First the the Venetian in Las Vegas. Now the Las Vegan in Venice.
Today the Las Vegas Sands Corporation, owners of the Venetian Hotel and the Sands Hotel and Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, announced their stunning plans to build the Las Vegan Resort: a 1600-guest hotel and casino to be located in the historic center of Venice. The property, developed jointly with the Casino Municipale di Venezia, will be built on a 14-acre site in the Sant' Elena district of the city of Venice.
The Las Vegan Resort Hotel will reach an imposing 9 stories high, making it the tallest structure in Venice, but will incorporate neo-Gothic stylings that will blend in harmoniously with the architectural feel of the Venetian cityscape. Inside, the Resort will bring the world of Las Vegas to Northern Italy, with a scale-model of the Vegas Strip, a neon light museum called "Glitter Gulch", and the Frank Sinatra Theater, a world-class performance venue for top name talent.
Groundbreaking is scheduled for August, 2005, with completion slated for March 2007.
Only realised after about half an hour it was 1st April.
Terry Prebble
Posted by: Terry Prebble | April 02, 2005 at 11:13 AM
What a hoot!
Thanks so much for your site. I only found it a little while ago and have been lurking ever since. We go to Venice almost every year and will be there next week. We are taking our 14 year old granddaughter on her first trip and will take her to the site of the new hotel. I was wondering if they have made any announcements about the restaurant venus.
Posted by: EVO | April 03, 2005 at 06:46 PM
C'mon Norman -
Is this an April Fool's joke?
This is terrible!
Posted by: kurtk | April 05, 2005 at 10:54 AM
haha at first I thought this was an article from The Onion, then looked at the date...
Posted by: 7train | April 06, 2005 at 12:28 PM
OMG!
Here I am, reading your "Vegas in Venetia" post a couple of days off April first . My mouth drawn open with disgust and disbelief. (I wondered why you did not have a comment or an opinion about this hypothetical situation. Wheeeweee! Thank Goodness it isn't true. (yet) ;0)
Dankaz, Norm,
-jj
Posted by: liljiffy | April 06, 2005 at 04:43 PM
Got the joke immediately but well done!...In this world who knows?
Posted by: David Hunter | April 07, 2005 at 12:22 PM
Bugger, I was took in hook, line and sinker and was all set to vent my spleen in this little box. Thank heavans it was a spoof. KP
Posted by: Keith | April 08, 2005 at 04:35 AM