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...We’re kind of only for celebrities and VIP types,” Charles Hotel Director of Public Relations Sophie Zunz told The Crimson on Wednesday. “There are no delegates staying here...

Author: By Lauren A.E. Schuker, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Clintons Stay at Charles Hotel—But Together or Not? | 7/30/2004 | See Source »

Zunz said that The Charles signed a contract with the DNC Committee agreeing to fork over 80 percent of their hundreds-a-night rooms to donors and VIP types. As for the other 20 percent...

Author: By Lauren A.E. Schuker, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Clintons Stay at Charles Hotel—But Together or Not? | 7/30/2004 | See Source »

...Tuesday, not long before my stomach gives out, MGM's Tabu still has men dancing competitively on tabletops to impress women, like some '80s John Travolta movie someone forgot to make. "The clubs are now carrying Vegas," says Cy Waits, the bar's VIP manager. "The casinos want us to bring in quality. Young people are more reckless with their money." Along with clubs, arenas and music venues have sprouted up in the hotels, replacing the crooners with major pop and hip-hop acts. "For years people thought it was where acts go to retire," says Russell Jones, general manager...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Strip Is Back! | 7/26/2004 | See Source »

...dizzy." And the Sands is offering more than clean air--there are sequined showgirls, megaplex-size TVs and a 300-ft.-long buffet--all designed to reel in mainlanders like Li Duoshan, a businessman from nearby Zhuhai, who once dropped a six-figure sum in one of Macau's VIP baccarat rooms. Li has lost money at the Sands too, but still pooh-poohs its competitors: "There's no music, no shows. Except for gambling, there's nothing else...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Vegas Plays to the World | 7/26/2004 | See Source »

...dizzy." The Sands offers more than clean air - there are sequined showgirls, megaplex-size TVs and a 90-m-long buffet, all designed to reel in mainlanders like Li Duoshan, a businessman from nearby Zhuhai, who once dropped a six-figure sum in one of Macau's VIP baccarat rooms. Li has lost money at the Sands too, but pooh-poohs its competitors: "There's no 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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Exporting The Fun | 7/25/2004 | See Source »

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