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Saturday, July 31, 2004

Do we really need the Donald?

We have Steve Wynn in Vegas, plus Kerkorian and other successful developers/visionaries.

Do we really need Donald Trump on the Strip???

From http://www.lasvegassun.com/

Trump in new LV condo deal


Announcement comes as losses at Trump casino company widen

Real estate mogul Donald Trump and casino owner Phil Ruffin, who two years ago announced plans for a Las Vegas Strip-area condo tower, said Thursday that those plans had been scrapped and are being replaced by a larger project.

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Trump said there will not be a casino component to his project.

"It will be a super luxury residential hotel condominium," Trump said in a phone interview from his New York office.

Final approval will be considered by the Clark County Commission on Oct. 6.

The announcement was made the same day Trump's casino company reported a wider loss amid tougher competition in Atlantic City.

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Full article on http://www.lasvegassun.com/, by Jennifer Shubinski

$ 100,000 for the new Palms Girl

Since June, 27th, the Palms (4321 W. Flamingo Rd) is selecting its Palms Girl. To enter the Ford Models and Palms Casino competition, it is enough to:
- be a female US resident;
- be aged between 21 and 35;
- be an astonishing beauty.

These are two of the models selected for the final competition:

Stephanie Whitman



Ruth Quinn


Final round will be held on August, 22nd. Have fun and good luck to all the gorgeus models!