Good News? Boyd Gaming Reaches Agreement to Build on Stalled Echelon Project

Boyd gaming has reworked an agreement they made with Morgans Hotel Group which in effect makes it entirely possible we'll see movement with the $4.8 billion dollar development.

The deadline to obtain construction financing has now been extended through 2009 and Boyd Gaming will now return a $30 million dollar deposit plus interest. The result is Morgans having sole control over the use of all brands associated with the development.

Too bad it's not that easy for your everyday, typical, high rise condo purchasers to have their deposits refunded for the units they now longer wish to close on.

"Well, you see at the time, I thought it was a good idea to buy that high rise condo, but now that it's worth maybe half of what I bought it for, I no longer want to close, so please refund my deposit... and by the way, I'd like interest on all that money as well." Try that line out on Trump, or Allure, or MGM, or any of the other projects in town that are having a tough time converting contracts to closings.

So is this good news? Perhaps - but keep in mind this new agreement can be terminated by either company at any time before December 31st, 2009. Like with the Major League Baseball season, we may have to wait until the last minute to see how things shake out.

In the meantime, may I suggest some Las Vegas condo foreclosures? Plus there's many other options were you can put your money to use with high yield investments as well.