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Dolce has already begun to demonstrate its ability to play well with others in the area, a supremely smart move. It has constructed a deal to offer room-billing for dining in the adjacent MonteLago Village, and would like to get together with Lake Las Vegas residents to find out how they would like to patronize the hotel, restaurants, and spa. The Ritz (although it will be missed, the staff was fantastic) did very little to cater to locals, until the very end. And, there were other straining factors: the Ritz brand has been in trouble for some time. At the time the Ritz-Carlton Lake Las Vegas closed (not sure if this is still the case), not one R-C property in the US was current on its interest payments. Since then, R-C has taken some steps to adjust its brand strategy (finally, in 2010, a frequent guest rewards program), but there may lay a long road ahead.

Just a couple of corrections:
1) There has been only one bankruptcy in Lake Las Vegas since its beginning: that of the developer (the Atalon Group) in mid-2008. Prior to that, TransContinental (Boeddeker) was simply foreclosed on by Credit Suisse, who then appointed Atalon Group. In addition, the Ritz was not foreclosed upon. Its owner, Deutsche Bank, decided it was not in the business of operating hotels (paraphrasing), and is rumored to have something to do with the franchise agreement with R-C.
2) The Loews Lake Las Vegas has not been foreclosed upon by Wells Fargo. There were reports a while back that Loews had gotten behind on a payment, and that WF was seeking to foreclose. However, that never happened.

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Thanks for doing thorough research, and reporting a fair representation of Lake Las Vegas.

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I have frequented the facilities a number of times and thought that the atmosphere lacked entertainment and more upgraded services to match the ambiance of the Village and the Lake Las Vegas experience.

Dolce might benefit from a co-venture with an existing Las Vegas operator to set up a Casino with expanded facilities for poker tournaments and entertainment. An existing casino operator could set up for business quickly and be able to channel customers to LLV on a selective basis. Not everyone enjoys the pace on the strip and the downtown properties couldn’t duplicate the atmosphere at the lake for a billion dollars.

That targeted clientele would be a cash cow for both Dolce and any casino operator. Seems like a home run to me.

Any additional ideas or suggestions?

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The casino was never used to it's capacity. What many people don't know or realize is that there are several thousand square feet of unused space in the upper level of the casino which would be perfect for a night/dance club, which most of the casinos in LV have. LLV always lacked a dance club venue. This unused space spills out onto a balcony which over looks the village and the lake.

It is a whole new day at Lake Las Vegas. Amidst all of the turmoil during the past few years, LLV is rising up like a Phoenix. Dolce is a big part of this new day and I thank you for coming to Lake Las Vegas!!!! ]]>Jan 16th 2011 9:47PM