Photo archive for July 2, 2013
Shark Fins
Shark fins on sale in the Chinatown section of Los Angeles, made illegal as of Monday, could sell for more than $2,000 a pound before the ban. View photo
Wyndham Desert Blue
Clients of investment manager Guggenheim Partners recently bought the formerly mothballed Wyndham Desert Blue timeshare project near the Strip. View photo
Las Vegas Observation Wheels Under Construction
A view of High Roller observation wheel under construction at The Linq Tuesday, July 2, 2013. The 550-ft. tall wheel is expected to open in 2014. View photo
Las Vegas Observation Wheels Under Construction
A view of High Roller observation wheel under construction at The Linq Tuesday, July 2, 2013. The 550-ft. tall wheel is expected to open in 2014. View photo
Las Vegas Observation Wheels Under Construction
A view of High Roller observation wheel under construction at The Linq Tuesday, July 2, 2013. The 550-ft. tall wheel is expected to open in 2014. View photo
Las Vegas Observation Wheels Under Construction
A view of SkyVue observation wheel under construction near Mandalay Bay Tuesday, July 2, 2013. View photo
Las Vegas Observation Wheels Under Construction
A view of SkyVue observation wheel under construction near Mandalay Bay Tuesday, July 2, 2013. View photo
Las Vegas Observation Wheels Under Construction
A view of SkyVue observation wheel under construction near Mandalay Bay Tuesday, July 2, 2013. View photo
Strip Properties
The exterior of the M&M's Store on Thursday, June 6, 2013 on the Las Vegas Strip. View photo
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The exterior of the MGM Grand on Thursday, June 6, 2013 on the Las Vegas Strip. View photo
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The exterior of the Coca-Cola Store on Thursday, June 6, 2013 on the Las Vegas Strip. View photo
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The exterior of the Hard Rock Cafe on Thursday, June 6, 2013 on the Las Vegas Strip. View photo
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The exterior of the Excalibur on Thursday, June 6, 2013 on the Las Vegas Strip. View photo
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The exterior of New York-New York Hotel & Casino on Thursday, June 6, 2013 on the Las Vegas Strip. View photo
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The exterior of the Excalibur on Thursday, June 6, 2013 on the Las Vegas Strip. View photo
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The exterior of the Excalibur on Thursday, June 6, 2013 on the Las Vegas Strip. View photo
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The exterior of New York-New York Hotel & Casino on Thursday, June 6, 2013 on the Las Vegas Strip. View photo
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The exterior of the Excalibur on Thursday, June 6, 2013 on the Las Vegas Strip. View photo
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The exterior of the Tropicana on Thursday, June 6, 2013 on the Las Vegas Strip. View photo
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The exterior of the Excalibur on Thursday, June 6, 2013 on the Las Vegas Strip. View photo
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A homeless man sleeps on the bridge between the exterior of New York-New York Hotel & Casino and MGM Grand on Thursday, June 6, 2013 on the Las Vegas Strip. View photo
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The exterior of New York-New York Hotel & Casino on Thursday, June 6, 2013 on the Las Vegas Strip. View photo
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The exterior of New York-New York Hotel & Casino seen from the MGM Grand on Thursday, June 6, 2013 on the Las Vegas Strip. View photo
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The exterior of the Excalibur on Thursday, June 6, 2013 on the Las Vegas Strip. View photo
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The exterior of Mandalay Bay on Thursday, June 6, 2013. View photo
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The exterior of Mandalay Bay on Thursday, June 6, 2013. View photo
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The exterior of Mandalay Bay on Thursday, June 6, 2013. View photo
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Real estate investment trusts could become a popular trend among local casino companies if MGM Resorts International, which owns MGM Grand (above), forms one. Already, Caesars Entertainment has asked a bankruptcy judge to allow the company to adopt the structure, and Penn National Gaming formed one for many of its properties, including the M Resort. View photo
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The exterior of the Tropicana on the Las Vegas Strip. View photo
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The view of the Tropicana on the Las Vegas Strip. “Raiding the Rock Vault” is ending its residency at Tropicana Theater. View photo
Mandalay Bay to Install Solar Array
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell speaks during a news conference at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center Tuesday, July 2, 2013. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and Rose McKinney-James, chairwoman of the Clean Energy Project, listen at right. MGM Resorts International and NRG Energy announced a partnership to install one of the largest contiguous roof-top solar photovoltaic arrays in the world on the roof of the convention center. View photo
Mandalay Bay to Install Solar Array
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, right, (D-NV) speaks with Chuck Bowling, Mandalay Bay Resort president and COO, as Rose McKinney-James, chairwoman of the Clean Energy Project, looks on during a news conference at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center Tuesday, July 2, 2013. MGM Resorts International and NRG Energy announced a partnership to install one of the largest contiguous roof-top solar photovoltaic arrays in the world on the roof of the convention center. View photo
Mandalay Bay to Install Solar Array
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) speaks during a news conference at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center Tuesday, July 2, 2013. With Reid from left are: Chuck Bowling, Mandalay Bay Resort president and COO, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell, and Rose McKinney-James, chairwoman of the Clean Energy Project. MGM Resorts International and NRG Energy announced a partnership to install one of the largest contiguous roof-top solar photovoltaic arrays in the world on the roof of the convention center. View photo
Mandalay Bay to Install Solar Array
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, center, (D-NV) applauds an announcement by Chuck Bowling, Mandalay Bay Resort president and COO, (not pictured) during a news conference at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center Tuesday, July 2, 2013. MGM Resorts International and NRG Energy announced a partnership to install one of the largest contiguous roof-top solar photovoltaic arrays in the world on the roof of the convention center. U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell, left, and and Rose McKinney-James, chairwoman of the Clean Energy Project, also attended the announcement. View photo
Mandalay Bay to Install Solar Array
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) speaks during a news conference at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center Tuesday, July 2, 2013. With Reid from left are: Chuck Bowling, Mandalay Bay Resort president and COO, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell, and Rose McKinney-James, chairwoman of the Clean Energy Project. MGM Resorts International and NRG Energy announced a partnership to install one of the largest contiguous roof-top solar photovoltaic arrays in the world on the roof of the convention center. View photo
Mandalay Bay to Install Solar Array
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) reacts to a question during a news conference at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center Tuesday, July 2, 2013. MGM Resorts International and NRG Energy announced a partnership to install one of the largest contiguous roof-top solar photovoltaic arrays in the world on the roof of the convention center. View photo
Mandalay Bay to Install Solar Array
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell speaks during a news conference at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center Tuesday, July 2, 2013. MGM Resorts International and NRG Energy announced a partnership to install one of the largest contiguous roof-top solar photovoltaic arrays in the world on the roof of the convention center. View photo
Mandalay Bay to Install Solar Array
Chuck Bowling, Mandalay Bay Resort president and COO, speaks during a news conference at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center Tuesday, July 2, 2013. With Bowling from left are: U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and Rose McKinney-James, chairwoman of the Clean Energy Project. MGM Resorts International and NRG Energy announced a partnership to install one of the largest contiguous roof-top solar photovoltaic arrays in the world on the roof of the convention center. View photo
Mandalay Bay to Install Solar Array
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell speaks during a news conference at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center Tuesday, July 2, 2013. MGM Resorts International and NRG Energy announced a partnership to install one of the largest contiguous roof-top solar photovoltaic arrays in the world on the roof of the convention center. View photo
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