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I agree.JFreeman company PUBLIC RELATIONS 1. Number of reservation requests made per day (Includes NfC, Chicago, Texas and LA headquarters) m. How many people in Casino at one time (highest) n. Total of cheeks cashed per year on average o. HOw many people Sands brought to Las Vegas to live,work III. GAMBLING STATISTICS a* Highest amount of money handled by any gambling house in world was handled at Sands in Hay 1954, with $22,000,000 handled over a Saturday-Sunday period! b. On Saturday, August 8, 1953, more than $350,000 was played at Sands in a 16 hour period ?╟÷ with Sands ended up as $400 loser! Ce In first year of operation, 17,600 jackpots were hit in 97 machines at the Sands* de About 28% of people playing at Sands are playing dice for first time. e* With average length of life for a piece of dice set at 6 hours. Sands has used more than 259,200 dice ?╟÷ cost is $12 $1.25 a pair ?╟÷ every piece of dice is calipered by three different methods upon arrival at Sands for checking ?╟÷ 1/1000 of an inch will label the dice as defective and not fit for use. f. Dice are drilled and made into key chains when finished. So far more than a quarter of a million are being used today in America as key chains. g. 90,000 decks of cards have been used in 3 fpars at the Sands ?╟÷ average leq$h is 4 hours use, depending upon pressure of play ?╟÷ cards are sent t> servicemens groups when finished. Biggest users (by request) ?╟÷ Honolulu Non-Comfs Club and a ladies auxiliary organization In Mobile* Alabama. h. About $1,100 in cigars and cigarettes is spent each week on people playing at Sands tables* 1. About $15,000 a week is spentxanxpx for people having a drink while playing ?╟÷ average drinking is if drinks per pesson ?╟÷?╟÷ (Host interesting incident is person who ordered up BEVERLY HILLS, CAL. ?╟≤ 449 SOUTH BEVERLY DRIVE ?╟≤ CRESTVIEW 6-4326 ?╟÷StOrO?╟÷