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I agree.Freeman company PUBLIC RELATIONS 1/18 for: Frank Eos* ?? SATOBDA? EVENING POST \ Material for Color Casino Pictures: Suggested facta; 1. Nearly 57,000 people a week play In Sands casino. Of this mi??ber, 32,000 are women. 2. 65% of Sands casino players are gambling for first time. 3. 70% of Sands casino players are fron areas EAST of Las Vegas; other 30% fron Southern California and great Northwest states of Oregon, Washington, Montana. 4. Estimated average age of players her* is: for son - 40. For women, 38 (according to the women!) 5. Since opening in 1953, sore than 7,800,000 people have played in Sands casino. ?Θ╝. Average of $1500 a week is spent by Sands for cigars, cigarettes, candy for players at tables, given gratis. 7. Flayers are treated to drinks as often as they wish ?╟÷ cost of beverages of all kinds dispensed thus to Sands casino players averages $20,000 a month. 8. Sands has paid $1,315,000 for gasing licenses and slot machine permits into city and county coffers, exclusive of State and Federal income taxes. 9. in 36 souths, Sands casino players have used 286,000 pieces of dice, costing $1.25 a pair, and lasting 6 hours, 20 minutes each. 10/. Based on 1 throw of the dice every 16 seconds at 7 tables, a total of 52,000,000 dice throws have been made at Sands. 11. 65,200 decks of cards have been used at blackjack tables, lasting 3 hours, 25 minutes on the average. All used decks are sent to servicemen's clubs, hospitals. Postage for sending these cards out since opening Is over $6500. - more ?╟≤ 449 SOUTH BEVERLY DRIVE - BEVERLY HILLS. CAL. - CR 4-4125 N * $