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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1968
Page
44
Sahara guests can book a ten dollar room from December 15 to 23 1968 and enter a nightly Cinderella drawing for cash prizes. Drawings occur at 1230 a.m. for houseguests with a blindfolded hostess selecting a key number tag. prize amounts range from 100 to 200 dollars.
Local hotel previews the 16th annual Super Sahara Celebration on December 23 promising second prize of either 5000 in cash or two live camels with unbroken camels as a novelty twist. The contest bets on audience choice and novelty, recalling last year's cash prize winner.
Hotel Sahara uses a two way radio system with pompon girls to quickly identify winners. When a name is called the clock is stopped and the winner goes to the Space Center stage with a team. Communicators secure correct payout at lucky tables chairs and slot events.
Keno experts and beginners alike will enjoy a five by five foot lighted Keno board during the Super Sahara Celebration. The favorite numbers game will be held five times daily, offering an expanded, more entertaining play experience.
Interest grows for the third grand prize drawing during the Sahara Celebration on December 22 at Hotel Sahara. Players with special tickets enter multiple nightly draws at 3 4 30 9 10 30 and 2 a.m. If drawn, a winner picks 10 numbers on the Super Keno board and earns 35 cash per matching number plus a guaranteed $100 minimum. Last year’s winners included a first-time and a frequent player alike.
Sahara hotels announces a packed New Year lineup with Buddy Hackett headlining December 4 to February 3 in the Congo Room. Dean Jones joins Hackett December 31,Don Rickles hosts in Sahara space, Goulet leads December bookings, with Paul Anka and Charlie Manna also featured. Casbar Theatre hosts Norm Crosby as Rickles shifts to Congo Room February 4.
The listing covers November 26 to December 14 and December 15 to 23 with December 24 to February 3, 1969, including performances by Buddy Hackett and Dean Jones at Casbar Theatre, Treniers from December 10 to 26 and December 27 to January 6, plus Duke Ellington in Tokyo for the holiday season.
Thousands of Super Sahara guests will find expanded parking including a covered area for hundreds of cars. The Sahara Space Center completes the overhaul, restoring rear lots and adding a facility under the convention complex, with additional valet options at the front.
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