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| Friday May 16, 2008 - 13:01 EST (Rolling Good Times) |
| LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Even Las Vegas optimists led by "America's happiest mayor" have lowered their revenue expectations for Southern Nevada resorts, predicting room taxes for the year will be $8 million less than forecast. |
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| WHAT YOU'RE READING (Las Vegas Business Press) |
| The Tropicana's parent company filed for bankruptcy Monday but said the Strip hotel-casino and the company's other properties would continue to operate while it seeks to negotiate with creditors. |
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| Orlando gets really big shows (Orlando Sentinel) |
| The Orange County Convention Center drew more big trade shows in 2007 than it did the year before, moving the Orlando area a little closer to its Western convention-and-meeting rival, Las Vegas. |
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