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>I just saw an announcement that the Rio Hotel & Casino is going to build
>another tower with 430 suites - from what I read they already have zoning
>approval to build the hotel up to a total of 2300 rooms (they currently
>have 424 suites).
>
>Has the Rio got anything going for it gambling-wise ? I've never been inside
>the place. Besides the Brazilian style T&A they show in their ads, what's
>the big attraction ? 
>
>Just curious - does anyone else think Vegas is getting overdeveloped? Maybe
>I've just felt the urge one too many times to mow down tourists with the
>rental car because hordes of them walk all over the middle of the street...
>
>Paul McGinnis / TRADER@cup.portal.com

Over-developed? Heh.. when was the last time you were there? I was just
there for CES and there are three MONSTER hotels going up:
The Luxor, a pyramid of gargantuan proportions, next door to 
 the Excalibur
The (new) MGM Grand at the corner of LasVegas Blvd. and Tropicana
 (in front of the Marina)
Treasure Island, on the Strip, next door to the Mirage. 
I'd betcha that between just these three new monsters they'll add
another 7000 or 8000 rooms. 

The El Rancho has been shut down (dunno for how long). The Stardust
has changed the typeface used in its logo (bummer.. I really liked
the old one) and thus on its Strip sign, Vegas World looks like it
could reeeely use new carpeting (a very grungy looking place),
the LV Convention Center has had a major remodelling job and is
very classy looking now, but those bastards still won't put in any
benches anywhere. The Sands didn't either when they build their 
convention center a year or two ago and it's funny to see all the
sore/tired conventiongoers sitting on the floors because there's
no place else to park your butt for a few minutes' rest. 

...well it's not all THAT funny when you're one of them. 

Harv