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Thursday, 19 Mar 2009
Will March Madness Save Las Vegas?
Posted By:Jane Wells
Sectors:Media

I have a friend in Las Vegas for March Madness, blogger Jason Jepson.

He's providing me with reports on the ground about the crowd in Sin City. As you know if you've followed my reporting at all, Las Vegas is in a world of hurt.

But not this weekend. Jepson is sending pictures and reports that show things may be picking up. Looking at the photo of the guy wearing the T-shirt that says "Jesus hate the Yankees", I would say it's a good weekend to go long Molson Coors (ticker: TAP).

Here's what Jason sent me:

7:14 am: "On the way to the Golden Nugget. Our cab driver told me that the last four days have been the busiest she has seen in four months. Rates at hotels, even the new M, that is off the strip, are up for this weekend. Last weekend you could get a room for $75 to $100. This weekend $259 is the base."

8:06 am: "There is a line over 200 deep waiting to get into the sports book. Excitement is in the air!"

10:34 am: "Vegas is not prepared for this. It is much busier then they thought. Our VIP room is still being set up. I have never seen Vegas overwhelmed until today."

12:06 pm: "Funny thing. No beers in basketballs this year. Still selling beers during March Madness in footballs!"

(from Jane: I guess they must have ordered too many for the Super Bowl and not enough people showed up.)




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