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    Shrimp consumption in Las Vegas is more than 60,000 pounds a day -- higher than the rest of the United States combined; it would take 288 years for one person to spend one night in every hotel room in Las Vegas; about 150 couples get married in Las Vegas each day; to drive from Los Angeles, California to Reno, Nevada the direction traveled is northwest; Samuel Clemens took the penname "Mark Twain" while a reporter working for the Territorial Enterprise in Virginia City, Nevada in 1862; the longest running show in Las Vegas is the Folies Bergere at the Tropicana Hotel and Casino -- it opened in 1959.

     

December 29, 2008 - Las Vegas Sun: Treasure Island’s buyer talks about the art of the deal PDF Print E-mail
las_vegas_sun.jpgLAS VEGAS SUN (12/29/2008)-- Phil Ruffin started as an entrepreneur owning a single gas station. Last year, Ruffin made almost $1.3 billion when he sold the New Frontier to Israeli investors. Now the Kansas businessman is purchasing Treasure Island for $775 million.

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