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Mystery Arena in Las Vegas
by Alanah McGinley on 06/21/07 at 06:46 PM ET
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From the AP via SacBee,
They wouldn’t name names, but developers are telling city officials that several billionaires are behind a $9.5 billion proposal to reshape 85 downtown acres into a development including a sports arena.
The Las Vegas City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved measures to let developer REI Group continue trying to acquire the land needed for a 22,000-seat arena, plus hotel, condominiums, casino and retail space toward
“This is a very quiet group. They’re not anxious to broadcast who they are on television,” Jon Weaver, an REI Group principal, said following the vote. He said he would privately identify project backers for Mayor Oscar Goodman.
Speculation, anyone? Previous Vegas-related KK links here, here and here.
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