Clooney’s Las Ramblas
The site is up for George Clooney’s upscale Vegas condo & casino project: LasRamblasLVegas.com
George Clooney and Rande Gerber, along with Related Las Vegas (affiliate of The Related Companies of New York and The Related Group of Florida) and Centra Properties have teamed together to build Las Ramblas – a $3 billion luxury condominium, resort and casino complex inspired by European lifestyle and sophistication. A collaboration of renowned architects and designers, Las Ramblas will encompass more than 25 acres with 11 towers offering luxury condominium and condominium-hotel residences, bungalows, a five star resort, spas, fine dining, nightclubs and lounges, upscale shopping and a proposed casino. Located on the burgeoning Harmon Corridor just east of the Las Vegas Strip, this urban enclave will frame an outdoor pedestrian promenade lined with European cafés, patisseries, shops and restaurants inspired by its namesake, Las Ramblas in Barcelona, Spain.
George Clooney is currently investing millions of dollars in a $3 billion hotel and condo complex in Las Vegas called Las Ramblas and has reportedly suggested enforcing a European-style dress code in the casino.
Sounds good to us. The Vegas skank factor is starting to get a tad dated.
Las Vegas mayor Oscar Goodman Gambling on the Pros
From the USA Today
LAS VEGAS — Las Vegas mayor Oscar Goodman says he’ll wager on anything and everything: football games, the passage of city ordinances, even a cockroach race. Now, Goodman is making the biggest bet of his career — that he can successfully lure a pro sports team such as Major League Baseball’s Florida Marlins to Sin City.
If the Dallas Cowboys are “America’s team,” a Las Vegas franchise would be the “world’s team,” says Goodman, a former criminal defense attorney for mobsters such as Meyer Lansky. If Goodman were a betting man, and he is, he’s betting he’ll throw out the first pitch for a Las Vegas baseball team by 2008. The team should be called, what else, “The Oscars,” suggests Goodman.
“To be a great American city, you have to have sports,” says Goodman, who played himself as a mob lawyer in the movie Casino.
Can you say “Viva Las Vegas”? With a population approaching 2 million people, Las Vegas is one of America’s fastest-growing metropolitan areas. The town already has boxing, pro wrestling, Ultimate Fighting, NASCAR, the Arena Football League’s Las Vegas Gladiators and the 51s, the Class AAA affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Now it wants one of the Big Four pro sports: MLB, the NBA, the NFL or the NHL.
Post-MNF Fun
We hit on Monday Night Football yet again. 4-0 Since we started this site.
With our big bank of green cash money, we’d like to let you believe we went on a 24 hour Red Bull and Vodka binge. Sadly, that wasn’t the case. Thankfully there wasn’t any crappy mid-week MAC football so we started planning our next wagers.
Check back later today for a possible NBA wager and some NCAA Hoops action.
In the meantime, stop by OddJack.com and wish them well on their last days.
Frank Solich DWI Conviction – Odds Posted on Job Status
Dear ol’ Frankie. Fired from the Huskers after going 9-3 only to give way to the Callahan Debacle.
ATHENS, Ohio — Ohio coach Frank Solich was convicted of drunken driving Monday, two days after police spotted him slumped over the wheel of his vehicle.
Solich, in his first season with the Bobcats, pleaded no contest and was ordered to complete a three-day driver intervention program. He also had his license suspended for 180 days and was fined $250.
The former Nebraska coach apologized in court. He declined to comment afterward.
The university, in a statement released before his court appearance, said Solich would remain in charge of the Bobcats as it monitored the case.
Solich, 61, appeared to be passed out when police found him Saturday night in the vehicle, which was facing the wrong direction on a one-way street and in drive, according to a police report.
Anyone care to post odds on the job status? Cosidering the man was passed out at the wheel with the car in drive, this is more than the garden variety ‘one too many and ran a stop sign.’ The handicapper in me would start the moneyline at losing his job -175 but we’ll leave that to the experts.
NFL on MNF: Indy at Pittsburgh
We sweated out another win on Sunday with the overtime gallop by LT.
But now for more Monday Night Green.
The Colts continue their quest to absolutely destroy every team they face. That bodes well for us and we will continue to ride them until they show us something different.
Roethlisberger is back tonight, but we are hearing he is still limping around a bit. Cleveland, of all teams, exposed some holes in the secondary and you can bet the Indy gameplan will exploit them.
We are taking Indy -8
Now, about Michael Irvin’s crack pipe….
NFL: San Diego at Washington
We aren’t too impressed with the lines this week in the NFL so we’re calling it a day with one game win or lose.
The Chargers have too many weapons and Washington is playing inconsistently. LT will have his way with the Redskin D and this game will be in the books early.
Take San Diego -4 at Washington
The Cyclones were eaten by the Big Guy
Two years in a row they walk into their final game needing a win to rep the North in the Big 12 Championship and two years in a row they crap the bed. Two years in a row they go to OT against a team they led early and couldn’t put away.
I’m sure the Fighting Manginos will enjoy their bowl game – especially after playing the role of spoiler. Mark Mangino is a true coach, and he is about 4 players away from putting together a team that could challenge anyone in the Big 12.
We stuck to our guns as we said we would. We lost the early game so we called it a day. Had we won and played some more; Virginia Tech showed up in the second half and covered. But the Irish looked sloppy and let Stanford hang around the whole game.
See you back here Sunday morning for some NFL action.
Saturday Late Action
If and when our Iowa State play hits the green, we’ll have some late game action. We aren’t chasing the green though; this is an “if we win early, we play a couple late” proposition.
Virginia Tech is a -24.5 shot against North Carolina. The public has bumped the line up from 21 and while we don’t always like to chase the rising line, this game will be horribly one-sided as the Hokies control their own destiny into the ACC Championship. The Tarheels are weak on defense and won’t be able to move the ball against the Tech D.
Take Virginia Tech -24.5 (but ignore this game above 25.5)
Notre Dame is BCS bound with a win at Stanford. This line opened at the Irish -17 and has been bet down to -15/-15.5. Notre Dame is too explosive to justify this low number and this game will be a blowout.
Take Notre Dame -15.5
We’re a damn ATM (Iowa State at Kansas)
Aggies, we salute you as KingsOfVegas.com cashes out more green on Black Friday.
For Saturday, we’ve got a big play on Iowa State -3 at Kansas. Thanks to Nebraska throttling the hapless CU Buffs – who looked like they had a case of mad cow disease – Iowa State controls their own destiny in the Big 12 North and Dan McCarney won’t let that opportunity slip through his fingers like he did last year.
Kansas has no offense, and the Cyclone D will shut them down early.
Take Iowa State -3
We may have a second play in late afternoon action, so check back.
Cashing checks on Black Friday (Texas at Texas A&M)
While everyone else is battling crowds for the “greatest deal on earth,” sit back and make some cash with KingsOfVegas.com on Friday.
On Thanksgiving, we squeaked out the 2-1 day after Detriot forgot to show up against the Falcons. Still, that is a profit and profit is good.
For Friday’s action, we are taking the contrarian play with the Aggies. While this isn’t the NFL, Texas will likely come out gunning, get the lead and sit the starters to keep everything alive for the Big 12 Championship Game and their shot at the BCS Championship. The line has creeped from the open of Texas -23 to -27.5 and even 28 in some online books. Texas A&M has been embarrassed by their collapse and will likely be looking to at least save some face by playing tough.
Take Texas A&M +27.5
