LOS ANGELES, DECEMBER 21, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The Armenian-American billionaire Kirk Kerkorian has a 37% stake in the new CityCenter casino, hotel and shopping complex in Las Vegas. Groonk reported that Kerkorian, MGM Mirage's founder, is an active member of CityCenter's board of directors and had an influential role in getting the complex off the ground more than five years ago. "Having been involved in the development of several great hotels in Las Vegas, I'm very proud to be associated with CityCenter and I am truly excited about this amazing new aspect of Las Vegas," Kerkorian said through a spokeswoman. "Of all the wonderful Las Vegas properties with which I've been associated, CityCenter is simply the most amazing. I'm extremely excited to see the public's reaction and look forward to seeing how it changes Las Vegas," he said.

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