Another $80 million committed to casino expansion
Thursday, Aug. 2, 2001 | 10:52 a.m.
ATLANTIC CITY -- Harrah's Atlantic City, currently in the midst of a $113 million expansion, will now spend another $80 million to add more floor space and become more elegant.
The new expansion plan, which was approved Wednesday by the city's planning board, calls for an additional 28,000 square feet of casino space with 950 slot machines; a 19,500-square-foot grand lobby and entryway, expanded buffet areas and facade improvements.
Harrah's Entertainment Inc. of Las Vegas also wants to create a "romantic cityscape park setting" outside the casino, featuring row house facades, meandering paths and decorative light standards.
Company officials said the casino and lobby work, which should be completed by June, will complement a $113 million expansion which is ongoing at the site. That expansion will add 452 hotel rooms that will open in April.
The expansion will also help Harrah's compete with the neighboring Borgata casino hotel, a $1 billion structure scheduled to open in two years.
"We've got to keep ratcheting up the place so when the Borgata opens, we don't look like the poor neighbors," said David Jonas, Harrah's general manager.
archive
- Most Read
- Discussed
- Most E-mailed
- Tiger Woods allegedly linked to LV nightclub exec
- 6 charged in Metro officer’s death appear in NLV court
- Reports: Mayweather Jr. has agreed to fight Pacquiao
- Home prices cut in half in 12 valley ZIP codes over year
- Report: Investors buying up Las Vegas foreclosure homes
- No. 24 UNLV gutsy in 74-72 victory at Arizona
- M Resort notes improved business in recent months
- CityCenter unveils Crystals retail district
- Vdara exec predicts strong sales
- Congress races to restore benefits subsidy for laid-off workers
Blogs
The Kats Report
From Eva Longoria Parker to a cluster of execs, crowd takes a shine to Crystals
Elsewhere
Harry Reid's recipe for getting health-care deal done (3 Comments)
UNLV in at No. 11 in SI's college hoops power rankings (3 Comments)
Top Chef: Las Vegas
Top Chef Episode 13: A few good chefs
Gray Matter
Fight weekend in Las Vegas and Thanksgiving (1 Comment)
Politics: Ralston's Flash
Consultant who knocked off Tom Daschle would love for Lowden to knock off Reid (14 Comments)
Gibbons: Timeline shows lawmakers (especially Marcus Conklin) at fault in unemployment insurance fiasco (1 Comment)
Calendar »
- 4 Fri
- 5 Sat
- 6 Sun
- 7 Mon
- 8 Tue
-
Ray Price at Boulder Station
Boulder Station Hotel and Casino | 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.
-
Clay Walker at The Golden Nugget
Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino
-
Gloriana at LAX
LAX Nightclub | 10 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.
-
Brooks & Dunn at the Hilton
Las Vegas Hilton
-
Bill Engvall at the Treasure Island Theatre
Treasure Island Theatre
-
Ron White performs at the Mirage
Terry Fator Theatre
The Sun
Locally owned and independent for more than 50 years.
Technorati










