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Comedian Phyllis Diller came out of retirement on June 12 for a "chick" fight at the Tropicana Resort. Diller challenged "Ginger" the chicken to mark the grand opening of the "$10,000 Chicken Challenge."
Chicken Challenge on the Strip
Aztar Corp. has brought its "Chicken Challenge" to the Las Vegas Strip.The game at the Tropicana hotel-casino features a live chicken that competes with gamblers at tic-tac-toe. Gamblers who join the casino's slot club can play one game of tic-tac-toe per day against a chicken named "Ginger."
Anyone who beats the chicken wins $10,000. Only five winners have claimed the prize.
Sign up for romance at Paris Las Vegas
For only $299 plus tax, couples can enjoy a two-night stay at Paris Las Vegas with a view of the Eiffel Tower. Each couple will dine at the elegant Le Provençal restaurant, enjoy the view at the top of the Eiffel Tower Experience, and receive turndown services, breakfast in bed, a champagne reception and one-day admission into the Spa by Mandara.The Paris Las Vegas romance package, "Le Summer de Romance," is good for arrivals Sunday through Wednesday through Sept. 26, 2002, based on availability. The retail value on this package is more than $600. To make reservations, call Paris Room Reservations at 702-967-4591 or toll-free at 1-877-796-2096, or go online to www.parislasvegas.com. Cancellations must be made 72 hours before arrival.
Hoover Dam walkway may be on the way
Crews have concluded preliminary engineering studies on the Hoover Dam bypass bridge, which will be less than a half-mile downstream from the dam.A pedestrian walkway has also been added to the design.
"The public stated emphatically they wanted a pedestrian walkway so that visitors could enjoy that magnificent view," said Dave Zanetell, a Federal Highway Administration engineer and project manager.
Officials estimate the project will cost $231 million and be completed in 2007.
Play slots and you may just buy a plane
Think those slot machines in the airports never hit it big?Two McCarran International Airport passengers spun the wheels of the slots and won a fortune while waiting for their flights.
A passenger bound for Chicago hit the jackpot on a "Wheel of Fortune" International Game Technology progressive quarter machine in Terminal 2 winning $1,305,304.24. A passenger won $1,639,980.66 on another "Wheel of Fortune" machine in the airport's main terminal just 12 days before.
