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Random Vegas
The five biggest jackpots ever won in Las Vegas history (@VegasIssues)
1. $39.7 million – Excalibur, Mar 2003
2. $35 million – Desert Inn, Jan 2000
3. $27.6 million – Palace Station, Nov 1998
4. $22.6 million – Bally’s, May 2002
5. $21.3 million – Caesars Palace, June 1999
TwitPic of the week
I don’t know if its common knowledge but Bellagio has a hell of an ass on her. You don’t think of her as a tri-tower because that frontage is all anyone remembers but she is in fact a tri-tower, showcased spectacularly by @Maverickheli. I don’t think this aspect of her is as appreciated as it should be. I know I didn’t until we moved and I made the drive from the west to the strip via Flamingo Road. She unveils herself as you come over the freeway. It’s very distracting and elegant and a beautiful addition to our Twitpic of the week collection.
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It cost the Harris/Walz campaign $900,000 to advertise on the sphere for a week (@_GrandPaD)
TwitPic of the week
Black and white photography is simply beautiful and inspires thought. This week’s winner by @Vegas_Visual shows off the Dunes in all her glory including the turret...
Published 11/24/24
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There is a scene in the 1979 movie Melvin & Howard that shows someone driving down the strip, past Flamingo and headed south. If you look close, when they get to the MGM marquee, Universal Pictures, the production company behind the film, covered up their rival MGM’s name from...
Published 11/17/24
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The original monorail was only a joint venture between MGM Grand and Bally’s. It opened in June of 1995. In the early 2000 it expanded to become the Las Vegas Monorail (vintagelasvegas.com)
TwitPic of the week
It isn’t anything historic except that it was the first incarnation...
Published 11/10/24