MGM Mirage News

Nov. 30 -- Dennis Farrell, senior casino debt analyst with Wells Fargo Securities LLC, talks with Bloomberg's Lori Rothman about the outlook the $8.5 billion CityCenter in Las Vegas, co-owned by MGM Mirage and Dubai World.

With its massive residential, commercial and leisure developments built on oil revenue , Dubai has been steadily modeling itself for more than a decade into an upscale tourist destination and a regional entrepot for those people and companies looking to do business in the Persian Gulf region.

Successful investing requires a balancing act between two important things: the desire to make as much money as you can from your investment versus the wish to preserve your capital in case things go wrong.

Sin City is pinning its biggest bet ever -- $8.5 billion -- on a 67-acre, six-tower complex of striking hotels, gourmet restaurants, swank shops and a single casino that starts opening Tuesday in the heart of the Las Vegas Strip.

FOR SALE: Dubai could be forced to divest speculative investments made during a six-year boom following last weeka s bond shock, leading to a fire sale of prized assets.

Construction, safety, financial problems plague project from start By HOWARD STUTZ and ARNOLD M. KNIGHTLY LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL Construction deaths Feb.

The following stocks were among those that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE: MGM Mirage, down 45 cents to $10.56 The casino operator's joint venture partner Dubai requested a debt payment delay.

In this Oct. 20, 2009 file photo, MGM Mirage's CityCenter is pictured in Las Vegas.

LANDMARK: Burj Dubai, the world's tallest manmade structure nearing completion in Dubai in April.

Casino operator MGM Mirage said Friday that its CityCenter joint venture with Dubai World, the investment arm of the Dubai government, is not affected by Dubai World's request to delay repaying billions in debt and will still open on time.

A view of CityCenter under construction on the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Nov. 25--LAS VEGAS -- CityCenter, the 67-acre glass-and-steel metropolis that debuts here next week, is being billed as the next great mega-casino resort.

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The cash-poor Mashantucket Pequot tribe is sending a big chunk of its gaming revenue to two unlikely places: Las Vegas and Malaysia.

MGM MIRAGE -- Today, New York-New York Hotel & Casino announced the winner of the Vinny vs.

For the first time, Las Vegans will get a chance to see the inside of the Las Vegas Strip's newest resort complex.

There was never any doubt Thursday whether Nevada gaming regulators would approve a casino license for the centerpiece resort inside the $8.5 billion CityCenter development.

Uncertain economy . Unfinished buildings. Unrealized expansion plans. Unyielding balance sheets .

Nevada gambling regulators have approved a casino license for the centerpiece casino at the $8.5 billion CityCenter complex on the Las Vegas Strip.

Here's what Jim Cramer had to say about some of the stocks that callers offered up during the "Mad Money Lightning Round" Wednesday evening.