RSS 2.0 FeedVol. 3, No. 11, November 2007, Tumbling Dice
History Repeating
Dale Scott, who owns the burned-out shell of the historic Moulin Rouge resort north of Downtown Las Vegas, announced plans to submit a proposal to build a new Moulin Rouge.
Scott, who is president and CEO of the Moulin Rouge Development Corp., said he hopes to build a resort with a 100,000-square-foot casino and a 750-room hotel. While he didn’t explain how he will finance the development, he did say his investors are from outside of Las Vegas.
Redevelopment would put an end to a 50-year decline at the site of the first integrated casino in Las Vegas. The Moulin Rouge was once a late-night hotspot, where performers like Frank Sinatra and Count Basie would perform impromptu concerts. Scott wants to bring back that excitement.
“It is going to be an actual hotel-casino, kind of an updated version of what it was yesterday,” said Alan Glover, marketing director for the Moulin Rouge company.
This isn’t the first time that Scott has announced plans to develop the site, however. In 2004, he described plans for a 40,000-square-foot casino and 500-room hotel. Those plans never came to fruition.
The site of the Moulin Rouge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992, but that’s about all the property has going for it. It is not very close to the Fremont Street casinos, and it’s in a less-than-desirable neighborhood.
Scott, who is president and CEO of the Moulin Rouge Development Corp., said he hopes to build a resort with a 100,000-square-foot casino and a 750-room hotel. While he didn’t explain how he will finance the development, he did say his investors are from outside of Las Vegas.
Redevelopment would put an end to a 50-year decline at the site of the first integrated casino in Las Vegas. The Moulin Rouge was once a late-night hotspot, where performers like Frank Sinatra and Count Basie would perform impromptu concerts. Scott wants to bring back that excitement.
“It is going to be an actual hotel-casino, kind of an updated version of what it was yesterday,” said Alan Glover, marketing director for the Moulin Rouge company.
This isn’t the first time that Scott has announced plans to develop the site, however. In 2004, he described plans for a 40,000-square-foot casino and 500-room hotel. Those plans never came to fruition.
The site of the Moulin Rouge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992, but that’s about all the property has going for it. It is not very close to the Fremont Street casinos, and it’s in a less-than-desirable neighborhood.
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