When MGM Mirage recently announced plans to proceed with a $5.5 billion Atlantic City project, the company raised expectations for the future of the seaside gambling resort — something the city sorely needed.CityCenter East holds promise for an Atlantic City at a crossroads

The recent announcement that Dubai World will buy a sizeable share in MGM Mirage and a 50 percent stake in the unfinished CityCenter has largely been seen as little more than another business deal.Globalism comes to Las Vegas