Former NBA Player Takes Another Shot at Las Vegas Strip Project - Casino.org Former NBA Player Takes Another Shot at Las Vegas Strip Project
Ex-NBA pro Jackie Robinson’s plan to build a sports arena and hotel at a vacant location on the Las Vegas Strip could be back in play. Las Vegas developer Jackie Robinson surveys the site of his proposed sports arena and hotel during the early planning stages in 2014. The site is on the Strip near East Sahara Avenue. (Photo: Las Vegas Review-Journal) Robinson, 65, is a former UNLV basketball player whose National Basketball Association career included stints with the Seattle SuperSonics, Detroit Pistons, and Chicago Bulls. He recently submitted an agreement calling for a lease-with-option-...