The Arizona Republic

Dive into a movie at the Cosmopolit­an pool on the Strip

- ANTHONY CURTIS

The Cosmopolit­an on the Strip is bringing back dive-in movies for the summer.

Every Monday night through Sept. 4, a classic movie will be shown outdoors at the pool. Admission is free for hotel guests and children under 5. It’s open to everyone else for $5.

Movies include “Pulp Fiction,” “The Departed,” “Top Gun,” “The Big Lebowski” and “Bull Durham.”

Resorts World update: New informatio­n has been released about the timetable for building Resorts World Las Vegas, the 3,000-room hotel and casino planned for the north end of the Strip. After several years of delays, tower cranes will be installed over the next 90 days, with constructi­on beginning in the third quarter of this year. The budget is still $4 billion (there were reports of a downsizing) to build the resort that will have two towers. The theme has been changed from ancient to modern-day China, pushing back the scheduled completion date from late 2019 to some time in 2020.

Strip jackpot: Wheel of Fortune paid off again last weekend. A jackpot of $304,000 was hit at the small center-Strip Casino Royale on a 25-cent Wheel of Fortune Pink Diamonds machine.

Menacing mannequin: Planet Hollywood is being sued by a man who claims he suffered injuries when he mistook a mannequin in his room for a human and tried to flee. The mannequin, which was encased in a glass cabinet, was part of the room’s décor. The suit claims he “suffered undefined injuries to his body, limbs, organs, mind and nervous systems” causing a “loss of life enjoyment.”

Question: Luxor is closing its poker room. That’s happening a lot lately?

Answer: The number of poker rooms on the Strip continues to decline. Luxor will close its nine-table room on June 18. It follows the closing of rooms at Hard Rock and Monte Carlo this year, leaving the Strip area with 18 poker rooms, down from a high of 26 in 2007.

For more informatio­n about shows, buffets, coupons and discounts, go to www.LasVegasAd­visor.com.

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