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All this with GameStop has got me thinking-even in a market as hot as the one now, there have still got to be plenty of undervalued stocks. Given that hypothesis, I have decided to gather information and produce bull theses on stocks that I believe are dramatically undervalued in the stock market from time to time. I do not know how often I will do this, it just depends on whether or not it picks up steam, but it is something fun to occupy my time with! Keep in mind, that I am not a financial advisor, and none of this is financial advice. So, without further ado, I present my first case:
I believe that Las Vegas Sands (LVS) is dramatically undervalued-even as a resort chain during a global pandemic. There are a number of reasons for this:
To put it simply, the stock has taken an unjustified beating during the pandemic, especially on this last earnings report. Other casino stocks, such as MGM and Wynn Resorts, have recovered at a far greater rate while not being as attractive as LVS in my opinion.
Locations: LVS has an attractive portfolio of locations, including the very popular Venetian in Las Vegas-which includes an expo/convention center for the NUMEROUS corporate conventions that do and will continue to take place- as well as the Palazzo. Additionally, LVS has multiple resorts in Macao, where it holds one of only SIX casino licenses to serve the entire Chinese economy. Finally, LVS also operates Marina Bay Sands in Singapore-where they have one of only TWO casino licenses. In short, Sands is a leader in the US and Asian casino markets, both highly lucrative areas in the industry.
Asia: As the middle class in China continues to grow at a rapid rate, more consumers will vacation to Macao and Singapore and drive up revenues in the area post-pandemic. Sands’ casino license is good through May of 2022, so they will be able to serve this growing middle class for the next 15 months and, I believe, well beyond. If you are concerned about the expiration of the licenses, don’t be. MGM and SJM holdings both had licenses set to expire in 2020, but both were renewed until 2022 by the Chinese government. The gaming industry in Macao has some serious weight, being the city’s largest employer and accounting for 82% of government revenue to the city. The Chinese government would have very little interest in adjusting or revoking the licenses unless a company made an egregious misstep. A misstep by LVS is highly unlikely, as the market is very lucrative and doing anything to compromise access to that market would be nonsensical. Further, Sands' Singapore license is highly coveted given that the only other license belongs to Genting Group, a company based in Malaysia-LVS has no US competitors in Singapore, and no competitors that are listed on US stock exchanges, making them your best bet for the Asian casino market in the United States.
The balance sheet: As of December 31, 2020-nearly a year into the pandemic-LVS had a cash balance of $2.12 billion, which is quite healthy. While LVS does have outstanding debt of roughly $14 billion, this is not really of any concern, as net revenue amounted to just shy of $13.8 billion in 2019, a number I would expect to return-and even grow-after the pandemic. Additionally, capital expenditures for LVS amounted to only $252 million in 2020, giving some longevity to the balance sheet as revenues continue to recover slowly.
New CEO: Robert Goldstein has been with LVS since 1995, when The Venetian was in its planning phase. During this time, he was instrumental in attracting restauranteurs and retailers. He has served in a variety of leadership positions, including as COO of the company. Under Goldstein’s leadership, LVS achieved financial performance records and has been positioned a leader in regulatory compliance, an important note when considering the casino industry-especially in Asia, where noncompliance could get their highly coveted license revoked.
Nobody can say that it is easy to be in the hospitality industry during a global pandemic, but I believe that Las Vegas Sands has the market, the balance sheet, and the knowledge to weather this storm and grow in the aftermath.
I first bought in to LVS at approximately $59 per share before cutting my losses at $56 to wait for a better buy point. Well, that buy point has been achieved. As of January 29, I am back in on LVS at $48 per share with a price target of $65.

(Bad) sign of things to come for Vegas? Surprised that Adelson would want to sell basically at the lows; things must be looking pretty bleak on the Strip to consider dumping Las Vegas.
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Adelson’s Las Vegas Sands Exploring $6 Billion Sale of Vegas Casinos Gillian Tan and Christopher Palmeri, Bloomberg News
Pedestrians pass in front of the Venetian Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., on Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020. Las Vegas Sands Corp. is scheduled to release earnings figures on October 21. Pedestrians pass in front of the Venetian Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., on Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020. Las Vegas Sands Corp. is scheduled to release earnings figures on October 21. , Bloomberg
(Bloomberg) -- Sheldon Adelson’s Las Vegas Sands Corp. is exploring the sale of its flagship casinos in Las Vegas, according to people familiar with the matter, a move that would mark the mogul’s departure from the gambling mecca.
The casino operator is working with an adviser to solicit interest from potential suitors, and may fetch $6 billion or more for its Vegas properties, said the people, who asked to not be identified because the talks are private.
The portfolio includes the Sands Expo Convention Center, the Venetian Resort Las Vegas and the Palazzo.
A representative for the company confirmed it was in very early discussions about a sale and that nothing has been finalized.
A sale would result in Adelson, one of the world’s richest men, exiting the U.S., with his remaining casino assets concentrated in Macau and Singapore.
Adelson is chairman, chief executive officer and a majority shareholder of Las Vegas Sands, which has a market value of $37.5 billion.
The stock rose as high as 12% in after-hours trading Monday, after Bloomberg reported on the news of the deal. The stock had closed down 3.1% to $49.13.
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/adelson-s-las-vegas-sands-exploring-6-billion-sale-of-vegas-casinos-1.1513344

All this with GameStop has got me thinking-even in a market as hot as the one now, there have still got to be plenty of undervalued stocks. Given that hypothesis, I have decided to gather information and produce bull theses on stocks that I believe are dramatically undervalued in the stock market from time to time. I do not know how often I will do this, it just depends on whether or not it picks up steam, but it is something fun to occupy my time with! Keep in mind, that I am not a financial advisor, and none of this is financial advice. So, without further ado, I present my first case:
I believe that Las Vegas Sands (LVS) is dramatically undervalued-even as a resort chain during a global pandemic. There are a number of reasons for this:
To put it simply, the stock has taken an unjustified beating during the pandemic, especially on this last earnings report. Other casino stocks, such as MGM and Wynn Resorts, have recovered at a far greater rate while not being as attractive as LVS in my opinion.
Locations: LVS has an attractive portfolio of locations, including the very popular Venetian in Las Vegas-which includes an expo/convention center for the NUMEROUS corporate conventions that do and will continue to take place- as well as the Palazzo. Additionally, LVS has multiple resorts in Macao, where it holds one of only SIX casino licenses to serve the entire Chinese economy. Finally, LVS also operates Marina Bay Sands in Singapore-where they have one of only TWO casino licenses. In short, Sands is a leader in the US and Asian casino markets, both highly lucrative areas in the industry.
Asia: As the middle class in China continues to grow at a rapid rate, more consumers will vacation to Macao and Singapore and drive up revenues in the area post-pandemic. Sands’ casino license is good through May of 2022, so they will be able to serve this growing middle class for the next 15 months and, I believe, well beyond. If you are concerned about the expiration of the licenses, don’t be. MGM and SJM holdings both had licenses set to expire in 2020, but both were renewed until 2022 by the Chinese government. The gaming industry in Macao has some serious weight, being the city’s largest employer and accounting for 82% of government revenue to the city. The Chinese government would have very little interest in adjusting or revoking the licenses unless a company made an egregious misstep. A misstep by LVS is highly unlikely, as the market is very lucrative and doing anything to compromise access to that market would be nonsensical. Further, Sands' Singapore license is highly coveted given that the only other license belongs to Genting Group, a company based in Malaysia-LVS has no US competitors in Singapore, and no competitors that are listed on US stock exchanges, making them your best bet for the Asian casino market in the United States.
The balance sheet: As of December 31, 2020-nearly a year into the pandemic-LVS had a cash balance of $2.12 billion, which is quite healthy. While LVS does have outstanding debt of roughly $14 billion, this is not really of any concern, as net revenue amounted to just shy of $13.8 billion in 2019, a number I would expect to return-and even grow-after the pandemic. Additionally, capital expenditures for LVS amounted to only $252 million in 2020, giving some longevity to the balance sheet as revenues continue to recover slowly.
New CEO: Robert Goldstein has been with LVS since 1995, when The Venetian was in its planning phase. During this time, he was instrumental in attracting restauranteurs and retailers. He has served in a variety of leadership positions, including as COO of the company. Under Goldstein’s leadership, LVS achieved financial performance records and has been positioned a leader in regulatory compliance, an important note when considering the casino industry-especially in Asia, where noncompliance could get their highly coveted license revoked.
Nobody can say that it is easy to be in the hospitality industry during a global pandemic, but I believe that Las Vegas Sands has the market, the balance sheet, and the knowledge to weather this storm and grow in the aftermath.
I first bought in to LVS at approximately $59 per share before cutting my losses at $56 to wait for a better buy point. Well, that buy point has been achieved. As of January 29, I am back in on LVS at $48 per share with a price target of $65.
P.S. I know that I am no legend like u/DeepFuckingValue, but I like this stock!!

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LAS VEGAS - Las Vegas Sands Corp. is considering selling its two hotel-casinos on The Strip, the company confirmed to the Reno Gazette Journal Monday.
News of the potential sale comes at a time when Las Vegas Strip properties are struggling to attract visitors due to COVID-19 travel fallout.
Las Vegas Sands Corp last week reported a third-quarter loss of $565 million, after reporting a profit in the same quarter last year.
Following Bloomberg's report, the company's stock jumped more than 3%.'We're in a world of hurt'The disappearance of conventions in the wake of COVID-19 contributed to a second quarter loss of almost $1 billion for Las Vegas Sands.
"Las Vegas cannot perform without return of these segments," said Las Vegas Sands President and COO Rob Goldstein in a July earnings call.
His Las Vegas Sands Corp. is one of the largest casino and resort companies in the world with the Venetian and Palazzo resorts on the Strip and lucrative casinos in Macau.

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List of Las Vegas casinos that never opened
Over the years there have been several casinos and resorts planned for the Las Vegas Valley that never opened. The stages of planning may have been just an announcement or groundbreaking.[1][2][3]
Asia Resort and Casino
Where the Palazzo Casino and Resort currently stands (adjacent to the Venetian Hotel and Casino and the Sands Expo and Convention Center), an Asian themed casino was proposed but was rejected for the present Palazzo project.[4]
Alon Las Vegas
A proposed luxury hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip on the former site of the New Frontier Hotel and Casino, announced in 2015.[5] The project was put in doubt after Crown Resorts announced in late 2016 it was suspending its involvement in the development.[6] Crown announced in December 2016 that it was halting the project and seeking to sell its investment. The remaining partner Andrew Pascal announced he was seeking other partners to proceed with the project. However in May 2017, the land went up for sale.[7] The land was later purchased by Steve Wynn.
Beau Rivage
Steve Wynn, who had purchased and demolished the Dunes hotel-casino, had originally planned to build a modern hotel in the middle of a man-made lake. He later built the Bellagio with a man-made lake in the front of the hotel.[citation needed] The name was later used by Wynn for a resort built in Biloxi, Mississippi.
Caribbean Casino
In 1988, a sign for a proposed casino was erected on a fenced vacant lot on Flamingo Road. Standing near the sign was a scale model galleon. For several years, that was all that stood on the property. The empty lot was the source of many jokes by the locals until the ship, which was later damaged by a fire started by a homeless person, was torn down in the 1990s and the lot became the site of the Tuscany Suites and Casino co-owned by Charles Heers, who has owned the property since the 1960s.[8]
Carnival
In 1990, the Radisson group proposed a 3,376-room hotel next to the Dunes, with a casino shaped like a Hershey's Kiss.[9]
Cascada
A proposed resort that was to have been built on the site of El Rancho Vegas. The parcel is now partially taken by the Hilton Grand Vacations Club and Las Vegas Festival Grounds.[4]
City by the Bay Resort and Casino
A San Francisco-themed resort was proposed for the site of the New Frontier Hotel and Casino. The project was rejected in favor of the Swiss-themed Montreux, which was also eventually cancelled.[4]
Countryland USA
A country music-themed resort was planned for construction of the site of the former El Rancho Hotel and Casino. For some years, the El Rancho sign stood with the words "Coming Soon - Future Home of Countryland USA."[10][11]
Craig Ranch Station
Main article: Craig Ranch Station A Mediterranean-themed hotel-casino for North Las Vegas, proposed by Station Casinos in March 2000.[12] The project faced opposition from nearby residents,[13][14][15] which led to the proposed location being changed to a vacant property on the nearby Craig Ranch Golf Course.[16] Residential opposition to the new location led to the project being rejected by the Nevada Gaming Policy Committee in March 2001. Station Casinos still had the option to develop the project on the initial site,[17][18] but the project was cancelled entirely in July 2001, following a weak financial quarter for the company.[19]
Crown Las Vegas
Main article: Crown Las Vegas Formerly known as Las Vegas Tower, the Crown Las Vegas was to have been a supertall skyscraper built on the former site of a Wet 'n Wild water park. In March 2008, the project was canceled and the property was put up for sale.[20]
Desert Kingdom
In 1993, ITT Sheraton purchased the Desert Inn casino, and had announced plans to develop the large parking lot into a Balinese themed resort to complement the Desert Inn. The project was never developed and the site is now the location of Wynn Las Vegas.[4]
DeVille Casino
After building the Landmark Hotel and Casino on Convention Center Drive and selling it to Howard Hughes, developer Frank Carroll built the DeVille Casino across the street from the Landmark at 900 Convention Center Drive in 1969. Chips were made for the casino (and are sought-after collectibles), but the casino never opened.[21] The building was renovated in 1992 as a race book parlor named Sport of Kings which closed after nine months.[22] It became the location of The Beach nightclub, which was demolished in 2007 to make room for a planned 600-unit tower[23] that was never built.[24] The land sits currently empty.
Echelon Place
Main article: Echelon Place An announced project by Boyd Gaming planned to have a hotel built on the property of the former Stardust Resort & Casino. Construction was suspended on August 1, 2008 due to the Great Recession. In March 2013, Boyd Gaming sold the proposed site for $350 million to the Genting Group, which is redeveloping the project as the Asian-themed Resorts World Las Vegas.
Fontainebleau Las Vegas
Main article: The Drew Las Vegas Located on the Las Vegas Strip and originally known as Fontainebleau Las Vegas. Construction began in 2007, and the resort was to include a casino, 2,871 hotel rooms, and 1,018 condominium units.[25] Construction on the $2.9 billion project ceased in 2009, the year of its planned opening. Investment firms Witkoff Group and New Valley LLC purchased the unfinished resort in 2017.[26] In 2018, Witkoff and Marriott International announced a partnership to open the renamed project as The Drew Las Vegas in 2020. The resort will include a casino and three hotels totaling nearly 4,000 rooms, with the condominium aspect removed from the project.[27]
Harley-Davidson Hotel and Casino
A resort themed after the motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson was proposed, complete with hotel towers shaped like gigantic exhaust pipes, but was never built.[4]
Jockey Club Casino
The Jockey Club is a condominium and timeshare resort at 3700 Las Vegas Boulevard South. It was planned to have a casino, and chips were made for its use, but the casino was never opened.[28]
Kactus Kate's
By April 1994, Gold Coast Hotel and Casino owner Michael Gaughan was interested in building a hotel-casino in North Las Vegas,[29] at the northeast corner of North Rancho Drive and Carey Avenue. In January 1995, the city planning commission approved the rezoning of the land for use as a hotel-casino. The resort, to be named Kactus Kate's, would be built by Gold Coast Hotel/Casino Limited. The hotel would include 450 rooms, and the casino would be 105,000 sq ft (9,800 m2),[30] later decreased to 102,000 sq ft (9,500 m2).[31] The resort would be located directly north of the nearby Fiesta and Texas Station resorts.[31]
In December 1998, Coast Resorts, Inc. received approval from the planning commission for a use-permit relating to the undeveloped property. In November 2000, the planning commission unanimously approved a two-year extension on the permit, giving the company more time to decide whether it would build Kactus Kate's. Because of a 1999 Senate bill that placed restrictions on casinos in neighborhoods, Coast Resorts had a deadline of 2002 to build the casino. The hotel would measure over 100 feet (30 m) high, and Coast Resorts was required to notify the Federal Aviation Administration of its final plans, due to the site being located less than 1,000 feet (300 m) from a runway at the North Las Vegas Airport.[32] In January 2001, Station Casinos purchased the 29-acre (12 ha) site for $9 million. Coast Resorts president Harlan Braaten said, "As we saw the competitive nature of that area intensify, in terms of the size of competing facilities, we just felt we would have to build something much bigger than we had intended to compete with Texas Station and Santa Fe Station. It was just going to be a very expensive project, and we didn't feel the returns would be that good." Station Casinos planned to sell the property as a non-gaming site.[31]
Las Vegas Plaza
Main article: Las Vegas Plaza Not to be confused with the Plaza Hotel & Casino.
This was to have been modeled after the Plaza Hotel in New York City. The project was announced shortly before the demolition of the New Frontier Hotel and Casino, where the new hotel would be built. Las Vegas Plaza was cancelled in 2011 due to the Great Recession.
London Resort and Casino
This announced project was to have been themed around the city of London, and featuring replicas of the city's landmarks. The project was to be built on land across from the Luxor Hotel and Casino. A second London-themed resort was to be built on the former land of the El Rancho Hotel and Casino. Neither project ever began construction.[4]
London, Las Vegas
This was a proposed three-phase project using London as its design inspiration. When completed, the 38.5-acre (15.5 ha) property would have featured 1,300 hotel rooms, a casino, a 500-foot-tall (152.4 m) observation wheel named Skyvue (partially constructed), and 550,000 square feet (51,097 square meters) of restaurants and shops — all of which would be architectural replicas of various British landmarks and neighborhoods.[33] The project was to be constructed on land across from the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip, where — as of November 2019 — the partially-constructed Skyvue still stands. The wheel was to be "Phase I of London, Las Vegas".
Montreux Resort
This Swiss-themed resort was to have been built on the property of the former New Frontier Hotel and Casino, but was ultimately cancelled.[34]
Moon Resort and Casino
Proposed by Canadian developer Michael Henderson, this is a planned 10,000-room, 250-acre (1.0 km2) lunar-themed casino resort.[35] Gaming experts doubt it will ever be built in Las Vegas, simply because the space planned for it is too large for the Las Vegas Strip.[4]
NevStar 2000
Further information: Craig Ranch Station § NevStar 2000 Proposed by NevStar Gaming in 1998, the NevStar 2000 entertainment complex in North Las Vegas would have included a hotel and casino,[36] but the project faced opposition from nearby residents who did not want a casino in the area.[37][38] The project was cancelled when NevStar Gaming filed for bankruptcy in December 1999.[12]
North Coast/Boyd Gaming project
In May 2003, Coast Casinos had plans for the North Coast hotel-casino, to be built at the southwest corner of Centennial Parkway and Lamb Boulevard in North Las Vegas. The project would be built on approximately 40 acres (16 ha) of vacant land, surrounded by other land that was also undeveloped. At the time, the North Las Vegas Planning Commission was scheduled to review requests for zoning changes and approvals for the project. The project was not scheduled to be built for at least another four years, after completion of a highway interchange at Lamb Boulevard and the nearby Interstate 15, as well as the completion of an overpass over nearby railroad tracks. Bill Curran, an attorney for the land owner, said, "We're going through the zoning changes now so everybody knows what's going to be out there." The North Coast would include a casino, a 10-story hotel with 398 rooms, a bowling alley, movie theaters, and a parking garage.[39] In June 2003, the Planning Commission voted 6 to 1 to approve preliminary applications necessary to begin work on the North Coast.[40][41]
Boyd Gaming, the owner of Coast Casinos, announced in February 2006 that it would purchase the 40-acre site for $35 million.[42] Jackie Gaughan and Kenny Epstein were the owners at the time.[43] Boyd Gaming had not decided on whether the new project would be a Coast property or if it would be similar to the company's Sam's Town hotel-casino. At the time, no timetable was set for building the project.[42] In March 2007, the project was put on hold. At the time, Boyd Gaming had been securing construction permits for the project but decided to first review growth in the area. Construction had been scheduled to begin in mid-2007.[44] In August 2013, Boyd Gaming sold the undeveloped property for $5.15 million.[43]
Palace of the Sea Resort and Casino
This was to have been built on the former Wet 'n Wild waterpark site. Conceptual drawings included yacht-shaped towers that housed suites, a casino resembling the Sydney Opera House and a 600-foot (180 m) tall Ferris wheel-type attraction dubbed a "Sky Wheel". It never left the planning stages.[4]
Paramount Las Vegas
A casino and hotel and condo resort with more than 1,800 units that was planned by Royal Palms Las Vegas, a subsidiary of Royal Palms Communities.[45][46] The project was to replace the Klondike Hotel and Casino at the south end of the Las Vegas Strip,[47][45] beside the Las Vegas welcome sign.[48] The resort was approved in October 2006,[45] but an investor pulled out of the project in August 2007, and the land was put up for sale in May 2008.[46]
Pharoah's Kingdom
Pharoah's Kingdom was planned as a $1.2 billion gaming, hotel and theme park complex to be built on 710 acres (290 ha) at Pebble Road and Las Vegas Boulevard, five miles south of the Las Vegas Strip.[49][1] Construction was approved in October 1988,[49] with Silano Development Group as the developer.[50]
The project would have an Egyptian theme, including two 12-story pyramids made of crystal, with each containing 300 suites. The hotel would have a total of 5,000 rooms,[50] making it the largest in the world.[51] The 230,000 sq ft (21,000 m2) casino would include 100 table games and 3,000 slot machines, while an RV park, mini-golf, a bowling alley, and a video game arcade would be located beside the casino area.[52] Three of the project's various pyramid structures would house the 50-acre (20 ha) family theme park. Other features would include sphinxes, man-made beaches, waterways resembling the Nile river, an underwater restaurant, a 24-hour child-care facility, a 100-tenant shopping promenade, and a repertory-style theater that would be overseen by actor Jack Klugman.[52] Additionally, the resort would feature an 18-hole PGA Championship golf course,[52] and a monorail located within the theme park.[50] The project would have one mile of frontage along Las Vegas Boulevard.[52]
Frank Gambella, president of the project, stated that financing was in place, with groundbreaking planned for March or April 1989. Gambella said the project would be financed by several entities, with the money coming from a Nevada corporation, suggesting the entities would be grouped together as an umbrella corporation. Gambella stated that the project could be opened by Labor Day 1990. The resort was expected to employ 8,000 people. Following the completion of the resort, Gambella said a complex of 750 condominiums would be built on the land along with 900 retirement-care apartments.[52]
The project was cancelled shortly after it was announced, as authorities became suspicious of developer Anthony Silano's fundraising efforts for the project. It was discovered that Silano and his associates hacked into the Switzerland bank accounts of Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos following his death in 1989. Silano pleaded guilty to federal conspiracy charges. Another Egyptian-themed resort, Luxor Las Vegas, would open on the south Las Vegas Strip in 1993.[1]
Planet Hollywood Resort (original plans)
Not to be confused with the current Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino.
Originally planned to open in the late 1990s on the site of the Desert Inn, it was to be one of the largest hotels in Las Vegas. Because of the bankruptcy of Planet Hollywood Restaurants, the hotel was never built. However, in the 2000s, a group of investors bought the new Aladdin Hotel and Casino and remodeled it with a modern Hollywood theme.[4]
Playboy Hotel and Casino
A proposed casino resort themed after Playboy magazine was rejected in favor of a nightclub and suites built at the top two floors of the new Palms tower.[4] The planned location for the Playboy Hotel and Casino, on the Las Vegas Strip, was later used for the Cosmopolitan resort.[53]
Santa Fe Valley
Main article: Santa Fe Valley Santa Fe Gaming, which owned the Santa Fe hotel-casino in northwest Las Vegas, had plans for a second Santa Fe property in 1996.[54] The Santa Fe Valley would be built on a 40-acre (16 ha) lot[55] in Henderson, Nevada, adjacent to the Galleria at Sunset mall. The start of construction was delayed several times because of poor financial quarters for Santa Fe Gaming,[54] and because of the company not yet receiving financing for the project.[56] Site preparation started in July 1998, with an opening date scheduled for December 1999,[57] but construction never began. In 1999, the property was sold to Station Casinos,[58][59] which sold the land a year later for use as a shopping center.[60]
Shenandoah Hotel and Casino
A project by Wayne Newton. Although the hotel operated for a short time at 120 E. Flamingo Road, the management was unable to get a gaming license. After years of floundering it was sold to a Canadian company and became Bourbon Street Hotel and Casino.
Silver City proposals
By January 2000, Luke Brugnara was planning to build a San Francisco-themed resort on the site of the closed Silver City Casino.[61] Brugnara intended to give Silver City a multimillion-dollar renovation, with plans to have a fully operational hotel-casino by 2002.[62] In March 2001, Brugnara's request for a gaming license was rejected.[63] In May 2002, it was announced that Brugnara had sold the casino while retaining six acres located behind the building.[64] In 2003, Brugnara was planning to build a 24-story, 304-room hotel and casino resort on a portion of the Silver City property. The resort, to be named "Tycoon", was to be designed by Lee Linton, with an expected cost of approximately $100 million.[65]
Starship Orion
International Thoroughbred Breeders (ITB) announced plans to demolish the El Rancho and construct Starship Orion, a $1 billion hotel, casino, entertainment and retail complex with an outer space theme, covering 5.4 million square feet (501,676 square meters). The resort was to include seven separately owned casinos, each approximately 30,000 square feet (2,787 square meters).[66][67] Each potential casino owner was to contribute up to $100 million to own and operate a casino within the complex.[68] The complex would have included 300,000 square feet (27,871 square meters) of retail space, as well as 2,400 hotel rooms and a 65-story hotel tower. ITB hoped to begin construction later in 1996, with a planned opening date of April 1998.[67]
Sunrise
This was to have been located at 4575 Boulder Highway. Property developer Michael Mona Jr. built the hotel-casino and stated that he was going to break tradition by starting a "casino without a theme". He failed to get an unrestricted gaming license when suspicions arose concerning his associations with alleged organized crime figures. Chips were made for the casino, but were never used.[69] The building was opened as Arizona Charlie's Boulder.
Titanic
In 1999, Bob Stupak was planning a 400-foot-high (122 m) resort themed after the RMS Titanic, to be built on a 10-acre (4 hectares) property he owned near downtown Las Vegas. The resort would have included 1,200 rooms, 800 of which were to be used for timeshares to help finance the project. That year, planning commissioners rejected Stupak's request to change the zoning to allow for a hotel.[70] The project was later planned for the former site of the El Rancho Vegas on the Las Vegas Strip, but was rejected by the Las Vegas City Council.[4]
W Las Vegas
Main article: W Las Vegas W Las Vegas was proposed in August 2005, as a $1.7 billion joint project between Starwood and Edge Resorts, with a scheduled opening in 2008. The project would include a 75,000 sq ft (7,000 m2) casino and approximately 3,000 hotel, condo hotel, and residential units.[71][72] The project was cancelled in May 2007, after Starwood pulled out of the deal.[73]
Wally's Wagon Wheel
Wally's Wagon Wheel was to be developed by Walter Weiss through his company, Magna Leisure Partnership.[74][75] The project was proposed for 2200 South Boulder Highway in Henderson,[76][77] between Wagon Wheel Drive and Roberts Road,[78] near Henderson's Old Vegas western theme park. Manga Leisure Partnership purchased the 15.5-acre property in late February 1988. Weiss, at that time, had tentative plans for a western-themed, 112-room property known then as the Wagon Wheel Hotel and Casino. The Wagon Wheel was expected to cost $15 million, and financing had yet to be obtained for the project, which Weiss expected to open in early 1990.[74] The project, which would include a 55,000 sq ft (5,100 m2) casino, was to be built in two phases.[79]
By October 1991, Wally's Wagon Wheel remained unbuilt due to difficulty obtaining financing.[80][76] That month, the Henderson Planning Commission voted to give Weiss more time to make progress on the project. At that time, the project was to include 204 hotel rooms and would be built on 13.30 acres (5.38 ha). Weiss noted that the nearby successful Sam's Town hotel-casino opened with 204 rooms, and he believed his project would be successful if he opened with the same amount of rooms for good luck.[76] By the end of 1992, Weiss had still not acquired financing for Wally's Wagon Wheel. At the time, the project was the largest of five casinos being planned for Henderson. The three-story project was to include 200 rooms, two restaurants, a theater lounge for country and western entertainment, and a large bingo room. Weiss stated that groundbreaking was scheduled for May 1993, with an expected opening in June 1994. The hotel-casino would employ approximately 600 people upon opening.[81]
Weiss met with nearby residents to discuss the project, and he had the original design changed to include a larger buffer zone between homes and the hotel-casino. In November 1994, the Henderson Planning Commission voted to recommend approval of Weiss' requested zone change as part of the redesign. The project, at that time, was to include a one-story casino and a four-story hotel with 400 rooms.[82][83] In December 1994, the Henderson City Council rejected Weiss' plans for a 200-foot (61 m) buffer.[84]
In July 1997, the unbuilt project received its sixth extension from the Henderson Planning Commission for a use permit and architectural review.[85] In August 1997, the Henderson City Council approved the sixth extension, but denied Weiss' appeal for a one-year extension, instead giving him six months to make progress on the project.[77] Up to that time, $1.7 million had been invested in the project by Magna Leisure Partnership.[86] As of 1998, the project was expected to cost $80 million and employ at least 1,200 people, and the proposed site had increased to 19 acres (7 ha). At that time, Weiss stated that he was close to obtaining financing for the project from a casino operator.[87] The project was never built.
Wild Wild West
Not to be confused with Wild Wild West Gambling Hall & Hotel. As of 1993, Station Casinos owned a 27-acre (11 ha) site on Boulder Highway with the potential to be developed as a casino. The site was located across the street from Sam's Town hotel-casino.[88] In January 1998, Crescent Real Estate Equities Co. announced plans to purchase Station Casinos, which had intended to sell the land prior to the announcement.[89] By March 1998, Station Casinos was planning to develop a hotel-casino complex on the land, which was occupied by a vacant strip mall. The complex would be known as Wild Wild West, with local residents as the target clientele.[90][89]
Crescent's purchase of Station Casinos failed in August 1998, and Station Casinos subsequently slowed its plans to build the project.[91] By the end of the year, the project had received approval from the Clark County Planning Commission for a 273,000 sq ft (25,400 m2) casino and a 504-room hotel.[92] No timetable for construction was announced,[92][93] and Station Casinos had already decided by that point not to start any new projects prior to 2000.[92] Station Casinos sold the undeveloped land for $11.2 million to Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. in April 2004.[94]
World Port
In 2000, Howard Bulloch, David Gaffin, and their partner Tom Gonzales transferred ownership of the Glass Pool Inn property to their group, known as New World, with plans for a megaresort.[95] New World purchased several other nearby motels to accumulate a 77-acre (31 ha) parcel located on the Las Vegas Strip and east of the Mandalay Bay.[96] In January 2001, plans were announced for World Port Resorts, a megaresort consisting of hotel-casinos, a convention center and a fine arts facility. The project was to be built on the 77-acre (31 ha property, a portion of which was occupied by the Glass Pool Inn.[96]
World Trade Center
To have been located at 925 East Desert Inn Road. Leonard Shoen, co-founder of U-Haul truck rental, purchased the property of what had been the Chaparral Hotel & Casino in 1996, renovating it into the World Trade Center Hotel. A gaming license was applied for, but when it was discovered that two of Shoen's closest partners were convicted felons, the application was denied in 1998. He withdrew his application, and died in a car crash in 1999 that was ruled a suicide. Cards and gaming chips were produced for the World Trade Center Casino, but were never used.[97] The property has since been demolished and is now a parking lot, part of the Las Vegas Convention Center Annex.
World Wrestling Federation
A casino resort themed after the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) was proposed for a property near the Interstate 15 freeway across from Mandalay Bay. The project never went past the proposal stage.[4] The land where it would have stood is now Allegiant Stadium.
WWF also proposed to open the project on the property once used by the Clarion Hotel and Casino, which was demolished in 2015 to become a parking lot.
Xanadu
In February 1976, the Clark County Commission approved the 23-story Xanadu resort, to be built on the Las Vegas Strip at the corner of South Las Vegas Boulevard and Tropicana Avenue. The resort would include approximately 1,700 hotel rooms and a casino, as well as convention facilities, a showroom, dining, and indoor tennis courts. The resort was to be developed by Tandy McGinnis – of Bowling Green, Kentucky – and his Xanadu Corporation, and would be built on 48.6 acres (19.7 ha) owned by Howard Downes, a resident of Coral Gables, Florida.[98][99][100] The Xanadu would feature a pyramid design, and was expected to cost $150 million.[100] It would have been the first themed mega-resort. Much information and many artifacts of the project are housed at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas library. The Excalibur Hotel and Casino ultimately opened on the property in 1990.[101]
See also
Category:Defunct casinos in the Las Vegas Valley List of Atlantic City casinos that never opened

Taking the folks for a weekend in Vegas. I haven't been in a long time, but have kept up with the whole paid parking and ballooning resort fee costs. Putting aside the craziness of $45 resort fees, I'm trying to book a room. Just picked up Caesars Agustus Tower room for around $450 after all fees. But looked on youtube for some walkthroughs and the room doesn't look all that impressive.
Where do people go to find promo codes for rooms now? I used to just follow forum threads that would list all the newly available promo codes, but that seems to not be a thing anymore. I had some emails from MGM offering free buffets, but the cost was more than booking the rooms normally without the buffets. I no longer have status with any of the casinos. Can anyone recommend a better room in the same ~$350-450 all inclusive price range? I was thinking about Vdara, but their rooms only have one bed. Same with Palazzo/Venetian until you get to the more expensive rooms.
We usually stay at Orleans or Gold Coast, but I figured since we're going during the "slow season", I could try booking something a little nicer.
I feel like a clueless tourist in a town I used to call home. It's a very weird feeling.

What we know so far: - The Stadium will cost around $1.7 billion to $2.1 billion+ with at least $750 million in public funding.

• In addition to the initial stadium cost, the state infrastructure budget could exceed 300 million dollars to accommodate the roads around the stadium.
  
• Their is a proposed tax increase on the visors of Las Vegas to pay for the initial $750 million (this would not cover the infrastructure budget/changes). That would be approximately 50 million dollars a year for the next 15 years. For perspective, the average high school in America costs between 19 to 30 million to build.
  
• Sheldon Adelson and State Senate Majority Leader Michael Roberson is trying to tie together extra state funding for his Sands Convention Center in with the stadium.
  
• You will NOT have a say in this stadium getting approval. Governor Brian Sandoval has giving the authority to the Southern Nevada Tourism Infrastructure Committee under an executive order.
  
• The Southern Nevada Tourist Infrastructure Committee has already unanimously recommended a financing package for the convention center expansion.
  
• The committee wants a provision setting a 39% maximum percentage of the stadium costs that the public would be on the hook for.
  
• The committee is seeking a provision getting some return for the public if the stadium is a success. Likewise, the stadium proponents say this would be a deal-killer. Basically if the city wants to make money off of their investment, Adelson and Davis are not interested.
  
• The Committee vote isn't binding at the legislative level.
  

Want your voice heard?
If you're Pro or Against the next Southern Nevada Tourism Infrastructure Committee Meeting will be this Thursday September 15 at 8AM.
Stan Fulton Building 4505 S. Maryland Parkway Las Vegas, NV 89154
COMMITTEE MEMBERS: STEVE HILL CHAIRMAN Executive Director Governor's Office of Economic Development LEN JESSUP VICE CHAIRMAN President University of Nevada, Las Vegas CAROLYN GOODMAN Mayor City of Las Vegas STEVE SISOLAK Chairman Clark County Commission KRISTIN MCMILLAN President and Chief Executive Officer Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce TOM JENKIN Global President Caesars Entertainment BILL NOONAN Senior Vice President of Industry and Governmental Affairs Boyd Gaming BILL HORNBUCKLE President MGM Resorts International KIM SINATRA Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Wynn Resorts GEORGE MARKANTONIS President and Chief Operating Officer of The Venetian and The Palazzo Las Vegas Sands Corporation MIKE SLOAN Senior Vice President of Government Relations Station Casinos
TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE: DON BURNETTE County Manager Clark County BETSY FRETWELL City Manager City of Las Vegas GUY HOBBS Managing Director Hobbs, Ong & Associates TINA QUIGLEY General Manager Regional Transportation Commission ROSSI RALENKOTTER President and Chief Executive Officer Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority ROSEMARY VASSILIADIS Director of Aviation McCarran International Airport
Things still yet to be answered: How will property taxes sounding the stadium be handled? Will Adelson or stadium owners take a cut of these property taxes?
Will Nevada hold partial ownership in this new stadium? How will profits be handled on taxpayers money?
Also: It would be nice if we had some email address and phone numbers of the committee members. Any help in finding those would be greatly appreciated.
Links: http://news3lv.com/news/local/time-running-out-for-19-billion-las-vegas-raiders-stadium-decision http://news3lv.com/news/local/las-vegas-fans-ready-to-claim-raiders-as-fate-of-proposed-stadium-remains-in-question http://www.fieldofschemes.com/2016/09/09/11554/nevada-stadium-committee-on-950m-raiders-stadium-subsidy-can-we-get-whitewalls-with-that/ http://www.reviewjournal.com/business/stadium/roberson-urges-linking-stadium-plan-las-vegas-convention-center-upgrade http://www.reviewjournal.com/business/extension-special-tourism-panel-keeps-summer-debate-hot http://www.reviewjournal.com/business/stadium/gov-sandoval-calls-clarity-proposed-stadium-s-road-infrastructure-costs

What we know so far: - The Stadium will cost around $1.7 billion to $2.1 billion+ with at least $750 million in public funding.

• In addition to the initial stadium cost, the state infrastructure budget could exceed $300 million dollars to accommodate the roads around the stadium.
  
• Their is a proposed tax increase on the visors of Las Vegas to pay for the initial $750 million (this would not cover the infrastructure budget/changes). That would be approximately 50 million dollars a year for the next 15 years. For perspective, the average high school in America costs between 19 to 30 million to build.
  
• Sheldon Adelson and State Senate Majority Leader Michael Roberson is trying to tie together extra state funding for his Sands Convention Center in with the stadium.
  
• You will NOT have a say in this stadium getting approval. Governor Brian Sandoval has giving the authority to the Southern Nevada Tourism Infrastructure Committee under an executive order.
  
• The Southern Nevada Tourist Infrastructure Committee has already unanimously recommended a financing package for the convention center expansion.
  
• The committee wants a provision setting a 39% maximum percentage of the stadium costs that the public would be on the hook for.
  
• The committee is seeking a provision getting some return for the public if the stadium is a success. Likewise, the stadium proponents say this would be a deal-killer. Basically if the city wants to make money off of their investment, Adelson and Davis are not interested.
  
• The Committee vote isn't binding at the legislative level.
  

Want your voice heard?
If you're Pro or Against the next Southern Nevada Tourism Infrastructure Committee Meeting will be this Thursday September 15 at 8AM.
Stan Fulton Building 4505 S. Maryland Parkway Las Vegas, NV 89154
COMMITTEE MEMBERS: STEVE HILL CHAIRMAN Executive Director Governor's Office of Economic Development LEN JESSUP VICE CHAIRMAN President University of Nevada, Las Vegas CAROLYN GOODMAN Mayor City of Las Vegas STEVE SISOLAK Chairman Clark County Commission KRISTIN MCMILLAN President and Chief Executive Officer Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce TOM JENKIN Global President Caesars Entertainment BILL NOONAN Senior Vice President of Industry and Governmental Affairs Boyd Gaming BILL HORNBUCKLE President MGM Resorts International KIM SINATRA Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Wynn Resorts GEORGE MARKANTONIS President and Chief Operating Officer of The Venetian and The Palazzo Las Vegas Sands Corporation MIKE SLOAN Senior Vice President of Government Relations Station Casinos
TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE: DON BURNETTE County Manager Clark County BETSY FRETWELL City Manager City of Las Vegas GUY HOBBS Managing Director Hobbs, Ong & Associates TINA QUIGLEY General Manager Regional Transportation Commission ROSSI RALENKOTTER President and Chief Executive Officer Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority ROSEMARY VASSILIADIS Director of Aviation McCarran International Airport
Things still yet to be answered: How will property taxes sounding the stadium be handled? Will Adelson or stadium owners take a cut of these property taxes?
Will Nevada hold partial ownership in this new stadium? How will profits be handled on taxpayers money?
Also: It would be nice if we had some email address and phone numbers of the committee members. Any help in finding those would be greatly appreciated.
Links: http://news3lv.com/news/local/time-running-out-for-19-billion-las-vegas-raiders-stadium-decision http://news3lv.com/news/local/las-vegas-fans-ready-to-claim-raiders-as-fate-of-proposed-stadium-remains-in-question http://www.fieldofschemes.com/2016/09/09/11554/nevada-stadium-committee-on-950m-raiders-stadium-subsidy-can-we-get-whitewalls-with-that/ http://www.reviewjournal.com/business/stadium/roberson-urges-linking-stadium-plan-las-vegas-convention-center-upgrade http://www.reviewjournal.com/business/extension-special-tourism-panel-keeps-summer-debate-hot http://www.reviewjournal.com/business/stadium/gov-sandoval-calls-clarity-proposed-stadium-s-road-infrastructure-costs

I doubt anyone will find better deals than what hotwire has right now.
Basically, all the 5* hotels on the North Strip are around 30% off.
Here's the list of 5*:
Venetian, Palazzo, Trump (No casino), Encore, Wynn
To figure out which hotel is which here's a basic breakdown:
Venetian is usually slightly less expensive than Palazzo. Wynn and Encore are usually significantly more expensive than Venetian/Palazzo. Trump has no casino.
I booked 5 nights (June 18-23) at Venetian for $916 USD tax in. I just have to pay resort fees (~$120) when I get there.
So that's it. You can check betterbidding.com for more info on how to figure out hotels on hotwire. But it's usually easier to figure out with the 5* in certain areas.

running the code below gives me an error that says feature columns are rank 0. my thinking on why i wrote the code as is, is below; please tell me where I am going wrong.
given a csv with many columns, with some of them useless, I only grab the ones I need. train_y is my labels column the rest are feature columns. I then create feature columns to define how they should be used. The columns are created as categorical columns with dictionaries, except for those that are int and float. I wrap them in an indicator column and bundle them in a new list to create the model.
The data train_x is the features and train_y is the labels. These are passed into the input_fn to create a dataset. I use the create a dataset with slices function since i already pulled the data from the csv file.
I print out the dataset to see what is going on and I crash. The dataset is not convertable even though the printout says they are the correct dtype. I cannot figure this out.

 from __future__ import absolute_import from __future__ import division from __future__ import print_function import pandas as pd import numpy as np import tensorflow as tf train = pd.read_csv('./vegas2.csv', usecols=['Score', 'Period_of_stay', 'Traveler_type', 'Pool', 'Gym', 'Tennis_court', 'Spa', 'Casino', 'Free_internet', 'Hotel_name', 'Hotel_stars', 'Review_month']) train_x, train_y = train, train.pop('Traveler_type') print("*******************************") print(train_x) print("*******************************") print(train_y) score = tf.feature_column.numeric_column( 'Score', [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] ) stay_period = tf.feature_column.categorical_column_with_vocabulary_list( 'Period_of_stay', ['Dec-Feb', 'Mar-May', 'Jun-Aug', 'Sep-Nov'] ) traveler_type = tf.feature_column.categorical_column_with_vocabulary_list( 'Traveler_type', ['Friends', 'Business', 'Families', 'Couples', 'Solo']) pool = tf.feature_column.categorical_column_with_vocabulary_list( 'Pool', ['YES', 'NO']) gym = tf.feature_column.categorical_column_with_vocabulary_list( 'Gym', ['YES', 'NO']) tennis_court = tf.feature_column.categorical_column_with_vocabulary_list( 'Tennis_court', ['YES', 'NO']) spa = tf.feature_column.categorical_column_with_vocabulary_list( 'Spa', ['YES', 'NO']) casino = tf.feature_column.categorical_column_with_vocabulary_list( 'Casino', ['YES', 'NO']) free_internet = tf.feature_column.categorical_column_with_vocabulary_list( 'Free_internet', ['YES', 'NO']) hotel_name = tf.feature_column.categorical_column_with_vocabulary_list( 'Hotel_name', ['Circus Circus Hotel & Casino Las Vegas', 'Excalibur Hotel & Casino', 'Tuscany Las Vegas Suites & Casino', 'Hilton Grand Vacations at the Flamingo', 'Monte Carlo Resort&Casino', 'Treasure Island- TI Hotel & Casino', 'Tropicana Las Vegas - A Double Tree by Hilton Hotel', 'Paris Las Vegas', 'The Westin las Vegas Hotel Casino & Spa', 'Caesars Palace', 'The Cosmopolitan Las Vegas', 'The Palazzo Resort Hotel Casino', 'Wynn Las Vegas', 'Trump International Hotel Las Vegas', 'Encore at wynn Las Vegas', 'The Venetian Las Vegas Hotel', 'Bellagio Las Vegas',"Marriott's Grand Chateau", 'Wyndham Grand Desert', 'The Cromwell'] ) hotel_stars = tf.feature_column.numeric_column( 'Hotel_stars', [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]) review_month = tf.feature_column.categorical_column_with_vocabulary_list( 'Review_month', ['January', 'February', 'March', 'April', 'May', 'June', 'July', 'August', 'September', 'October', 'November', 'December'] ) base_columns = [score, traveler_type, stay_period, pool, gym, tennis_court, spa, casino, free_internet, hotel_name, hotel_stars, review_month] columns = [] for i in base_columns: columns.append(tf.feature_column.indicator_column(i)) def input_fn(features, labels, batch_size): dataset = tf.data.Dataset.from_tensor_slices((dict(features), labels)) print(dataset) return dataset classifier = tf.estimator.DNNClassifier( feature_columns = columns, hidden_units = [10, 10], n_classes = 5 ) classifier.train( input_fn =lambda: input_fn(train_x, train_y, 25) ) 

error output

WARNING:tensorflow:Using temporary folder as model directory: /tmp/tmp1ddsrs2t  Traceback (most recent call last): File "testCSVGrab.py", line 104, in  input_fn =lambda: input_fn(train_x, train_y, 25) File "/home/guak/tensorFlow/lib/python3.5/site-packages/tensorflow/python/estimatoestimator.py", line 352, in train loss = self._train_model(input_fn, hooks, saving_listeners) File "/home/guak/tensorFlow/lib/python3.5/site-packages/tensorflow/python/estimatoestimator.py", line 812, in _train_model features, labels, model_fn_lib.ModeKeys.TRAIN, self.config) File "/home/guak/tensorFlow/lib/python3.5/site-packages/tensorflow/python/estimatoestimator.py", line 793, in _call_model_fn model_fn_results = self._model_fn(features=features, **kwargs) File "/home/guak/tensorFlow/lib/python3.5/site-packages/tensorflow/python/estimatocanned/dnn.py", line 354, in _model_fn config=config) File "/home/guak/tensorFlow/lib/python3.5/site-packages/tensorflow/python/estimatocanned/dnn.py", line 185, in _dnn_model_fn logits = logit_fn(features=features, mode=mode) File "/home/guak/tensorFlow/lib/python3.5/site-packages/tensorflow/python/estimatocanned/dnn.py", line 91, in dnn_logit_fn features=features, feature_columns=feature_columns) File "/home/guak/tensorFlow/lib/python3.5/site-packages/tensorflow/python/feature_column/feature_column.py", line 273, in input_layer trainable, cols_to_vars) File "/home/guak/tensorFlow/lib/python3.5/site-packages/tensorflow/python/feature_column/feature_column.py", line 198, in _internal_input_layer trainable=trainable) File "/home/guak/tensorFlow/lib/python3.5/site-packages/tensorflow/python/feature_column/feature_column.py", line 2973, in _get_dense_tensor return inputs.get(self) File "/home/guak/tensorFlow/lib/python3.5/site-packages/tensorflow/python/feature_column/feature_column.py", line 1883, in get transformed = column._transform_feature(self) # pylint: disable=protected-access File "/home/guak/tensorFlow/lib/python3.5/site-packages/tensorflow/python/feature_column/feature_column.py", line 2916, in _transform_feature id_weight_pair = self.categorical_column._get_sparse_tensors(inputs) # pylint: disable=protected-access File "/home/guak/tensorFlow/lib/python3.5/site-packages/tensorflow/python/feature_column/feature_column.py", line 2559, in _get_sparse_tensors return _CategoricalColumn.IdWeightPair(inputs.get(self), None) File "/home/guak/tensorFlow/lib/python3.5/site-packages/tensorflow/python/feature_column/feature_column.py", line 1883, in get transformed = column._transform_feature(self) # pylint: disable=protected-access File "/home/guak/tensorFlow/lib/python3.5/site-packages/tensorflow/python/feature_column/feature_column.py", line 2527, in _transform_feature input_tensor = _to_sparse_input(inputs.get(self.key)) File "/home/guak/tensorFlow/lib/python3.5/site-packages/tensorflow/python/feature_column/feature_column.py", line 1870, in get feature_tensor = self._get_raw_feature_as_tensor(key) File "/home/guak/tensorFlow/lib/python3.5/site-packages/tensorflow/python/feature_column/feature_column.py", line 1924, in _get_raw_feature_as_tensor key, feature_tensor)) ValueError: Feature (key: Casino) cannot have rank 0. Give: Tensor("IteratorGetNext:0", shape=(), dtype=string) 

forgot to add sample data

5.0,Dec-Feb,Friends,NO,YES,NO,NO,YES,YES,Circus Circus Hotel & Casino Las Vegas,3.0,January 3.0,Dec-Feb,Business,NO,YES,NO,NO,YES,YES,Circus Circus Hotel & Casino Las Vegas,3.0,January 4.0,Dec-Feb,Families,NO,YES,NO,NO,YES,YES,Circus Circus Hotel & Casino Las Vegas,3.0,December 2.0,Dec-Feb,Couples,NO,YES,NO,NO,YES,YES,Circus Circus Hotel & Casino Las Vegas,3.0,December 4.0,Dec-Feb,Couples,YES,YES,NO,YES,YES,YES,Excalibur Hotel & Casino,3.0,January 4.0,Dec-Feb,Business,YES,YES,NO,YES,YES,YES,Excalibur Hotel & Casino,3.0,January 5.0,Dec-Feb,Couples,YES,YES,NO,YES,YES,YES,Excalibur Hotel & Casino,3.0,February 3.0,Dec-Feb,Business,YES,YES,NO,YES,YES,YES,Excalibur Hotel & Casino,3.0,February 

I figured we could make a thread on what everyone is paying for what. Maybe if we could follow a format:
Hotel | Days | Avg per night (incl tax, resort fees) | Room Type | Number of People |
Comments
I'll start...
Luxor | Thur-Tue | $252.60 | Pyramid Suite - 2 Queen Beds | 4 |
The price online with taxes and resort fees is $299, but if you call them up you can get them to waive the extra person fees for the third and fourth person.
Adding the resort fees from another thread... Please include these in your per night price!
Hotels in Las Vegas that DO NOT have resort fees:
· Bally's · Bill's · Caesars Palace · Casino Royale · The Cosmopolitan · The California · El Cortez · Elara · The Flamingo · Golden Gate · Golden Nugget · Harrah's · Imperial Palace · LVH · M Resort · Main Street Station · Planet Hollywood · The Platinum Hotel and Spa · Rio Las Vegas · South Point * added - Paris, pretty sure no fees(correct me if I'm wrong)
Hotels that DO CHARGE Resort Fees (Hidden fee charged per day+tax that they do not tell you about in advance):
· ARIA:$25
· ARTISAN BOUTIQUE HOTEL: $9.95
· BELLAGIO: $25
· CIRCUS, CIRCUS: $8.95
· ENCORE LAS VEGAS:$25
· EXCALIBUR LAS VEGAS:$15
· FOUR SEASONS AT MANDALAY BAY: $20
· GREEN VALLEY RANCH: $24.99
· HARD ROCK LAS VEGAS: $24.64
· HOOTERS: $9.95
· LUXOR: $18
· MANDALAY BAY: $25.
· MANDARIN ORIENTAL: $24
· MGM GRAND: $25
· MIRAGE: $25.
· MONTE CARLO: $20.
· NEW YORK, NEW YORK: $18.
· PALACE STATION: $14.99
· PALAZZO: $20
· PALMS PLACE: $15
· PLAZA: $10
· RAVELLA: $22
· RED ROCK: $24.99
· RIVIERA: $11
· RUMOR RESORT: $11.99
· THE SIGNATURE AT MGM GRAND: $25
· SILVERTON: $7.50
· STRATOSPHERE: $7.50
· THEhotel AT MANDALAY BAY: $25
· THE PALMS: $20
· TUSCANY SUITES: $14
· TREASURE ISLAND: $25
· TROPICANA:$19.99
· TRUMP:$25
· VDARA: $25
· VENETIAN LAS VEGAS: $20
· WESTIN CASUARINA: $11.50
· WYNN LAS VEGAS: $25

Update the list if needed. Hotels in Las Vegas that DO NOT have resort fees:
· Bally's · Bill's · Caesars Palace · Casino Royale · The Cosmopolitan · The California · El Cortez · Elara · The Flamingo · Golden Gate · Golden Nugget · Harrah's · Imperial Palace · LVH · M Resort · Main Street Station · Planet Hollywood · The Platinum Hotel and Spa · Rio Las Vegas · South Point * added - Paris, pretty sure no fees(correct me if I'm wrong)
Hotels that DO CHARGE Resort Fees (Hidden fee charged per day+tax that they do not tell you about in advance):
· ARIA:$25
· ARTISAN BOUTIQUE HOTEL: $9.95
· BELLAGIO: $25
· CIRCUS, CIRCUS: $8.95
· ENCORE LAS VEGAS:$25
· EXCALIBUR LAS VEGAS:$15
· FOUR SEASONS AT MANDALAY BAY: $20
· GREEN VALLEY RANCH: $24.99
· HARD ROCK LAS VEGAS: $24.64
· HOOTERS: $9.95
· LUXOR: $18
· MANDALAY BAY: $25.
· MANDARIN ORIENTAL: $24
· MGM GRAND: $25
· MIRAGE: $25.
· MONTE CARLO: $20.
· NEW YORK, NEW YORK: $18.
· PALACE STATION: $14.99
· PALAZZO: $20
· PALMS PLACE: $15
· PLAZA: $10
· RAVELLA: $22
· RED ROCK: $24.99
· RIVIERA: $11
· RUMOR RESORT: $11.99
· THE SIGNATURE AT MGM GRAND: $25
· SILVERTON: $7.50
· STRATOSPHERE: $7.50
· THEhotel AT MANDALAY BAY: $25
· THE PALMS: $20
· TUSCANY SUITES: $14
· TREASURE ISLAND: $25
· TROPICANA:$19.99
· TRUMP:$25
· VDARA: $25
· VENETIAN LAS VEGAS: $20
· WESTIN CASUARINA: $11.50
· WYNN LAS VEGAS: $25