Cosmopolitan The Latest Casino Resort Asked To Revive Las Vegas

Las Vegas and Atlantic City were always the standard by which other gambling destinations have been measured. In the past couple of years, however, the drop-off in business in these two cities has been a slippery slope for both New Jersey and Nevada.

In Las Vegas, several new projects were supposed to increase business and again bring excited patrons to Sin City. The first of those projects was CityCenter, which was opened by MGM Mirage and Dubai World. The second of these projects is the Cosmopolitan.

After several delays, the CEO of Cosmopolitan has revealed that the casino resort will be open in December. Although the resort will be open, almost one-third of the rooms at the hotel will not be in use. The hotel rooms will be completed at a later date.

The Cosmopolitan should shed some light on what has been a horrible couple of years for Las Vegas. Cosmopolitan will house a spa, a nightclub, thirteen restaurants, convention space, retail stores, and of course, a casino.

"I think this really changes how a major casino-resort in Las Vegas is set up," said Cosmopolitan CEO John Unwin, to The Associated Press. "It's still big, but it's not fifteen minutes in terms of getting around the casino."

The Cosmopolitan will be a neighbor to CityCenter, with the two newest casino additions playing a large role in whether or not the city can ever get their customer base back. That may be a tall task considering the amount of casino expansion taking place across the US.

California has made a major push to bring gamblers all the way to the West Coast of the US. In the East, Florida, Pennsylvania, and Delaware have made significant strides in bringing full-scale casino resort gambling to their states.

April 7, 2010
Posted By Terry Goodwin
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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