Photo archive for March 1, 2011
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A badge with radio-frequency identification (RFID) is displayed at the Las Vegas Mob Experience at the Tropicana Tuesday, March 1, 2011. The $25 million Mob Experience will officially open March 29. View photo
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Items in a n exhibit for gangster Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal include a 1982 copy of the Las Vegas Sun at the Las Vegas Mob Experience in the Tropicana Tuesday, March 1, 2011. Keys at right were spare key to Rosenthal's 1981 Cadillac Eldorado. The car was destroyed in an assassination attempt in 1882 but Rosenthal survived the bombing. The $25 million Mob Experience will officially open March 29. View photo
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A certificate of Restoration of Civil Rights is displayed in an exhibit for gangster Meyer Lanskey at the Las Vegas Mob Experience in the Tropicana Tuesday, March 1, 2011. The $25 million Mob Experience will officially open March 29. View photo
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A prohibition-era "gangster" peers through the door of a warehouse in the back of a speakeasy during a preview of the Las Vegas Mob Experience at the Tropicana Tuesday, March 1, 2011. The $25 million Mob Experience will officially open March 29. View photo
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A prohibition-era "gangster" gives instructions to Sergio Tamez, left, and Candice Rodriguez in the back of a speakeasy during a preview of the Las Vegas Mob Experience at the Tropicana Tuesday, March 1, 2011. The $25 million Mob Experience will officially open March 29. View photo
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Items that belonged to gangster Tony "The Ant" Spilotro are displayed at the Las Vegas Mob Experience in the Tropicana Tuesday, March 1, 2011. View photo
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Andrew De Maio listens to virtual guide James Caan during a preview of the Las Vegas Mob Experience at the Tropicana Tuesday, March 1, 2011. View photo
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A 1980's prison bus is parked behind the Tropicana Tuesday, March 1, 2011. The $25 million Las Vegas Mob Experience will officially open at the Tropicana on March 29. The bus was originally to provide transportation to the experience but will instead be converted into a ticket booth, said Jay Bloom, managing partner of the Mob Experience. View photo
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Jay Bloom, managing partner of the Las Vegas Mob Experience, poses in a prison bus at the Tropicana Tuesday, March 1, 2011. The $25 million Mob Experience will officially open March 29. The bus was originally to provide transportation to the experience but will instead be converted into a ticket booth, Bloom said. View photo
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The soft count room is shown during a preview of the Las Vegas Mob Experience at the Tropicana Tuesday, March 1, 2011. The $25 million Mob Experience will officially open March 29. View photo
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A 1980's prison bus is parked behind the Tropicana Tuesday, March 1, 2011. The $25 million Las Vegas Mob Experience will officially open at the Tropicana on March 29. The bus was originally to provide transportation to the experience but will instead be converted into a ticket booth, said Jay Bloom, managing partner of the Mob Experience. View photo
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A 1980's prison bus is parked behind the Tropicana Tuesday, March 1, 2011. The $25 million Las Vegas Mob Experience will officially open at the Tropicana on March 29. The bus was originally to provide transportation to the experience but will instead be converted into a ticket booth, said Jay Bloom, managing partner of the Mob Experience. View photo
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The retail area of the Las Vegas Mob Experience is shown at the Tropicana Tuesday, March 1, 2011. The $25 million Mob Experience will officially open March 29. View photo
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A "gangster" (played by actor Joey Ciccone) glares at the camera as tourist George Salamy of New York looks on during a preview of the Mob Experience at the Tropicana Tuesday, March 1, 2011. The $25 million Mob Experience will officially open March 29. View photo
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A "gangster" (played by actor Joey Ciccone), left, interacts with Andrew De Maio during a preview of the Las Vegas Mob Experience at the Tropicana Tuesday, March 1, 2011. The $25 million Mob Experience will officially open March 29. View photo
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Jay Bloom, managing partner of the Las Vegas Mob Experience, stands at left, as a "mob assistant" Tommy Lynch hides from the camera during a preview of the Las Vegas Mob Experience at the Tropicana Tuesday, March 1, 2011. The $25 million Mob Experience will officially open March 29. View photo
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Candice Rodriguez and Sergio Tamez, center, interact with mobster "Big Leo" (played by Howie Locke) during a preview of the Las Vegas Mob Experience at the Tropicana on March 1, 2011. At left, is a Big Leo's assistant played by Tommy Lynch. View photo
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Visitors are seen at the Mob Experience at the Tropicana on Tuesday, March 1, 2011. View photo
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Candice Rodriguez and Sergio Tamez listen to virtual guide James Caan during a preview of the Las Vegas Mob Experience at the Tropicana on Tuesday, March 1, 2011. View photo
Chick and Benny's
Chick and Benny's is a new Henderson eatery serving a fusion of French and Texas staples such as fried chicken tenders and French beignet puff pastries. The eatery, located at 1659 Warm Springs Road in Green Valley, also has a drive-thru. View photo
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(From left) Denise Goldenberg, Nicci Goldenberg and Mark Goldenberg work at their new Parisian-Texan eatery, Chick and Benny's, in Henderson on Tuesday, March 1, 2011. View photo
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Co-owner Mark Goldenberg scoops up French beignets in the kitchen of his new Henderson eatery, Chick and Benny's, on Tuesday, March 1, 2011. View photo
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Co-owner Mark Goldenberg shakes powdered sugar over French beignets in the kitchen of his new Henderson eatery, Chick and Benny's, on Tuesday, March 1, 2011. View photo
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Mark Goldenberg and his daughter Nicci Goldenberg survey the dining area from the kitchen in their new eatery, Chick and Benny's on Tuesday, March 1, 2011. View photo
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Beignets, French puff pastries, fry in the kitchen of new Henderson eatery, Chick and Benny's, on Tuesday, March 1, 2011. View photo
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Denise Goldenberg watches her daughter Nicci Goldenberg prepare French beignet puff pastries in the kitchen of their new Henderson eatery, Chick and Benny's, on Tuesday, March 1, 2011. View photo
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Co-owner Mark Goldenberg cleans the deep fryers on Tuesday, March 1, 2011, at his new Parisian-Texan eatery, Chicks and Benny's, located in Henderson. View photo
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Owner Mark Goldenberg and his daughter Nicci cook up chicken tenders and French beignets at their new Henderson restaurant, Chick and Benny's, on Tuesday, March 1, 2011. View photo
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Chick and Benny's, shown here on Tuesday, March 1, 2011, is a new Parisian-Texan eatery in Henderson serving Texas-style chicken tenders and French beignets: light, sugar-coated puff pastries. View photo
Holly Madison Lights Up Hard Rock Cafe
Holly Madison lights up the Hard Rock Cafe on The Strip on Feb. 28, 2011. View photo