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Subject: The Night the Lights Went Out At the Bellagio!
Written By: Rio_Rhodes on 04/12/04 at 06:49 p.m.
No, this is not about Ocean's Eleven, but it seem like it in a way!
I don't know how far this story spread but on Easter morning around 2 am, a truck crashed into an electric pole, knocking the transformer into a lake, that transformer being the one that powered the Bellagio, among 4 other hotels on the Las Vegas Strip.
The backup generators didn't kick in for some reason so the Bellagio was out of power for about 24 hours.
Guests were sent to sister hotels and I'm not sure if they were reimbursed or not, I hope they were.
But anyways, guarantee that this put a little bit of a dent in the Bellagio's finances! I was told they would probably lose around 1.2 million dollars for about a day, at least.
Ok, here's the story...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4725871/ Today
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4722974/ Yesterday
Too bad for the Bellagio! They'll make it back in about a week anyways! :D
Rio
Subject: Re: The Night the Lights Went Out At the Bellagio!
Written By: Rice Cube on 04/12/04 at 06:51 p.m.
Took them forever to bring me my complimentary drinks at the sports bar >:( ;D
Kinda hard to feel sorry for a casino ;D I like the Luxor better anyway, hehehe...
Subject: Re: The Night the Lights Went Out At the Bellagio!
Written By: Rio_Rhodes on 04/12/04 at 06:55 p.m.
The Luxor was out of power for a bit too yesterday, so I was told anyways, along with Mandalay Bay and I believe the Excalibur and New York New York. Don't quote me on that though.
Rio
Subject: Re: The Night the Lights Went Out At the Bellagio!
Written By: Rice Cube on 04/12/04 at 06:56 p.m.
The Luxor didn't serve me any complimentary drinks :P I think it's because the waitresses sensed that I had run out of $1 bills ;D