Kanye West acknowledges attendees before his Yeezy Season 3 Collection presentation and listening party for the "The Life of Pablo" album during New York Fashion Week February 11, 2016. (Andrew Kelly/Reuters)
Kanye West accepts the Video Vanguard Award at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles, California, in this August 30, 2015 file photo. West, who says he is $53 million in debt, has asked Facebook Inc‘s Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg to invest $1 billion into his "ideas". (Reuters/Mario Anzuoni/Files)
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Downtown Las Vegas casino owner offers Kanye ‘deal’ to pay off debts

By Caitlin Lilly reviewjournal.com
February 17, 2016 - 8:53 am
 

Kanye West may have a solution to knocking down some of his debt — Las Vegas casino mogul Derek Stevens and his Downtown Las Vegas Events Center.

West, who tweeted Monday he was $53 million in debt, initially called on Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to help him pay off his debts by investing $1 billion in West's "ideas." There is no word as to whether Zuckerberg plans to hand over a billion dollars to West.

However, West has received a "proposition" from casino owner Derek Stevens for a way to earn some extra cash and pay off some of the debt. 

Over Twitter, Stevens — who owns The D, The Las Vegas Club and the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center — offered Kanye West a deal of a lifetime.

According to Stevens' tweet, if West agrees to play a show at Stevens' Downtown Las Vegas Events Center, West can take all the ticket revenue (the venue holds 10,000 people) and Stevens will claim the proceeds from the bar. 

This isn't the first time West would perform in downtown Las Vegas. In 2014, Kanye was the leadoff headliner for the Life is Beautiful festival.

As of Wednesday morning, Kanye has not responded to Stevens' tweet.

Contact Caitlin Lilly at clilly@reviewjournal.com. Find her on Twitter: @caitielilly_

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