Elvis Presley Casino Details

There’s been a few details about the planned Elvis Presley casino in the newspapers, but I found a great description on GlobalCasinoBoom.com that comes from information that the company released to investors:

The initial phase will include over approximately 8 million square feet (exclusive of parking) consisting of a luxury hotel casino, the first for our Elvis-inspired luxury brand, and a major luxury branded 5-star hotel. The luxury hotel casino is expected to include 2,269 rooms and be wholly owned and operated by us. The major luxury branded 5-star hotel is expected to include approximately 778 rooms and approximately 147 residential units.

Theres more on the Casino Boom website.

Elvis Presley Casino planned for Las Vegas

Viva Las Vegas.  This almost sounds too weird to be true, but it is.  An Elvis themed casino is being planned for a great piece of land on the Las Vegas Strip.  This is from NBC:

FX Real Estate and Entertainment has announced plans to build an Elvis Presley themed hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip.

The building will be located on an 18-acre lot beside the MGM grand and across from the Monte Carlo.

The site is currently home to several retail spaces owned by FX.

The complex will feature a 2,269 room hotel, a 93,000 square foot casino and a convention center with accompanying retail space.

The project is expected to cost roughly $3.1 billion dollars and could open as early as 2013.