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Vegas has moved away from "themed" casino resorts (i.e. Excalibur = Camelot/Middle Ages, Caesars = Ancient Rome etc.)....it seems like everything lately is either vaguely tropical (Mandalay Bay, Mirage) or vaguely classy European (Bellagio, Monte Carlo).  I've been thinking about some Vegas casino themes that I'd like to see, but probably never will----
 
 
Redneck:  Blackjack dealers wear wife beater t-shirts, cans of cheap domestic beer are found everywhere, cars sitting on cement blocks are found throughout the casino....the list of redneck stuff could go on and on.
 
Snotty American Teenager:  Male employees are dressed wigger-like and with backward-facing baseball caps, female employees are dressed a bit sluttily with too much makeup.  Front desk clerks/cocktail waitresses/blackjack dealers are generally lazy and unhelpful and roll their eyes any time a patron requests something.  Just like Caesars has people employeed to wander around dressed like ancient Romans, this casino could employ packs of people dressed like American teens who go around goofing on the way patrons look or are dressed.
 
Anorexia/Bulimia:  Dangerously thin cocktail waitresses.  Wretching noises are pumped into the restrooms.  Restaurants have buckets placed on tables.
 
Crying babies/barking dogs:  Self explanatory.  The hallways where the rooms are have these sounds pumped in at high volumes.
 
Thompson Twins:  Employees are ridiculously dressed with massive hair/makeup and act a little bit weird.  The whole casino could be decorated in the 80's New Wave style and the theater would feature music acts like Spandau Ballet, Bananarama, Flock of Seagulls, Missing Persons, ABC, OMD, etc.
 
 
 
If anyone has any thoughts on these or would like to add own, feel free to chime in.   I saw a website once that listed Vegas hotel/casino projects that never made it to the financing stage, some of them were ridiculous like an Addams Family themed resort, a WWF resort, a Harley-Davidson hotel/casino and a Beverly Hillbillies themed resort/casino!
   
 
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here the site you mentioned with themes that were going to happen but never did

click on the "dreams" link

the London/england one was one i mentioned before i saw it on here...that would be nice

or I would do an "america" with all american landmarks in one spot


 
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BTW stop by a local vegas casino and you will see the redneck theme
 
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anyone know though what new casinos are being planned for the future of vegas?
 
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gamble  go to that site



City Center is almost done

they have 2 towers called VEER towers, things are at a 5 degree angle.... looks like they are about to tip over
 
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https://www.vegastodayandtomorrow.com/ shows all of the projects that are planned or that were planned and never happened.
 
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gee martin where'd you come up with that site

just joking, thats the site i linked also

good site
 
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I alwyas thought and "Australian" themed resort or "outback" would be pretty cool...
 
 
 
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Quote Originally Posted by NJDevils:

gee martin where'd you come up with that site

just joking, thats the site i linked also

good site

My bad i didnt relize that was the link that you had posted.

 
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im just kidding


that Addams family one was probably the worst idea ever


the Moon looked good
 
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Echelon looks like it will be a really classy place.  Hopefully it gets finished.
 
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Quote Originally Posted by FadeMeSucka:

Vegas has moved away from "themed" casino resorts (i.e. Excalibur = Camelot/Middle Ages, Caesars = Ancient Rome etc.)....it seems like everything lately is either vaguely tropical (Mandalay Bay, Mirage) or vaguely classy European (Bellagio, Monte Carlo).  I've been thinking about some Vegas casino themes that I'd like to see, but probably never will----
 
 
Redneck:  Blackjack dealers wear wife beater t-shirts, cans of cheap domestic beer are found everywhere, cars sitting on cement blocks are found throughout the casino....the list of redneck stuff could go on and on.
 
Snotty American Teenager:  Male employees are dressed wigger-like and with backward-facing baseball caps, female employees are dressed a bit sluttily with too much makeup.  Front desk clerks/cocktail waitresses/blackjack dealers are generally lazy and unhelpful and roll their eyes any time a patron requests something.  Just like Caesars has people employeed to wander around dressed like ancient Romans, this casino could employ packs of people dressed like American teens who go around goofing on the way patrons look or are dressed.
 
Anorexia/Bulimia:  Dangerously thin cocktail waitresses.  Wretching noises are pumped into the restrooms.  Restaurants have buckets placed on tables.
 
Crying babies/barking dogs:  Self explanatory.  The hallways where the rooms are have these sounds pumped in at high volumes.
 
Thompson Twins:  Employees are ridiculously dressed with massive hair/makeup and act a little bit weird.  The whole casino could be decorated in the 80's New Wave style and the theater would feature music acts like Spandau Ballet, Bananarama, Flock of Seagulls, Missing Persons, ABC, OMD, etc.
 
 
 
If anyone has any thoughts on these or would like to add own, feel free to chime in.   I saw a website once that listed Vegas hotel/casino projects that never made it to the financing stage, some of them were ridiculous like an Addams Family themed resort, a WWF resort, a Harley-Davidson hotel/casino and a Beverly Hillbillies themed resort/casino!
   


i would pay extra to be able to punch them in the face. 
 
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Quote Originally Posted by gamble04:

Echelon looks like it will be a really classy place.  Hopefully it gets finished.

The building for the Echelon site is still on hiatus and it looks like it wouldn't open until late 2011 at the very earliest. 

Fontainebleau (between the Riviera and the Sahara) filed for bankruptcy and is still looking for financing in order to complete the project.

If MGM/Mirage Co. could go back in time I'm sure the first thing they would do is cancel all plans regarding CityCenter.  

If/when the three projects above reach completion, don't expect any grand new Vegas hotel/casinos popping up for a very long time, my best guess would be mid to late 2010's.  

 

 

 
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anybody know any specifics about echelon such as who even is the owners what group is it a part of to earn comps?  Anything unique it is going to have to seperate itself from all the other strip casinos?  I was in vegas few months ago the place just seems so dead especially in the comps area.
 
 
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The Sahara has a NASCAR type thing going on in there...would be an easy transformation into the REDNECK theme !
 
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Quote Originally Posted by gamble04:

anybody know any specifics about echelon such as who even is the owners what group is it a part of to earn comps?  Anything unique it is going to have to seperate itself from all the other strip casinos?  I was in vegas few months ago the place just seems so dead especially in the comps area.
 

I'm pretty sure it is going up where the Stardust was, which was owned by Boyd Gaming.  So I assume they are the ones trying to build Echelon.  Don't think Boyd has any other hotels on the strip though.         

 
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The Hooters is the most redneck casino I've been to.  I work in hotel industry and have spoken to corporate people.  Building in Vegas has ceased as EVERY property is for sale.  Hotel companys know it is a boat load cheaper to transition a hotel than it is to build a new one.
 
I took a hard hat tour of red rock,  pre-opening I was told in cost 98 million for that hotel. Station casino's is 5.7 billion in debt and filed chapter 11.  MGM has had problems with city center.  You want a casino name your price.
 
I personally think if George Lucas had a casino with a Star Wars theme it would do well for a while. 
 
Until then casino Lisboa in Macau is by far the best casino ever.
 
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Quote Originally Posted by chef702:

The Hooters is the most redneck casino I've been to.  I work in hotel industry and have spoken to corporate people.  Building in Vegas has ceased as EVERY property is for sale.  Hotel companys know it is a boat load cheaper to transition a hotel than it is to build a new one.
 
I took a hard hat tour of red rock,  pre-opening I was told in cost 98 million for that hotel. Station casino's is 5.7 billion in debt and filed chapter 11.  MGM has had problems with city center.  You want a casino name your price.
 
I personally think if George Lucas had a casino with a Star Wars theme it would do well for a while. 
 
Until then casino Lisboa in Macau is by far the best casino ever.
How many times have you been to macau?  Are you able to bet sports there and are there even any strip clubs in macau??  Also how much more expensive is it from vegas??
 
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gamble04  You know in 3 trips to Macau I didn't see any sports books.  This surprised me as I have been playing many international soccer games and such.  I thought to myself this could be an opportunity.
 I don't know about the strip clubs either as I was with my wife, but I saw the hottest tail I have ever seen at casino Lisboa.  This place rivals Bellagio. 
 
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Was it the Grand lisboa that looks much nicer than casino lisboa?  Also how did you get there do you fly to hong kong and then take the ferry?  Let me know what is best.  Thanks.
 
 
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Quote Originally Posted by gamble04:

Was it the Grand lisboa that looks much nicer than casino lisboa?  Also how did you get there do you fly to hong kong and then take the ferry?  Let me know what is best.  Thanks.

Grand Lisboa is something like a 7 star hotel.  I got lost looking for a restaurant between the two. Similar to the way Mandaly bay has The Hotel or Wynn has Encore. Im not high rollin enough to stay there I stay at Westin Macau which is on the beach.

It is very easy to take a ferry to Macau from Hong Kong (55min) from there the casino buses wait at the ferry terminal and will take you wherever you need to go.  Macau has its own airport as well but if going from the states you should check HK for a few days.

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