In a message dated 5/12/2003 8:17:54 AM Mountain Daylight Time,
arnot@lvcm.com writes:
Marriott Corp is the parent company
of the Ritz Hotel. The head of Marriott is a member of the Mormon
church and did not want to be associated with a casino. So, the
casino got built seperate.
Kinda funny, since I believe Vegas owes much of its early development as a
casino mecca to Mormons.
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