Once the Project Plan was finalized, approved and permits obtained, the owner, Mr. George G. Hardie, moved forward to build one of the finest facilities in Belize.

Starting with dense forest and vegetation, the 12.2-acre site was cleared and prepped. The ground was leveled and compacted with imported dirt and white marl. Platforms for the casino, hotel and parking lot were conformed and compacted to 95% and construction was underway. In any project, stability and safe building procedures are of paramount importance.

Though groundbreaking was early in 2003, the development of the project has required extensive research to find skilled professionals, appropriate materials (much of which must be imported from the United States), and the search for quality contractors, subcontractors and engineering.

59 footings were sunki for the casino, connected by concrete reinforced ground beams, to give the casino building exceptional stability. The 54,000 square foot building is now fully complete and operational.

Phase I of the hotel (60 rooms and suites) required 360 piles for stability and 600 tons of reinforced concrete caps, with completion of the opening phase of the hotel by spring of 2009, and an additional 33 rooms and suites in January 2010.

A 90 ft. water well and a secondary well have been drilled and piped, and pumps installed with a capacity of 400 gallons per minute. All water is treated by a Reverse Osmosis system providing the purest water for use in the casino and hotel. In most cases our water is purer than bottled water. It is tested every day. A separate Waste Treatment Plant and backup Electrical Generator give LVHC a Complete self-sufficient infrastructure capability.

Stainless steel channels for water run-off are integrated into the roof design.

The Casino was built with all Belizean labor.

Many of the fixtures, furnishings and equipment were not available locally and consequently many of these items had to be purchased in the United States and shipped to Belize, over 50 container loads.

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In the beginning...

The magnificent 54,000 square foot casino building.

The main entrance to the Las Vegas Hotel & Casino guarded by two “lucky” majestic 7 ft. bronze lions.

LVHC hosts its first meal to a group of Belize's Officials.

During a tour, George Hardie fools Government Officials when he presents Three-Card Monte (the hand is quicker than the eye), and they chose the wrong card. Hardie says “Too bad they weren't betting, I could have earned our first casino dollar right then”.

Sumptuous giant prawns served as a first course to the LVHC lunch guests.

Las Vegas Casino's fabulous cheesecake with strawberry sauce was the highlight of the meal.

The largest and newest commercial kitchen in Central America.

Another view of Belize's finest kitchen.

Powerful standby 1.75 Cummings megawatt electric generator, ready to handle all emergency electrical situations.

Part of the extensive Reverse Osmosis water treatment plant leading into a holding tank of 60,000 gallons of the purest water in Belize. Purer than most bottled water sold in stores.

One of the seven roof-top Air Handlers installed by Carrier Corporation to provide not only cooling but fresh air to our patrons.

Two massive air chillers that support the seven air handlers to provide cool, fresh and comfortable air in the casino, offsetting the hot muggy temperatures in Belize. The finest system in Belize.

Partial view of our state-of-the-art digital surveillance system console, handling 176 cameras. The finest system in Central America.

Eight foot wide drainage ditch for water run-off and to avoid any possible flooding. One of the first in Belize. Built by Las Vegas, and donated to the Government ($35,000 US)

As usual, George is involved with every aspect of the project.