Author: Staff (Page 18 of 18)

Casinos will be arriving soon in Cleveland

The new casino will start as a temporary casino in the Higbee Building downtown before the final casino is built, but this temporary casino looks like it will be pretty cool.

Fortunately, Rock Ventures LLC intends to treat Higbee with respect. It has partnered with Caesars Horseshoe, a brand of Caesars Entertainment Inc. in Las Vegas, to open the casino in early 2012.

Early architectural renderings, unveiled Thursday at a press conference by Rock Ohio Caesars Cleveland LLC, show that the company wants to highlight the Higbee Building’s elegant architecture in a classy, understated way.

Exterior signs promoting the Horseshoe brand look subtle in the renderings, not vulgar. Lighting fixtures will beam exclamatory wands of light up the facades to accentuate cornices and pilasters.

Translucent screens will be installed behind windows on the first and second floors to obscure slot machines and gaming tables from outside view. The screens will give passersby a sense of motion and activity inside, but without being too obvious about it.

Casino gambling, made possible in Cleveland and three other Ohio cities by voters in 2009, will have a presence on Public Square, but it won’t be in your face.

It looks like it will fit in nicely in downtown Cleveland, and the North Coast will finally have a casino in Ohio.

Las Vegas themed airline?

This seems like a great idea for anyone who loves Vegas and wants a VIP travel experience.  LV Air will be a new airline and charter service operating non-stop flights from New York to Las Vegas. The service will coordinate with hotels to provide a seamless travel experience usually reserved for high rollers.

Some of the features include:

• The airline promises “straight to the room” baggage service. When passengers check a suitcase in New York, they won’t have to lug it from the baggage carousel to the hotel. It will be waiting for them in their hotel rooms.

• At flight check-in, passengers will get hotel front desk service, including room keys and have access to a 24-hour concierge line.

• Packages will be available consolidating buffets and show and seating preferences in hotel restaurants. Packages also can include nightclub access, booth preference, entry and bottle pricing.

• Limousine service will be available between the airport and the hotel and between hotel properties and clubs.

• Smart-phone recognition software will be programmed so that front desk, limousine staff and club hosts will know immediately when a guest is within 100 feet of the front desk or entrance.

• In-flight meal packs prepared by Las Vegas chefs will be available on LV Air flights.

• The 18-seat first-class cabin will have fully reclining flatbed seats. Smith said the first-class cabins would be sponsored by casino companies that would design the cabin décor, carpet, uniforms, meals, blankets, pillows and seating upholstery.

• The 182-seat main cabin will have wireless iPads, inter-seat texting and video, Wi-Fi access, club music and mood lighting.

• Onboard safety briefings will given by recorded holographic images of Las Vegas celebrities. Smith said iconic celebrities, living or dead, could present messages with that technology.

We can definitely get behind something like this!

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