Sheldon Adelson wants to bring Spain a touch of Las Vegas

What does Spain really need right now? A little bit of Las Vegas.

US billionaire Sheldon Adelson wants to build a $35 billion mini-Las Vegas strip in Barcelona or Madrid,

Adelson, of course, is no stranger to the casino business. The controversial CEO of the Las Vegas Sands Corp. has been working diligently to spread a little bit of Las Vegas around the world in recent years and just opened a shiny new casino in Macau, otherwise known as “the Monte Carlo of the Orient.”

Adelson’s ex-partner on that project probably didn’t show up for the opening celebration though. He’s suing Adelson for $375 million and accusing the Las Vegas Sands of misconduct in its bid for its Macau casino license.

In Spain, Adelson is thinking 12 resorts, six casinos, a concert hall and a few golf courses in a neatly designed package about half the size of the Las Vegas strip.

He sees it as something of a Las Vegas for the European market, Reuters said. And he’s willing to bet the European economy will have picked up before it opens. Of course, he’s pressuring Spain to hedge his bet. Adelson not only wants tax breaks for his project, he also wants some major changes to Spanish laws.

II Edition of Marbella Luxury Weekend in Puerto Banus

The II edition of Marbella Luxury Weekend will be arriving in Puerto Banús on Thursday the 31st of May till Sunday the 3rd of June. It will consist of four days filled with various activities that will gather lovers of luxury and sophistication. Music, parades and eye-catching proposals will welcome the summer to Marbella.

Among the exclusive performances announced for the event, the Italian brand Salvatore Ferragamo will be presenting in the hall of his shop in Banús, on the 1st and 2nd day of June, a craftsman who will produce a unique model of a bag for those customers who request it, being able to choose the colour and type of leather they want. In addition, they will be able to customize it, including their initials in the design.

Vinnie Jones will be filming in Puerto Banus Marbella!

Vincent Peter “Vinnie” Jones is heading to Marbella for his new gangster movie “The Shill”, which will be filmed entirely on the Costa del Sol. Vinnie will play a guitar-playing psychopath who chokes his victims with his strings.

“The Shill” focuses on ‘shill bidding’, which means online fraud involving falsely inflating prices of goods sold on auction sites like eBay. Once the fraudsters make millions of pounds in cash they fly on a spending spree in Marbella to hide the money from the law! Paul Grimshaw, the writer and producer of the movie, based it on his own experiences.

The actors will meet some investors at the Marbella Film Festival, which takes place in October this year. But the filming set will probably take place in spring 2013 for a six week period.

ICAN Marbella Triathlon 2012, which will be held in Puerto Banus on Sunday, April 15

ICAN Marbella Triathlon 2012, which will be held on Sunday, April 15.

Puerto Banus ICAN Marbella Triathlon 2012, which will be held on Sunday, April 15

ICAN Marbella Triathlon 2012, which will be held on Sunday, April 15, enabled on a circuit around Puerto Banus and will feature the participation of about 1,400 national and international athletes.Most of the participants are Spanish triathletes, although the test will feature athletes from Denmark, England, Brazil, USA, Ireland, Germany, Belgium, Holland, Uruguay, Portugal, France and Canada, among others.In this second year to be held in Marbella will be two types: ‘Half Ican’, with 1.9 miles of swimming, 90 km cycling and 21 km race walk, and the ‘Ican 62′, to be 1.9 km swim, 50 km bike and 10 km run. The event will run from 08.00 to 16.00, taking place the outputs of the evidence from the United Nations Avenue, starting with swimming, whose starting point is the beach of Puerto Banus in the same location and will consist of a return the triangular circuit, the test will be followed by road to Ojen cycling and will continue to run, leaving from the avenue itself, which will run along the promenade of Marbella.

Puerto Banus News – San Wild Charity Dinner at Puro Beach, Marbella

Cecile Auersperg in collaboration with Coastfield projects organised a charity dinner on the 10th of April at Puro Beach! Charity dinner “San Wild” aim was to help the animals destined to “canned hunting”.

Just one of many “canned hunting” cases:

In May, 2007 a much-reported hunting trip involved the killing of 1051 pound pet pig in an alleged canned hunt. It was soon discovered that the pig, previously named “Fred” had been someone’s pet and was then soled to a hunting facility only a brief time before he was killed. On May 3, paying customers Mike Stone and his 11-year-old son, Jamison, hunted him in a 150 acres (0,61 km2) fenced enclosure. Jamison shot Fred a total of eight times over a period of three hours.The aim: To contribute towards the purchase of a piece of land, where rescued animals can live in a protected environment. For more info: www.sanwild.org   Among the attendees were Olivia Valere, Francisco Garcia, Saeko Hamada, Kristina Szekely, Manuel Gardena, Chris Newsham and many others.

Puerto Banus News – Karl Lagerfeld Is Now Designing Helicopters

Lagerfeld will collaborate with helicopter maker AgustaWestland to revamp its line of VIP choppers. He’ll start with redesigning the interior and exterior of the company’s AW139, a twin-engine helicopter that can seat up to 15 people, but his work could extend to other commercial models. The company told WWD that it admires Lagerfeld’s “creativity and sophisticated style” and will use his talents to “introduce a new, limited edition, customized solution” to its customers.

Semana Santa Malaga & Marbella 2012

Semana Santa is the Spanish name for Easter and means ‘Holy Week’. As the name implies, Semana Santa in Spain is longer than our Easter. In fact, it goes on for longer than a week. Presessions every where all week, well worth a visit. spectacular dramatic scenes, the best being in Malaga and Marbella in this area.

Puerto Banus boat show Easter 2012

From April 5 to 9, 2012 the fourth pre-owned boat show will be held in the marina of Puerto José Banús. An estimated 100 boats, from 17 to 84 feet, are expected to be present at the show supervised by the respected firm Marina Marbella, S.A. This will be a great event for anyone looking for a good deal and great value for money, with the added security of boats being serviced by the professionals at Marina Marbella. All boats will be in the water available for sea-trials. Take advantage of this opportunity and start your boating dream now! As well as the sale of pre-owned and brokerage boats, Marina Marbella Group focuses on sales, service, importing, exporting and distribution of powerboats and motor yachts of the following brands: Sea Ray, Chris Craft, Azimut, Jeanneau, Dominator, Lazzara and Marquis. www.puerto-banus.com

Puerto Banus boat show Easter 2012

From April 5 to 9, 2012 the fourth pre-owned boat show will be held in the marina of Puerto José Banús. An estimated 100 boats, from 17 to 84 feet, are expected to be present at the show supervised by the respected firm Marina Marbella, S.A. This will be a great event for anyone looking for a good deal and great value for money, with the added security of boats being serviced by the professionals at Marina Marbella. All boats will be in the water available for sea-trials. Take advantage of this opportunity and start your boating dream now! As well as the sale of pre-owned and brokerage boats, Marina Marbella Group focuses on sales, service, importing, exporting and distribution of powerboats and motor yachts of the following brands: Sea Ray, Chris Craft, Azimut, Jeanneau, Dominator, Lazzara and Marquis.