Just hours before Irving leaders were set to consider plans for a casino resort near the former Texas Stadium site by the owners of the Dallas Mavericks, an official from the company, Las Vegas Sands Corporation, requested the gambling part of the plan be withdrawn.
Mark Boekenheide, senior vice president of global real estate development for Las Vegas Sands Corp., which is owned by the same family that owns the Dallas Mavericks, requested the gaming component of the development be removed from the plans during a city council workshop Thursday afternoon after receiving pushback from some in the community…
Earlier this week, the Irving planning and zoning commission approved two proposals.
