The Fontainebleau Las Vegas Casino project, thought as dead as might be last week, may rise from the ashes like a phoenix, as a brand new lender is reportedly involved.

The projected casino to hold the Fontainebleau brand to Las Vegas might not be a dead endeavor finally. An unnamed lender has emerged at bankruptcy hearings to supply financing to complete the casino resort if banks involved will unfreeze current loans.

The judge hearing the bankruptcy, A. Jay Cristol, urged all parties to aim to search out a workable compromise which might allow the project to move forward. He said litigating the problem would finally end up costing everyone hundreds of millions of dollars.

"It could be in everyone's best interest if this matter might be resolved in a prudent businesslike manner instead of through litigation," said Cristol.

Bank of America and its partners had withheld a $656 million loan to construct the Fontainebleau, deciding that cost overruns and mismanagement had doomed the project. However the mysterious new lender will cover all further financing, in keeping with rumors.

Word is that officials connected with Wynn Resorts and Harrah's Entertainment have bothe visited the development site of the gambling venue. While Harrah's could also be stretching itself to offer financing with its own situation unresolved, Wynn is also in position to supply some cash.

Published on June 20, 2009 by VirginiaMaddox

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