in Las Vegas and at the casinos. Doctor Foster had a desire to go to Vegas. “He was born for Vegas” (Wilkerson, 2010, p. 309) and had the monetary means to go, but could not because Las Vegas…
On November 21 1980 the 26 story MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada was occupied by approximately 5000 people when a tragic fire broke out in the restaurant known as “The Deli” as a result of a ground fault in the wall killing 85 people. A major contributor to the deaths was combustible furnishings, interior finishes, foam padding and moldings, air supply, and a very large undivided area that allowed for rapid fire spread and heavy smoke. Construction of the hotel and casino began…
How has globalization influenced MGM from Las Vegas? The MGM Resorts International, known as MGM, was formed in 1986 as a subsidiary of Kerkorian’s Tracinda Corporation. It is a global gaming, hospitality, and tourism company which operates in Las Vegas, Macau, New Jersey, Detroit, and Mississippi and its headquarters is located in Las Vegas. Bellagio, MGM Grand, The Mirage, and Mandalay are the hotels and casinos owned by MGM Resorts. The company once focused on the casinos and resorts business…
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My trip to Las Vegas was the best that I have ever experienced. I was so excited to go and visit the city that is known to “never sleep”. Las Vegas offers so much to so many people and I was so happy to see what it offered. I couldn't wait to see all the bright lights from the famous street above in the airplane, hear all the noise from the people walking at all hours of the day and night, and lastly I was so happy to be all the way across the country in a state that was so hot! Flying…
The Blanket of Invisibility When I was younger, the biggest fear I had was the monsters lurking in the dark. The monsters that took refuge in my closet and under my bed. It was never a fear during the day; only at night. As I got older I realized those monsters weren’t real, but the perception of them had morphed into real life situations. Why do many of us feel unsafe at night especially in public? For me it was my own personal experiences. What I understand is in the depths of the night we no…
Las Vegas has always been known for the bright lights, and being the city that never sleeps. Naturally, it is also the home to many electronic dance music clubs, and high profile DJ’s that play all day and all night. On the strip in Vegas, there are clubs everywhere. The trend of electronic dance music is exploding on the strip. The clubs host some of the hottest DJ’s like Calvin Harris, Afrojack, and Tiesto. The clubs are in the massive casinos, and hotels filled with people and the bright…
Aristocrat operates three noteworthy divisions within the gaming arena which include, digital social casino gaming, Class II (American Indian) and Class III (Vegas-style) gambling machine and casino management systems. Including all business segments, Aristocrat employs approximately 3000 scatter worldwide with global headquarters in Las Vegas and Sydney Australia. Over the past few years, the footprint within the United States has continued to cultivate as the company has invested heavily to…
Published in 1972 Learning from Las Vegas by Robert Venturi, Denise Scott Brown and Steven Izenour analyzes the architecture of the commercial strip in Las Vegas as an object of communication and persuasion. The architecture along the strip acts as sign rather than space with the intentions of creating an architectural object capable of seducing and luring the spectator at mid glance. Venturi translated the Las Vegas strip as a form of architecture that relied solely on iconicity as…
developing the Sands properties and name. After a trip to Italy and some inspiration from his wife, Adelson decided that his goal was to combine the romantic atmosphere of somewhere exotic like Venice, and pair it with all the modern luxuries that only Las Vegas could offer. In 1996, the famous Sands Hotel was torn down…