The Monte Carlo is on fire.

Sky news showing most the top 4 floors of the Monte Carlo on fire, not looking good!
Link

[Scrooge]

It is the facade that is on fire, no rooms are on fire.

BBC reporting its spreading over the top 4 floors now looks quite nasty

[Scrooge]

Ok the fire is out.

The building has been evacuated.

I will say this again...it is the stucco fascia that has burned.

No injuries have been reported.

Any update ? Is the hotel open or did it ever close?

[Scrooge]

Right now, what I am hearing (I am out of town) is that the whole building is closed, guests are being moved to other MGM/Mirage hotels.

The casino, rooms, restaurants and showroom are closed until further notice. I should be back in town today and will find out more tonight.

[RichardMannion]

Originally posted by Scrooge
Right now, what I am hearing (I am out of town) is that the whole building is closed, guests are being moved to other MGM/Mirage hotels.

The casino, rooms, restaurants and showroom are closed until further notice. I should be back in town today and will find out more tonight.

The pop-ups at montecarlo.com would confirm this:
http://www.mgmmirage.com/montecarlo.htm
http://www.mgmmirage.com/montecarlo_employeeupdate.htm

[Darren Wheeler]

What is 'Toke and Tip'? Sounds a bit iffy?

[RichardMannion]

Originally posted by Darren Wheeler
What is 'Toke and Tip'? Sounds a bit iffy?

Sounds like a pub in Hull. [}:)]

[Scrooge]

A toke and a tip is one and the same...it is a tip, as in tipping, as in the thing you do every now and again for services..no not those services Paul...like you tip a waiter..it can also be called toking a waiter or a dealer.

[Darren Wheeler]

Ahh. Makes sense now. In my book toke means something completely different, involving a pungent green plant leaf.

[Scrooge]

Midnight joker huh ??? yeah same here, until I moved here, then getting toked meant I could toke..if I wanted to [:?]