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Las Vegas Reinvented
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Sin City casinos trying something new to lure business
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- Date Aug 9, 2011
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Las Vegas casinos are now offering folks a sweeter deal in an effort to keep what's happening on Wall Street from spreading to the strip.
In some ways that could be difficult task shares of MGM resorts international -- today despite the company reporting a second quarter profit yesterday.
Other gaming stocks like wind sands and -- which runs a number of them rallied in the last five days of trading.
Amid all the economic concerns one industry CEO says people just want a good deal.
Thus the newest Vegas wrinkle the casino operators call.
Party -- us what's a party -- Anita Vogel.
Either -- we're gonna tell you that let me play the casino industry is down about two billion dollars in revenues from just four years ago.
-- owners are doing whatever they can to recoup that money in true Vegas bash it.
He knows are pulling out all the bells and whistle.
Serving up party -- combining gaming and entertainment.
-- have several different elements that are added to a normal gaming experience from dancers.
To uniforms to choreographed shows.
Too much louder music to light.
From the pleasure -- at planet Hollywood DC there's Pussycat Dolls.
The spot for fans -- Toby He.
Let -- country fans are a little bit friendly you know -- so there where you from you know what's.
Make little gambling thing -- better expected.
Others look to the past to reinvent this future.
We're the only room in town that has -- machines the majority of this phantom call routing you know you know you'll wind is and gaming experts say hey you know win win.
If you they I think it's good for the casino because I think a lot of them.
The excitement that it brings.
Now some casinos insist those party -- are profitable for them but -- Experts insist there's not really tell because there haven't been any.
They also don't know whether people are actually spending more time and -- in those party pets.
But -- from what we -- they sure -- look like they're having a great time and they'll probably be back for more.
Let it ride it need to Bigelow on the strip -- -- -- -- on the strip I'm jealous thing.
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