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UNLV’s medical education building to honor Las Vegas gaming pioneer
UNLV School of Medicine and its first permanent facility will be named after the late Kirk Kerkorian, a Las Vegas gaming pioneer known as the father of the Las Vegas megaresort. The naming of The ...
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How Las Vegas Became the Gambling Capital of the World
You might wonder how Las Vegas became the gambling capital of the world after being a small desert town. Here, we explain Las ...
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One of the most iconic resorts on the Las Vegas Strip is getting renovated
MGM Resorts (NYSE:MGM) plans to remodel one of its most well-known Las Vegas Strip properties ... The resort was developed by Kirk Kerkorian, who had previously opened another MGM Grand in ...
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30 years ago, pirates, theme parks and a pyramid ushered in a new Strip30 years ago, pirates, theme parks and a pyramid ushered in a new Strip
And by the end of the year, Kirk Kerkorian’s MGM Grand Inc. opened ... an attraction-based concept would bring a new crowd to Las Vegas. “Now we’re seeing the signs of Las Vegas going ...
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Corporate Las Vegas
Kerkor "Kirk" Kerkorian was an investor in the Hughes ... Kerkorkian's MGM Grand was the sole casino to be constructed on the Las Vegas Strip between 1969 and 1989. The cost of creating a resort ...
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MGM Grand Launches Luxurious $300 Million Dollar Room And Suite Remodel
The MGM Grand hotel casino in Las Vegas at night. The hotel is undergoing ... In fact, it was the third time that the late mogul Kirk Kerkorian opened "the largest hotel in the world," after ...
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The Entertainers
In the 1950s, showgirls became the unofficial icon of Las Vegas. As the Strip developed ... One such entertainer was Elvis Presley. When Kirk Kerkorian completed his International Hotel in ...