Boyd Gaming's resort project on the South Las Vegas Strip - now nearly half finished - is seen as a milestone in the history of Las Vegas. The development, which will have more than 2,000 rooms when finished, is seen by many as the first step in extending the Las Vegas gaming environment more than 5 miles further south than Mandalay Bay. The Casino City Times has more.

Las Vegas continues to amaze even me. There has seemingly been an endless demand for new growth over the past 16 or so years, and it shows absolutely no signs of stopping. To think that we're now moving beyond the "airport area" and further south...such an idea would be considered ridiculous just a few years ago. I can still remember being at the Hacienda and thinking it was way out in the sticks - because it was way out in the sticks, relatively speaking.