Vegas5play - Las Vegas Casinos Promotions/Features
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Las Vegas Blvd. is that infamous "Las Vegas Strip" along with all those Mega-Resorts. Here you can see just about any star at the right selected time. [Elvis is spotted all the time] Like the song ... "they play it hard trying to beat the clock" (and the house) Many of everyone's favorite games and sports wagering are available to gamblers/tourists that are 21+ of course.
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Good Luck to all contestants in the $1,000,000 GREAT GIVEAWAY FOOTBALL CONTEST hosted by Station Casinos.
This seems to be the most popular football contest open to the public in Las Vegas. Boasting $30,000 in cash every week for the most winners. In addition; $5,000 in cash every week for the most losers.
Easy Right? Not hardly, even without a point spread this is really difficult against thousands of others with pencils and papers and computer statistics and other helpful resources.
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Sunday, June 16th I was on the beautiful Las Vegas "Strip" along with company from Idaho participating in the regular tourist attractions we walked along the west side of the street traveling north to film the mega-resorts. We started from the Monte Carlo then to the Bellagio to see the famous fountain display a water show that is really spectacular. We snapped photos and proceeded to Caesar's Palace watching all the beautiful scenery viewed in counless movies. Next, was the Mirage the Volcano eruption and the inside of the casino with the marble floor and casino with the terrarium setting not to mention Danny Gans and Sigfried & Roy. Finally, we were going to watch the pirate show in front of Treasure Island and noticed a total of 4 female tourist whom had passed out or were suffering from the extreme heat most were dehydrated. I think Treasure Island (TI) and Mirage should offer water sales or provide liquid refreshment to visitors. This happened at around 10:00 PM, imagine the results in the daytime by unsuspecting tourists. I hope TI or Mirage will vend liquid refreshments to the tourists. Funny that this was never in the news??? Hmmm.
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I hope you find the information you're looking for here.
If you're interested in Las Vegas, gambling, or casino
promotions and marketing specific target audiences
E-mail me: mailto:Vegas5play@lvcm.com (put MARKETING in the subject)
I live in Las Vegas and have been here since 1975.
Also included some links on this page some may be useful to you.
I've been working in and around gaming and casinos for 17 years.
I may not know everything, but I can probably help you.
I can obtain or give your business a more productive insight.
Opportunities available are unlimited and obtainable and reasonable.
Pointing out the right resources can help.
Some of these businesses have increased revenue!
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I am also going to include more information about
tournaments and casino offers in the future, as objectively as possible.
In addition, Bingo and all US land-based casinos
in the Las Vegas and Laughlin areas will be on my agenda for evaluation and discussion.
If you have any interesting news or information
related to Las Vegas, I would encourage you to e-mail me
(put NEWS INFO as the subject)
and inform me with your return address. This will help me stay current.
All information is welcomed (land-based casinos only)
If you like College Football, I may include lines and some picks.
This is Las Vegas and it's legal to gamble here!
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RIO's Price Is Right Ticket Giveaway Unsafe
Today January 17, 2002 at the RIO Samba Theater Entrance area located inside the Rio, tickets
were supposed to be given away for taping of The Price Is Right game show's 30th anniversary.
This RIO promotion proved to be unsafe. According to the CBS official The Price Is Right website
regarding the Las Vegas taping, it states as follows:
"Get Your Ticket!
Beginning at 10:00AM on Thursday, January 17, 2002 at the Rio Samba Theatre entrance, the first 900 people in line will each receive one ticket, plus a detailed sheet of information. Please note that the show will distribute only one ticket per person on a first come, first served basis, beginning at 10:00AM".
Many of us people there were just hoping for an opportunity to see the live taping or even be a contestant on TPIR.
Reports of people waiting 20+ hours, just to have a chance at the 900 available tickets. Many further up in the line stating there was over 4,000 people here and only a few would get tickets. A Las Vegas Metro Officer outside among 60+ arriving in 23 police cars (that I seen) and 2 Metro bicycle (at approx. 7:15 AM) said " there are no more tickets available ", and said a Rio security officer had prematurely let the anxious crowd into the distribution a room.
A lot of people then left mad and disappointed. The biggest and most numerous complaint was that the Rio was not supposed to be giving away tickets until 10:00 AM. The other common comment heard was that the Rio seemed to have saved or allotted 600 tickets exclusively for VIPs. I was told these people had a special wrist band ID.
This information was never disclosed to anyone before today. I was grouped with others listening near a KVBC
Channel 3 newsman (John) who was interviewing people. I heard reports of 2 woman taken out on stretchers that were also in line. Other hostilities were reported with injuries and hostile action by Metro and Rio security.
It was apparent that this promotion was handled CARELESSLY and UNPROFESSIONALLY and has implications of negligence of security by the Rio which is part of the Harrah's Entertainment Inc.
Rod Roddy, Bob Barker's sidekick/announcer for 16 years and being driven in a Ford Expedition with a Rio Secco Logo attempted to approach the Samba entrance side around 7:30 AM. Fans started approaching the vehicle and shouting out Hi to Rod but, others were yelling negative comments and hand gestures which compelled the vehicle's driver to depart and avoid the negative issues about them. This will be on the news, since all the local news crews were there. Lets hope this will be a learning experience of what not to do and learn some professionalism.
In most major cities that have an event which could draw an excessive amount of people, they have a mail-for-tickets plan or a lottery of some sort which is much safer and works well ... Rio are you listening?
Johnny 5
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****** GOD BLESS AMERICA, AND ALL THE US VICTIMS OF TERRORISM ******
Thank You,
Johnny 5
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