VIVA EURO VEGAS
Spain is to become the next Las Vegas, says casino kingpin Sheldon Adelson. Adelson recently announced a $35 billion investment to construct a mini Vegas strip in both Madrid and Barcelona. He explained, “We are looking at 12 integrated resorts, 3,000 rooms each. A mini Las Vegas about half the size of the Las Vegas strip in Spain for the European market.” Before you book your next vacation, the proposed Euro Vegas isn’t expected to open until 2022 plus the Spanish government still has to greenlight its development. Upside: there is still the real Las Vegas, Monaco, Singapore, Macau, France and some 80 other nations to place your next bet.
TAXITREATS ANYONE?
Apparently New Yorkers are too lazy to stop off at a bodega or drugstore on any corner to buy energy drinks, snack bars, gum, mints and over-the-counter pain relievers. At least that is what the New York City Economic Development Corporation thinks as they awarded two students from Stern Business School at NYU and Universidad de Buenos Aires with a NYC Next Idea 2012 prize. TaxiTreats is a concept that would bring vending machines into taxis and “aims to improve the passenger experience and increase the profitability of owning a NYC taxi medallion.” The duo behind TaxiTreats, Brian Shimmerlik and Tomas Grosskopf, received $17,500, free office space and networking opportunities […]