The D Casino Owner
By: Evan Jankens
@kingofthekc
- Casino Owner Gives Away 2,000 Free Flights to Las Vegas 14 Replies Derek Stevens, owner of The D, Golden Gate and the under-construction Circa Las Vegas, gave away 2,000 flights to Las Vegas to help kick-start visitation and support airline travel following the COVID-19 shutdown.
- Derek Stevens, co-owner and CEO of the D Las Vegas Casino Hotel and Golden Gate Hotel and Casino, is wagering big to see his home state school, Michigan State, pull off an underdog victory in the.
- Flemish for “little man pee”, this bronze statue was installed by the D’s owner, Derek Stevens in honor of his Belgian heritage and great sense of humor. The plaque in front of the pee stream reads “Manneken Pis has been described as hard-working yet fun-loving, affable and slightly irreverent, all qualities embraced by the D Las Vegas.”.
Kanye West. Just by saying his name you most likely have already formed an opinion.
Last week, West went on his Twitter account to announce that he was $53 million in debt.
I write this to you my brothers while still 53 million dollars in personal debt… Please pray we overcome… This is my true heart…
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 14, 2016
Downtown casino owner Derek Stevens is giving away 1,700 free flights to Las Vegas in hopes of jump-starting its tourism industry. Stevens, owner of The D Las Vegas and Golden Gate on Fremont. Michigan grad and owner of the D Las Vegas and Golden Gate Casino, Derek Stevens, announced last night with his brother Greg that he's building the tallest building in downtown Las Vegas.
The internet ran wild with the story and Kanye went as far to ask Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to help him out.
According to Time.com:
While the numbers can be a little squishy, reports put West’s income at $22 million in 2015 and $30 million the year before that. So while $53 million seems like a lot of debt, it’s only a hair above what he earned over the past two years.
Derek Stevens, the owner of the D Casino in Las Vegas, decided to give Kanye an idea on how to cover some of the $53 million debt.
IDEA @kanyewest Concert in Downtown #Vegas@DLVEC You keep all ticket rev, knock down debt, we take beverage. Venue holds 10K @theDlasvegas
— Derek Stevens (@DerekJStevens) February 15, 2016
It’s actually a pretty good idea. Think about it: 10,000 tickets being sold at $50 a pop gets you to $500,000 — which is a good start for anyone’s debt if you ask me.
A gofundme page created to help out Kanye had only raised just a little over $1,000 as of Wednesday afternoon; and that’s not going to help out too much.
But since West just released his new album “The Life of Pablo” last week, maybe sales from that could help him out a little as well.
Owner Of The D Casino
To help jump-start Las Vegas’ tourist industry, a casino owner in Las Vegas is giving away 1,000 free flights to the city.
Derek Stevens is the owner of The D Las Vegas and Golden Gate Hotel & Casino, both on Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas. He announced plans earlier this week to give away one-way flights from several U.S. cities.
Casinos and other nonessential businesses were ordered to close in mid-March to help slow the spread of the COVID-19. New safety guidelines for casinos were announced earlier in the month, but no date had been given as to when they could actually open. Finally, in a move that was greatly anticipated by thousands, Gov. Steve Sisolak gave the green light for the shuttered Nevada casinos to reopen, effective Thursday, June 4.
Owners Of The D Casino
“As we begin to reopen our doors across the city, we are proud to help reinvigorate travel to Las Vegas while supporting airlines in America impacted by the COVID-19 crisis,” Stevens said in a statement. “While we’d love for visitors to stop by downtown Las Vegas, we primarily want to get people back to Las Vegas to experience the attractions and amenities that make it one of the greatest places on Earth.”
The flights, all in early-to-mid June, will originate from over 30 cities, including Appleton, Atlanta, Austin, Boise, Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Cincinnati, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Denver, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Kansas City, Knoxville, Louisville, Memphis, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Oakland, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Orlando, Phoenix, Portland, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Sioux Falls, South Bend, St. Louis, Tampa and Tulsa.
The terms & conditions of the free flights include:
Participants must be 21 +. All flights are confirmed one-way to Las Vegas. All returns flight arrangements are responsibility of customer. One ticket per person. Only flight (air transportation) is included. All other services, including but not limited to upgrades, bags, seat assignments and inflight purchases are responsibility of customer. Flights are for the specified dates no changes will be permitted. No shows will not result in a waitlist and seat will go empty. Flights are subject to change or cancellation by the airline and all changes are responsibility of customer. All other terms and conditions are dictated by the airline. Management reserves all rights. All flight arrangements for travel to Las Vegas must be made with the D and not the airline direct. Return air travel can be made with your favorite airline or travel agent.
The D Casino Owner
Interested participants can sign up for the free flights on a first come, first serve basis at www.thed.com.
The D Casino Owner
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