Friday, March 12, 2010

Las Vegas casino execs make pitch to open up to 6 resorts in Florida

Multibillion-dollar hotel resorts with casino gambling, celebrity chefs and luxury shopping.

It could all come to Florida — if the state wants to cash in on its image as a sun-soaked haven for tourists and authorize sprawling, Vegas-style casino resorts, gambling executives told lawmakers Thursday.

Executives from Las Vegas Sands, which operates the Venetian and Palazzo on the Vegas strip, flew to Tallahassee to pitch lawmakers on their vision: Four to six gambling destinations, each costing $2 billion or more to build, that would beckon gamblers from several continents.

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