{"id":37762,"date":"2023-09-06T15:50:33","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T22:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=37762"},"modified":"2023-09-07T16:27:05","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T23:27:05","slug":"bellagio-hacks-down-trees-to-make-way-for-f1-grandstand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/bellagio-hacks-down-trees-to-make-way-for-f1-grandstand\/","title":{"rendered":"Bellagio Hacks Down Trees to Make Way for F1 Grandstand"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Preparations for the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix have been the subject of lots of heated discussion for the past few months. Mostly, the chatter was related to traffic.<\/p>\n

The latest? Trees in front of Bellagio are being chopped down to make way for a grandstand.<\/p>\n

It was originally believed the trees—some a quarter century old—would be relocated, but nope, off to the wood chipper.<\/p>\n

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This tree on the sidewalk in front of Bellagio has been truncated.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Early on, MGM Resorts officials said<\/a> the company would “temporarily and safely remove the trees in front of the Bellagio fountains.”<\/p>\n

This is what’s known in public relations circles as “horseshit.” Sorry, “damage control.”<\/p>\n

Our eagle-eyed friend @JamesinLasVegas<\/a> and man-about-town passed along some photos of the trees marked, presumably, for “relocation.”<\/p>\n

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Tree relocation for F1 grandstand has started in front of Bellagio. (h\/t @JamesInLasVegas<\/a>) Archive: https:\/\/t.co\/YjzqIilKdO<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/iV12bsU9du<\/a><\/p>\n

— Vital Vegas (@VitalVegas) September 4, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n