Cocktail party for the closing of the Sands Hotel Copa Room for remodeling; shots include celebratory cake and buffet; interview with Ed Pratt about remodelling the Sands Hotel for the 1980s, he also discusses changing entertainment on the Las Vegas Strip; interview with Neal Smyth discussing the remodel; interview with Glenn Campbell about the changing entertainment policies on the Strip; interview with Governor Bob List about the Copa Room closing for a remodel; remainder of tape includes additional b-roll of the party, people talking in the background and shots of the room. Original media U-matic S, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486.

First segment includes raw footage for Sands Hotel "Sunrise Villas" promotional video; two people play tennis while director gives instructions throughout; second segment includes the produced promotional video advertising the "Sands-sational" promotion where people can enter to win a Sunrise Villas home; clip shows footage of the interior/exterior of the available home; hotel guests speak to camera saying "It's Sands-sational" and "They're giving it away!"; third segment is promotional video for Emmet Kelley Jr's circus at Aladdin Hotel; fourth segment cuts out then is another promotional video for Sands Hotel giveaway. Original media U-matic S, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486.

Aerial day shots of the Las Vegas valley; includes the Strip, Desert Shores, Cashman field, and other locations across the valley. Original media U-matic S, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486.

Aerial day shots of the Las Vegas valley; starts at the Strip and shoes the Desert Inn country club, the Landmark, Convention Center, moves south to UNLV and the Thomas and Mack center, lands at the airport. Original media U-matic S, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486.

B-roll footage of Union Plaza during the day, the train tracks and Union Pacific trains; also shows three businessmen in suits walk up the stairs with the Plaza in the background, they point and look out towards the west/the trains, and then the walk back down the stairs. Original media U-matic S, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486.

Footage opens with a man sitting at a computer and typing; various pieces of equipment are behind him in an office; shots taken from inside an elevator at the airport; panoramic views of the Strip and zoom shots of Hilton International and Sunrise Mountain (taken from the airport); b-roll footage of Chuck Dykes (?), President and general manager of Videoview, who explains how his company has installed video displays inside the new terminal at McCarran. Multiple takes of the same shot. Original media U-matic S, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486.

B-roll aerial footage taken from a helicopter of the Las Vegas Strip at night; views of Silverbird and the entire Las Vegas Strip, and then mostly 360 views of the Sahara sign advertising the Jerry Lewis telethon. Original media U-matic S, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486.