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Goodman, a spokesman for Bombay Sapphire Gin, which sponsors monthly "martinis with the mayor" events, is a proponent of allowing strippers in the casinos as well as expanding legalized prostitution, now allowed in certain parts of Nevada. "We're the fastest-growing everything," the mayor says in his office, flipping through the endless escort section of the phone book. "We may as well be the fastest-growing escort service." His city is growing so quickly that an Internal Revenue Service building is being constructed downtown right near his office. "We'll be able to tax the IRS," he says, "which...
Look out, seedy vice dens, Las Vegas is going global. Macau, Britain, Thailand and even squeaky-clean Singapore--which until this year had banned the G-rated business of selling chewing gum--are being bombarded with billion-dollar investment offers from the same companies that made a strip of Nevada desert synonymous with over-the-top entertainment. The sudden urge to export Vegas-style casinos stems as much from regulatory reform abroad as from limited growth opportunity at home. Indeed, after MGM Mirage announced plans last month to build a casino in Macau, Merrill Lynch predicted that the development would...
...about forking over money for food? Dalene Nichols, spokeswoman for Sky Chefs, says its customers "are embracing the concept." In fact, recent company surveys show that 87% of them think Sky Chefs meals are a good value. Audrey McCool, professor of food-and-beverage management at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas, isn't so sure. On a recent flight, she was served a sandwich that was "smashed together." Cost...
...technicality that does not stop him from representing everyone anywhere near Vegas. Goodman, a spokesman for Bombay Sapphire gin, sponsor of monthly "martinis with the mayor" events, is a proponent of allowing strippers in the casinos as well as expanding legalized prostitution, now allowed in some parts of Nevada. But in a struggle replicated in most families, Vegas is changing faster than the older, more conservative gaming-control board wants. The board yanked two billboards that the Hard Rock put up this year - one had a naked woman lying on a blackjack table with a card in her mouth above...
...music, no shows. Except for gambling, there's nothing else to do." Look out, seedy vice dens, Las Vegas is going global. Macau, Britain, Thailand and even squeaky-clean Singapore are being bombarded with billion-dollar investment offers from the same companies that made a strip of Nevada desert synonymous with over-the-top entertainment. The sudden urge to export Vegas-style casinos stems as much from regulatory reform abroad as from limited growth opportunity in the States. Indeed, after MGM Mirage announced plans last month to build a casino in Macau, Merrill Lynch predicted that the development would...