What really happens in Vegas : true stories of the people who make Vegas, Vegas

Patterson, James, 1947- author.

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"It's not the five-star dining, or the casinos, or the clubs, or the crowds. It's the electrifying chemistry of America's most round-the-clock city. The unbelievable, unstoppable, unbeatable draw of the desert dream. It's What Happens in Vegas, filled with never-before-told stories about the people who make the city tick, simmer-and even explode"-- Provided by publisher.

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Casinos Nevada Las Vegas

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ISBN:

9780316406901
0316406902

Edition:

First edition

Description:

358 pages ; 25 cm

Contents:

Introduction: "Luck be a lady ... "
Welcome to Las Vegas : Harry Reid International Airport
The ride : Wayne Newton Boulevard
The arrival : the Wynn
The VIP host : the VIP wing of a major Las Vegas resort
Wheel of Fortune!: Harry Reid International Airport
The wedding queen of the West : a little white wedding chapel
From villain to visionary : the mob museum
The healer among the hustlers : the Sapphire Las Vegas Pool and Dayclub
What happens here, stays here : R&R Partners Advertising Agency
The queen of Las Vegas : the strip
Unmasking the jackpot winner of the mask : Treasure Island
Risk city : the STRAT
The invasion of the superchefs!: Spago Las Vegas
Magic : the Mirage
The greatest show on Earth : the "O" theater
The triumph of the operatic tenor : the MGM Grand garden area
Earning a name at the palms : N9NE Steakhouse
The ghost of Elvis Presley : cruising the strip
The habitat of the whales : the Cosmopolitan Reserve
The hustler : the wild side of town
Here comes the sun : Circa Resort and Casino, and the Wynn
The valley of fire : the Mojave Desert

LCCN:

2023938834

Control Number:

3268740

Other Authors:

Seal, Mark, 1953- author

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