Armenian Billionaire Backs Biggest Hotel Complex In Las Vegas

ARMENIAN BILLIONAIRE BACKS BIGGEST HOTEL COMPLEX IN LAS VEGAS

Las Vegas Review-Journal
Fri 18 December 2009 | 13:22 GMT

Kirk Kerkorian Armenian-American billionaire Kirk Kerkorian has a 37%
stake in the new CityCenter casino, hotel and shopping complex in
Las Vegas.

Kerkorian, MGM Mirage’s founder, is an active member of CityCenter’s
board of directors and had an influential role in getting the complex
off the ground more than five years ago when then President Jim
Murren presented the idea, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported on
13 December.

Murren, now chairman and chief executive officer, has acknowledged
Kerkorian at several public CityCenter grand opening events over the
past few weeks, although the Los Angeles financier has remained in
the shadows.

The $8.5 billion CityCenter marks the fourth time Kerkorian has
redefined the Strip, the Las Vegas Review-Journal said.

"Having been involved in the development of several great hotels in
Las Vegas, I’m very proud to be associated with CityCenter and I am
truly excited about this amazing new aspect of Las Vegas," Kerkorian
said through a spokeswoman.

"Of all the wonderful Las Vegas properties with which I’ve been
associated, CityCenter is simply the most amazing. I’m extremely
excited to see the public’s reaction and look forward to seeing how
it changes Las Vegas," he said.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS