Hooters Opens Vegas Casino Just Off Strip (no Pics)

[underpants]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060203/ap_on_bi_ge/hooters_casino_4

The grand opening Thursday marks the latest foray for the "delightfully tacky, yet unrefined" restaurant that began in 1983 in Clearwater, Fla., and later branched into calendars, merchandise and even an airline.

"The Hooters customer is already a Vegas kind of customer. They're a little punky, they're a little high energy, they're looking for a getaway — and all of those things just match up," said Ed Droste, one of the six men who founded Hooters. Four of those original partners together own a third of the renovated hotel-casino.

--Who knew Hooters had an engineering department? --


The 696-room property with nine restaurant/bars is a revamp of the Hotel San Remo and, despite its makeover, remains a midget compared with the 5,035-room MGM Grand across the street on a corner of the Strip that offers 14,000 hotel rooms.

The Hotel San Remo, first built in 1973, has been run for the past 17 years by the Izumi family of Japan who maintained a one-third stake in the rebranded business.

[matcom]

1. DOUBLE-DOWN!

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[Starbucks Anarchist]

2. One Pair!

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