MGM plans to break ground on indoor arena this year

By Anthony Curtis

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Mar 17, 2013

~~<p>Stealing some of the thunder from a recently announced stadium planned for the University of Nevada-Las Vegas area, MGM Resorts International has announced that it will build a 20,000-seat indoor sports and events arena on land it owns behind the Monte Carlo and New York-New York. The facility will be built in a partnership with AEG, which already operates several sports venues nationwide, and will include retail, dining and entertainment offerings. While complete details weren't announced, the timetable calls for a groundbreaking later this year, with an opening slated for 2015.</p>
<p>» Sign removed: The iconic Sahara hotel sign was removed last week, as work continues on the property's reincarnation as the new SLS Las Vegas in a $750 million renovation and re-branding for the resort, which is expected to open in 2014.</p>
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Stealing some of the thunder from a recently announced stadium planned for the University of Nevada-Las Vegas area, MGM Resorts International has announced that it will build a 20,000-seat indoor sports and events arena on land it owns behind the Monte Carlo and New York-New York. The facility will be built in a partnership with AEG, which already operates several sports venues nationwide, and will include retail, dining and entertainment offerings. While complete details weren't announced, the timetable calls for a groundbreaking later this year, with an opening slated for 2015.

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