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    His Copa Room shows have boon seen by 4,491,000 people seated In the Cope Room, and an estimated 7,310,000 people in the Sands Lounge. Lounge spectators spent an average of 34 minutes watching the entertainment there. Cost of naming the operation for 10 years has reached $76,000,000. Daily cost is now $24,815. Entratter pays 727 employees nearly $4,000,000 a year in wages - another $1,100,000 goes for fringe benefits, insurance, etc. paid for by the hotel. 71% of the employees own their own homes in Las Vegasj 94% own their own cars. Sands started with 200 rooms, 415 employees. In December, another 83 rooms will be opened, in March another 328 in an 8-story building will be started. A total of 876 by summer, with 862 employees on a 24-hour operational basis. the tips of title entertainment magnet that Jack uses to keep this house full and prosperous are soldered with solid gold ?╟≤ in the form of the greatest talents in showbusiness. In powerhouse succession, every three or four weeks, he offers to the public Danny Thomas - Lena Home - Red Skelton * Carol Burnett - Frank Sinatra - Jerry Lewis - Sammy Davis, Jr. - Dean Martin Hat ?╟≤?╟╓King** Cole - Peter Lind Hayes and Mary Healy - Vic Damone Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme * Paul Anka ?╟≤ Jan Murray - Allen & Rossi. Those are just the steady heavy weights, which