By Daniel Kline Everyone associates a few things with Las Vegas, but a major new casino player on the Strip has thrown out a classic to try something new. The covid pandemic literally stopped Las Vegas’ growing momentum in its tracks. In February 2020, the city had just added the former Oakland Raiders and a number of new casino projects were in the works, with one nearing completion. That doesn’t seem like a big deal given the massive construction boom on the Las Vegas Strip (and really all over the city) but there was a time when people considered Las Vegas “overbuilt.” The pre-pandemic peri…