Hundreds of people line up for the opening of the Palms hotel Casino in Las
Vegas November 15, 2001. In this city known for tacky neon lights,
smoke-filled casinos and its middle American clientele is about to take a
crap shoot at something virtually unknown in these parts: the hip and
trendy. Deliberately located off the Las Vegas Strip - away from the throngs
of tourists that usually ply the city's casinos - the Palms is a 455-room,
$268 million casino-resort that practically begs to be filled by trendy
hipsters from the 20-something set. REUTERS/Mike Blake

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