In 1998 Parrot Cay debuted, on a tiny, private cay accessible only by boat, and early in 2005, ThePalmsresort on the "big" island of Providenciales (population: 6, 000) opened, promoting its spa as its centerpiece.
For more than a year, the owners of the Kings, the Maloof family, former owners of thePalms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, have used the threat of a sale to outside investors to prod the city of Sacramento into putting together a new arena package.