harper’s Bazaar", "Wallpaper*", "W", "I.D.", and "Elle Decor". His work has also been featured in the following books: David Weeks Studio lighting is featured in the apartment of Serena van der Woodsen, a character in the dramatic series Gossip Girl on The CW Television Network. The Studio's lighting was also

neg: Allure Las Vegas Allure Las Vegas Allure Las Vegas is a single tower residential complex in Las Vegas, Nevada. The complex includes the 41-story, Allure Las Vegas - Tower I. Tower I was built between 2005 and 2007 and was designed by EDI Architecture. Construction was managed by Bovis Lend Lease. A second tower was to be built on property adjacent to the first tower, but these plans were cancelled because of poor sales caused by the Great Recession, and because of an oversupply of condominium high-rises on the Las Vegas Strip. The Lucky Dragon Hotel and Casino was ultimately built on the

neg: 2009 in WEC UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois. WEC 41: Brown vs. Faber II was an event held on June 7, 2009 at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California. WEC 42: Torres vs. Bowles was an event held on August 9, 2009 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson was an event held on October 10, 2009 at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. WEC 44: Brown vs. Aldo was an event held on November 18, 2009 at the Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada. WEC 45: Cerrone vs. Ratcliff was

neg: Allure Las Vegas adjacent property. Due to its location on the northside of Sahara Avenue which serves as the southern boundary of Las Vegas, Allure is the tallest building "within" Las Vegas city proper. In 1987, developer Andrew Fonfa purchased five acres on West Sahara Avenue, near the northern end of the Las Vegas Strip. At the time, Fonfa planned to build a hotel on the property, as he expected Circus Circus Enterprises to construct the Excalibur Hotel and Casino nearby, thus increasing tourism for the northern Las Vegas Strip. The Excalibur was ultimately built at the southern end of the Las Vegas

neg: Mark E. Brown Mark E. Brown Mark E. Brown is an American businessman and former CEO of Zen Entertainment and a former vice president of The Howard Hughes Corporation. His company currently has partnership deals with ESPN Radio, Fox Sports Radio, NBCSports.com, Ultimate Fighting Championship, World Wrestling Entertainment, and casinos such as the Treasure Island Hotel and Casino, Hard Rock Hotel. He is also the former Partner and President of R&R Partners, the ad agency which created the "What Happens in Vegas, Stays in Vegas" advertising campaign for the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. In addition, Brown is founder and director of

neg: 2015 in Glory the Glory Lightweight Championship. Glory 22, started airing at 16:00 ET on Friday in the United States, had average of 152,000 on Spike TV. Niclas Larsen was replaced with Crice Boussoukou, and later Djimè Coulibaly. Glory 23: Las Vegas was a kickboxing event held on August 7, 2015 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. This event featured world title fight for the vacant Glory Welterweight Championship of Nieky Holzken vs. Raymond Daniels as headliner. Also this event featured 4-Man Middleweight Qualification Tournament for a chance to win a spot in the Glory Middleweight Contender

neg: Hard Rock Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas) levels including private skyboxes and VIP table seating. "Vanity" is the nightclub at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. It is part of the property expansion and occupies new space. Designed by Mr. Important, the venue has two bars and 60 VIP booths. The signature feature of the club is the "cyclone" chandelier which sprawls over the dance floor. The chandelier has over 20,000 crystals, each lit with individually controlled full-color LED lights. It is open Friday through Sunday, with Thursday Sunday nights as "SIN Sundays". The other nights are "open format"; resident DJs Pauly D, Shift and DJ Five

neg: Encore Las Vegas is currently being built adjacent to Encore. The project will open in 2019 and will add beach-front meeting space, a boardwalk, additional foodservice, and other attractions. On April 28, 2006, Wynn Las Vegas celebrated its one-year anniversary by breaking ground on a second hotel tower. Initially named the Encore Suites at Wynn Las Vegas, the 2,034-room hotel project cost $2.3 billion and was sited adjacent to the existing resort and on the remaining frontage of Las Vegas Boulevard. Originally envisioned as an expansion of Wynn Las Vegas, Encore Las Vegas quickly became a full-scale resort; it shares resources and is

neg: Magna-Fi had played off and on with Each other in Las Vegas, they later changed their name to Magna-Fi. Not immune to the struggles facing any young band, Magna-Fi soon suffered the fallout from a record deal with Gold Circle that went south. The band later signed to EMI Music Marketing-distributed Aezra Records in 2003. When the Las Vegas-based quartet of hard and heavy alt-rockers known as Magna-Fi opened for Puddle Of Mudd at The Joint at The Hard Rock in late 2003, the Las Vegas Sun called them "the show's chief revelation." The paper added, "The band served up its

neg: Casino token of chips on the floor. Several casinos, such as the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, issue "limited edition" varied-designed chips, commemorating various events, though retaining a common color scheme. This encourages customers to keep them for souvenirs, at a profit to the casino. In certain casinos, such as the Wynn and Encore Casinos in Las Vegas, chips are embedded with RFID tags to help casinos keep better track of them, determine gamblers' average bet sizes, and to make them harder for counterfeiters to reproduce. However, this technique is costly and considered by many to be unnecessary to

neg: Castaways Hotel and Casino Castaways Hotel and Casino The Castaways Hotel and Casino, formerly the Showboat Hotel and Casino was a hotel and casino located at the north end of the Boulder Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada. The hotel consisted of a 19 story tower containing 445 rooms, a casino and an adjacent RV park. The Castaways hotel was demolished on January 11, 2006 to make way for an unknown project. The Showboat was built by William J. Moore of the Last Frontier and J. Kell Houssels of the Las Vegas Club for $2 million. The first resort within Las Vegas city limits, it

neg: Honey, I Blew Up the Kid Joe Johnston. He would return to film with the cast in the 3D show, "Honey, I Shrunk the Audience", which was at several Disney parks until 2010. Like the first film, and "Grease", it had animated opening credits. Production began on June 17, 1991. Filming took place in Simi Valley, California for the parts involving the Szalinskis' house. Also used extensively was well known places in Las Vegas such as the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, the Mirage Hotel, and Fremont Street. The water park where Nick worked and where Mandy is first introduced is Wet 'n Wild in Las

neg: Real World: Go Big or Go Home some or all), similar to the missions based on "Road Rules". If one cast member chose not to do the mission, they will be forced to leave the group. Beginning in the , certain jobs in the area were approved by production that the cast had the liberty to apply for independently if desired. Kailah and Chris worked at Downtown Podcast in Downtown Las Vegas, but this went unaired. In contrast to the previous two seasons in Las Vegas, which were filmed in 2002–03 at the Palms Casino Resort and in 2011 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, the

neg: Lawrence Vavra DJ art form and paving the way for many of today's DJ acts. Together they opened up the popular night clubs LAX in both Los Angeles, as well as Las Vegas. Vavra also established DJ AM as the first Las Vegas resident DJ at The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, before re-negotiating AM's biggest career move to The Palms Casino Resort where he became the highest paid DJ. The two remained close friends and business partners until DJ AM's tragic death on August 28, 2009. Vavra is the co-Founder and president of "DECKSTAR", a company he started with Paul Rosenberg,

neg: Frank Marino (female impersonator) Mayor Oscar Goodman honored his hard work and commitment to the Las Vegas performance world with "Frank Marino Day" on February 1, 2005. Marino has been playing Joan Rivers in Las Vegas drag shows since 1985 and, according to his 2005 appearance on the Discovery Health Channel series "", once held the unofficial record for the longest continuous performance run at a single casino in Las Vegas when he played Rivers for more than 20 years at the Riviera Hotel and Casino in the long-running drag show "An Evening at La Cage"; according to his website, he now holds the

neg: Got 2 Luv U it was given to Sean Paul and Alexis Jordan, the song was changed into a love song. The "N" in "Not" was changed to a "G" to make the word "Got", thus creating its current title. Also, Paul wrote and recorded two new verses to replace Tedder's original first two verses, while Jordan sings Tedder's original chorus and third verse with different lyrics. The video was filmed on 29 August 2011 at the Hard Rock Cafe in Las Vegas and the Vanity Nightclub that is under the same ownership as the Hard Rock Cafe hotel. The music video was uploaded

neg: Planet Hollywood Las Vegas as he felt the price was too high. Interest in the property increased following the news of Trump's potential purchase, with several prospective buyers emerging. At the time, the resort consisted of a 1,000-room hotel and a 37,000 square-foot casino. Later in 1994, Jack Sommer, a Las Vegas real estate developer, and the Sommer Family Trust purchased the hotel. On December 6, 1996, American psychedelic rock band Phish performed at the Aladdin, marking the first appearance in Las Vegas by the band. The performance was ultimately released as a CD/DVD release entitled "Vegas 96". The concert featured a guest appearance

neg: MGM Grand Las Vegas MGM Grand Las Vegas The MGM Grand Las Vegas (formerly Marina and MGM-Marina) is a hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. The MGM Grand is the largest single hotel in the United States with 6,852 rooms. It is also the third-largest hotel complex in the world by number of rooms and second-largest hotel resort complex in the United States behind the combined The Venetian and The Palazzo. When it opened in 1993, the MGM Grand was the largest hotel complex in the world. Owned and operated by MGM Resorts International, the 30-floor main building

neg: EB-5 visa Senator Grassley added, "The EB-5 regional center program was created to benefit American communities through investment and job creation. In many instances the program has helped combat a stagnant economy." EB-5 Funding has helped rebuild the Las Vegas economy. Las Vegas has seen a recent boom in using regional centers and EB-5 funding to build new casino projects. In 2013 the first EB-5 project the Downtown Grand was built followed by SLS formerly the Sahara Hotel. Additional new casino projects obtaining EB-5 funding on the Las Vegas Strip include the Lucky Dragon Hotel and Casino, Dynasty Hotel Casino, Clarion Hotel,

neg: Skyvue Skyvue The Skyvue Las Vegas Super Wheel (also capitalized SkyVue) is an unfinished giant Ferris wheel near the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, US. As of 2016, only the concrete pillars have been built. Construction of the wheel and the proposed larger 3-phase project for the site — London, Las Vegas — have been abandoned, and the plot has been advertised for sale. London, Las Vegas, as suggested by the official website, was to be a 38.5-acre property featuring 1,300 hotel rooms, a casino, the Skyvue wheel and 550,000 square feet of

neg: WEC 42 room" bonuses often given by the WEC. ^ "Roller was contracted to earn $10,000 in show money, while Hicks was scheduled to make $8,000. When Hicks was unable to make the contracted weight of 156 pounds at Saturday's weigh-ins, the two parties agreed to a catchweight bout of 159 pounds, and Roller was awarded 15 percent (or $1,200) of his opponent's show money." WEC 42 WEC 42: Torres vs. Bowles was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting on August 9, 2009 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada Kenji Osawa was originally

neg: Mark E. Brown Treasure Island Hotel and Casino, Hard Rock Hotel and O'Sheas on the Las Vegas Strip. Also, Stephens Media Group, owner of the Review-Journal, is one of Zen Gaming's first partners. Using the company's software, the Review-Journal launched a poker site, becoming the first newspaper in the country to offer online poker. Some of Zen Gaming's other partners include Golden Gaming and Lotus Broadcasting, a radio company that owns the local affiliates for ESPN Radio and Fox Sports Radio,and pair of local rock and Spanish-language stations. It also has partnership deals with NBCSports.com since 2009. The Zen Gaming's software platform was

neg: Ray Munns back as a guest judge on MTV when he was not busy DJing. In 2001, he was a judge at the Miss Teen USA awards. During the time he was DJing, Munns became heavily involved into charity work. He MC'd events for the Lilly Claire Foundation at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. He was also featured in Newsweek with Arnold Schwarzenegger while attending a benefit for inner city youth. Munns became heavily involved with dog rescue while executive producing his second album, "Ray Munns Presents A DJ's Night Out" on Funk Wax Records. After touring for

neg: Golden Nugget Las Vegas was still basically flat. Golden Nugget Las Vegas The Golden Nugget Las Vegas is a luxury hotel and casino located in Las Vegas, Nevada on the Fremont Street Experience. The property is owned and operated by Landry's, Inc. It is the largest casino in the downtown area, with a total of 2,419 deluxe guest rooms and suites. The Golden Nugget was originally built in 1946, making it one of the oldest casinos in the city. Jackie Gaughan at one time owned a stake in the hotel as part of his many downtown properties. Steve Wynn bought a stake in the

neg: Las Vegas Plaza Las Vegas Plaza The Las Vegas Plaza was the working name for a future $5 billion to $8 billion multi-use ultra-luxury hotel, private residences, retail and gaming complex to be developed on the Las Vegas Strip by El-Ad Group. Construction was scheduled to begin in early 2008 for completion in 2011, but worsening economic conditions in 2008 caused the project to be suspended and ultimately cancelled in 2011. It would have been built on the site of the former New Frontier Hotel and Casino which closed July 15, 2007 and the Silver Slipper casino which closed on November 29, 1988.

neg: Def Leppard discography "Songs from the Sparkle Lounge", which included the single "Nine Lives" featuring country singer Tim McGraw. The band released "Mirrorball", its first live album, in 2011, which would be followed by another live album in 2013, "Viva! Hysteria", featuring the Hysteria album played live in its entirety, from their Las Vegas residency at the Hard Rock Hotel. The band released a self-titled studio album on 30 October 2015. Def Leppard discography The English hard rock band Def Leppard have released 11 original studio albums, two live albums, four compilation albums, one cover album, and three extended plays. Def Leppard was

neg: Las Vegas in the 1950s the Showboat's signature attraction, hosting nationally televised PBA tournaments. The Côte d'Azur–themed The Riviera was established, becoming the ninth big hotel to open on the Strip, and the Strip's first high-rise. The opening of the Riviera, along with The Dunes and the Royal Nevada casino resorts within a month were the subject of a famous issue of Life Magazine, on June 20, 1955 with a Moulin Rouge showgirl on its cover. The headline was "Las Vegas—Is Boom Overextended?" and a story about how Las Vegas had built too many hotel rooms to be profitable. The Riviera was built by a

neg: Las Vegas Club Las Vegas Club Las Vegas Club was a casino in Las Vegas, Nevada established in 1930, and demolished in 2017. John Wisner originally bought the property on the corner of Main and Fremont where the Las Vegas Club now stands, at a 1905 land auction for $1,750 and built the Overland Hotel. In 1911 the Overland burnt to the ground and was rebuilt on the same location. The Overland briefly became Frank Donovan's Chatterbox Club and Talk of the Town Bar. The Las Vegas Club opened in 1930. The owner was J. Kell Houssels who installed the first neon sign

neg: Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas casino was built on ground level, like most other Las Vegas hotel-casinos. Planned condo units were cancelled and replaced with studios and other hotel rooms. In January 2008, it was reported that the $3.9 billion project faced financial complications, as Eichner's company defaulted on a $760 million construction loan from Deutsche Bank when the developer missed a payment after failing to secure refinancing for the project. Construction moved forward as the developers searched for new financing. In late February 2008, Global Hyatt Corporation and New York-based Marathon Asset Management agreed to recapitalize the condominium-hotel project. However, one month later the

neg: Taintstick Madden from Good Charlotte at the club Wasted Space, in the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV. RawDog was on stage playing the keyboard and triangle after losing his bass player spot to Madden. When playing in October 2009, Blasko, bassist for Ozzy Osbourne jumped on stage and played bass for Tainstick's tribute to "Crazy Train". The second show was announced for December 30, 2009 at the Roxy Theatre (West Hollywood) in West Hollywood, CA. Taintstick played before headliner and Subnoize labelmates Unwritten Law. Lead singer and founder, Jason Ellis, said on his live EllisMania.com show that

neg: The Vegas Strip War debts by playing high-stakes roulette and craps at his former partners hotel to get the money the honest way and not through various and less-than-legal means. The Vegas Strip War The Vegas Strip Wars (also called The Las Vegas Strip Wars) is a 1984 American made-for-television drama film directed by George Englund and starred Rock Hudson (his final television film), Sharon Stone, James Earl Jones and Pat Morita. The plot involves a charming Las Vegas hotel owner named Neil Chaine (Hudson) who gets fired by his superiors from the hotel-casino where he operates. Determined to seek revenge on his former

neg: The Vegas Strip War The Vegas Strip War The Vegas Strip Wars (also called The Las Vegas Strip Wars) is a 1984 American made-for-television drama film directed by George Englund and starred Rock Hudson (his final television film), Sharon Stone, James Earl Jones and Pat Morita. The plot involves a charming Las Vegas hotel owner named Neil Chaine (Hudson) who gets fired by his superiors from the hotel-casino where he operates. Determined to seek revenge on his former employers in a subtle way, Chaine uses his severance pay to purchase a decaying casino next door to his former hotel to turn it into the