{"id":21416,"date":"2019-03-02T15:13:31","date_gmt":"2019-03-02T23:13:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=21416"},"modified":"2019-05-23T23:43:48","modified_gmt":"2019-05-24T06:43:48","slug":"elon-musk-rumored-to-be-circling-las-vegas-strip-for-loop-tunnel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/elon-musk-rumored-to-be-circling-las-vegas-strip-for-loop-tunnel\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk Rumored to Be Circling Las Vegas Strip for “Loop” Tunnel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There are rumors, then there are rumors. This one’s off-the-chart, and remember you heard it here first.<\/p>\n

Word is demented genius Elon Musk is eyeballing the Las Vegas Strip for one of his underground “Loop” transportation projects.<\/p>\n

Our understanding is there have been exploratory conversations involving Elon Musk’s tunnel construction company, The Boring Company, and major players in town.<\/p>\n

The goal: To create a tunnel system which could connect the Las Vegas Convention Center to Mandalay Bay and McCarran International Airport, with stops in between.<\/p>\n

The mind reels.<\/p>\n

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If the rumor pans out, Las Vegas is about to get drilled.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In case you’ve been living under a rock without access to the Internet, here’s a quick overview of Elon Musk’s tunneling efforts.<\/p>\n

Eccentric bajillionaire Elon Musk founded The Boring Company in 2016 after becoming frustrated with L.A. traffic.<\/p>\n

Musk’s Boring Company recently made international headlines with the unveiling of a test tunnel in Hawthorne, California. It cost about $10 million to build the 1.14-mile demonstration tunnel. No, that’s not a typo. Ten million. Keep that number in mind as we proceed.<\/p>\n

Basically, these tunnels bypass surface street traffic, allowing either private vehicles or automated electric cars to travel quickly between stops.<\/p>\n

Here’s a look at what we’re talking about.<\/p>\n

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