Issue 37
May 22 -28, 2001
Volume 1
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Atlantic City's Borgata
On Target for 2003 Open

NEW YORK, NY - Eight months after breaking ground for construction on the Borgata, executives for the new Atlantic City resort said on May 14 that the project is on target for completion in summer 2003.

When it opens, the $1 billion joint venture developed by gaming concerns Boyd Gaming and MGM Mirage, will be the first new addition to the New Jersey resort in more than a decade.

Borgata Chief Executive Robert Boughner said the construction of the 4 million square-foot structure has run smoothly since building began in September in Atlantic City's Marina District.

Builders have almost completed driving more than 3,000 pilings into the landfill where the Borgata will stand, and they have begun construction of the second-floor of the resort's tower section.

Borgata executives are betting that Atlantic City's Marina district, a short drive from its better-known boardwalk, will breathe new life into the region's casinos.

Harrah's Entertainment and Trump Hotels and Casino Resorts Inc. already

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operate casinos in the Marina District.

The Marina will be linked to an Atlantic City highway via a new $330 million roadway paid in part by MGM Mirage and local and state authorities, Boughner said.


Sun International Opens Zambia Hotels - SOUTH AFRICA - South African gaming and hotel group Sun International has officially opened two new hotels in Zambia's tourist resort of Livingstone on May 16.

The three-star Zambezi Sun and the fiver-star Royal Livingstone are situated in the Mosi-O-Tunya National park and overlook the Victoria Falls (photo right).

"Sun International believes the new resorts will become a natural gateway between southern Africa and the rest of the world," a Sun International executive said.

Sands Hotel & Casino President Receives Award for Support of Royal Initiative to Combat AIDS - ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - Al Luciani, president of The Sands Hotel and Casino, received a special award of recognition for his efforts on behalf of the Royal Initiative to combat AIDS (RICA), an international organization that raises awareness and money to fight the AIDS crisis in Africa.

King Mswati III of Swaziland, founder of RICA, presented the award to Luciani at a gala fund-raiser May 12 at The Sands.

The RICA event raised awareness of the AIDS crisis in Africa, where an estimated one in three people are affected by the disease, and helped raise money to support innovative scientific research programs and provide grants to educate Africans about responsible health practices.

Paul Simon

Music legend Paul Simon on tour with Brian Wilson will be in performance for one night at Mandalay Bay Resort Casino's Event Center on June 22.

Joining Simon will be Brian Wilson, co-founder of The Beach Boys and one of rock's most deeply revered performers of some of the most cherished music in rock history.

SHOWTIME: 8:00 p.m.

TICKETS: $37, $47, $67 plus tax

For more information please call Mandalay Bay Resort Casino box office at 702-474-4000.
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