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Lucky Dragon : First Construction Update For 2016

Posted by Chuckmonster on 12 Jan 2016
Here's our first 2016 update on the continued construction of The Lucky Dragon hotel & casino. When we last left off, curtain glass was just starting to be clad to the hotel tower and...

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Lucky Dragon Casino Takes Shape - Part Deux

Posted by Chuckmonster on 3 Dec 2015
We last checked in on the Lucky Dragon two days ago, we found that the forthcoming property from former Venetian/Palazzo executive William Weidner and real estate entrepreneur Andrew Fonfa had gained steel pylons and crossbeams...

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Lucky Dragon's Casino Takes Shape

Posted by Chuckmonster on 1 Dec 2015
Two weeks after threatening to halt construction unless someone, anyone subsidized the continuation of their project, the Lucky Dragon brought in a huge pile of structural steel and has begun framing their casino building. Pylons have...

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Lucky Dragon Gets Curtain Wall Glass

Posted by Chuckmonster on 6 Nov 2015
Earlier this morning, the first panels of curtain wall glass were attached to Lucky Dragon's hotel tower, continuing the North Strip project's rapid rise from rendering to reality. Just last week, VT reported that construction materials...

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Lucky Dragon Catches A Crystal Dragon

Posted by Chuckmonster on 1 Oct 2015
Lucky Dragon has recently topped off construction of their hotel tower, have nearly finished their parking garage as its casino footprint is starting to bubble up from the dirt like a flame kissed souffle. Whoda...

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Peekaboo: Lucky Dragon's Sexy Hotel Rooms

Posted by Chuckmonster on 11 Aug 2015
From the death and demolition of one dream to the creation and construction of another. Lucky Dragon, the micro-niche casino that could has posted updates showing off a new logo, new renderings, new room product and...

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North Is The New South Dept: Enter The Lucky Dragon Hotel and Casino

Posted by Chuckmonster on 3 Mar 2014
The fight for north strip Asian gamblers is about to heat up. The Lucky Dragon, a $135 million dollar project backed by Las Vegas real estate developer Andrew Fonfa (who owns neighboring Allure condominiums) and helmed...

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