Along with the poor timing of getting into the casino resort business in Nevada, Branson is also in the midst of investing in the cruise industry. Virgin Voyages is set to begin sailing next year. Cruise companies have been devastated by the coronavirus. Carnival and Norwegian Cruise Line stocks have sunk from $50-60 a share in January to the mid-teens this week.<\/p>\n
There are many hands involved in Virgin Las Vegas, and that includes Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment (MGE), the casino entity owned by the Mohegan Tribe in Connecticut.<\/p>\n
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MGE will operate the Virgin Las Vegas casino floor. The gaming floor measures 60,000 square feet and will be the first casino in Sin City to be operated by a Native American tribe.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\nMohegan Gaming owns and\/or operates casinos in its home state of Connecticut, as well as in Pennsylvania, Louisiana, Washington, New Jersey, and Canada. The company is also in the process of building a multibillion-dollar integrated resort in Incheon, South Korea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Virgin Las Vegas, the former Hard Rock casino hotel, is revealing some of the specifics as to what guests can expect on the off-Strip property when it opens later this year. Billionaire Richard Branson acquired the Hard Rock in March of 2018 for an undisclosed sum, teaming with Bosworth Hospitality Partners and real estate investment […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":149188,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Virgin Las Vegas Unveils Opening Details, Health Safety Measures<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n