Hiring has seriously ramped up since the Fontainebleau team was last in front of regulators. The approval comes as a final step in the licensing process. “In less than 30 days, we will be open, and I, with a high degree of confidence, feel that what we will bring to market will make our ownership, our team members, this commission, the State of Nevada and our local community very proud,” Mark Tricano, president of Fontainebleau, said to the commission. The $3.7 billion, 3,644-room resort - first planned in 2005 but delayed nearly two decades after the financial meltdown of the Great Recession and multiple ownership changes - came full circle with Fontainebleau Development CEO Jeffrey Soffer initiating the development process and being licensed with business partner Brett Mufson on Thursday.
13 after the Nevada Gaming Commission approved a series of gaming licenses. (Chitose Suzuki/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Las Vegas, at 67 stories the tallest resort in Nevada, can open its doors to the public as planned Dec. Fontainebleau Las Vegas, the 67-story resort casino set to debut Dec.
