[ShadowBJ21]

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pretty soon though, they'll be planet Hollywood Casino.
So then you'll be surrounded by overpriced food and crappy movie memorablia as opposed to just lights/slot machines. That Star Wars machine outside the poker room is just the start. (Dealers predicted it'd drive them crazy hearing that theme music 100+times a day)
I THINK it even has the movie showing 7x24 on top of the slot machine.RB

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But the upside is that they may survive at least. I liked the Aladdin. I think they could have done things better as the interior in general looks a little "cheap" (e.g. the lamp). But they were struggling fom the beginning.

There's a big difference between the building of the Wynn and the Aladdin. The Aladdin investors always hesitated to add additional money. Didn't they know that building a thing like that will be more expensive than initially planned?
On the opposite Steve Wynn was able to add money (his own or from the investors) whenever needed.

The Aladdin was doomed from the first day. And 9/11 gave them the final hit. It may sound strange but after 9/11 the "Theme" of the Aladdin drove a lot of customers away for some time. Already struggling that was the end of it.

Expensive or not - I think Planet Hollywood might be able to create something unique again and fill the casino with people. It was awful to see the low number of customers even at peek hours.
At least is is better than having a closed casino on one of the best parts of the strip.