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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1968
Page
41
The event runs December 15 to 24 at Hotel Sahara with 6590 cash prizes across ten days. Major draw includes a $100,000 Shower of Money and a $10,000 Las Vegas shopping spree. Daily contests feature Keno slots and table games. Second grand prize offers $5,000 cash or two camels for Sahara Safari.
Special room rate of ten dollars runs December 15 to 24 as Sahara hosts the Shower of Money, a spectacle delivering up to 100000 dollars in cash twice daily. Winners cash out quickly while onlookers watch a giant clock tally seconds. Houseguests double winnings and a nightly Cinderella drawing adds 200 dollars at 12 30 a.m. Continued on Page 2.
The first place winner in the Super Sahara Celebration earns a $10,000 Las Vegas shopping spree with the Retail Merchants Bureau, to be shared if the winner is not present when drawn. If absent, a second winner is chosen to receive $5,000.
Hotel Sahara hosts free cocktail parties every evening at the Sahara Space Center at 6 30 p m from December 15 through December 24 as part of the Super Sahara Celebration thanking holiday visitors.
A 1968 Super Sahara Celebration sweepstakes teaser offers the second grand prize winner a choice between five thousand dollars or two live camels. The note mentions contracting Jungleland in Southern California to supply the camels, described as unbroken and possibly unkempt, for the winner to claim.
A playful note explains drawing tickets for the annual Sahara Celebration are easily obtained through all Sahara services. From hotel check ins to buying drinks or playing Keno, every Sahara interaction grants a ticket and a nearby resident hints at how simple the process is.
Page guide listing sections on hourly action shower of money big bonus slots rules regulations and entertainment across pages 3 4 5 6 7. terse pagination notes for readers and patrons.
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