Actor George Clooney rolls dice, invests in new Vegas resort

[NVMojo]

someone is still investing in the economy, eh? It's funny how the investment in gaming nationwide and internationally hasn't slowed.

LAS VEGAS (AP) - The last time George Clooney scored big in Las Vegas, he ripped off a casino in the movie "Ocean's Eleven." This time, instead of taking oodles of cash out of a megaresort, he's putting a sizable chunk into one.

Clooney has invested in a proposed $3 billion development called Las Ramblas to be built just east of the heart of the Las Vegas Strip.

While the location for his latest project is the same, the cast is much different. Clooney has partnered with major real estate developers Related Las Vegas and Centra Properties, along with influential nightclub owner Rande Gerber and his company, After Midnight.

"I could end up just losing my shirt on this whole thing, but these guys are pretty good at what they do," Clooney told The Associated Press. "It's going to be an adventure."

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