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LAS VEGAS > DON’T BET AGAINST VEGAS DON’T AGAINST VEGAS LAS VEGAS’ MEETINGS BUSINESS MAY HAVE SEEN SOME SNAKE EYES EARLIER THIS YEAR, BUT IT’S ON A ROLL NOW By Leo Jakobson BET O ne of the truisms of the gaming industry is that in the long run, the house always wins. In Las Vegas, proprietors are betting that applies to the meeting and convention business as much as the slots and table games. After the pounding Las Vegas’ corporate group business took in the last year you might think people would be discouraged. After all, the city and the gaming industry have spent many years and many billions building some of the largest and most professional meetings, incentives, conventions, and events (MICE) infrastructure in the world, only to be painted by editorial pages, angry stock market victims, and elected officials from the President on down as a symbol of wasteful corporate junketeering. But don’t bet on it. I SM I November 2009 I SuccessfulMeetings.com http://www.SuccessfulMeetings.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Successful Meetings - November 2009

Successful Meetings - November 2009
Contents
Editor's Letter
Spain Hosts MITM Euromed
Meetings Law
Incentive Insights
Management Matters
Mouth For Sale
Golf Meetings
Corporate Social Responsibility
Places + Spaces
International Roundup
Paris
Hong Kong
Scotland
Colombia
Mexico
London
Copenhagen
Switzerland
Las Vegas
Dallas
Boston
Bermuda

Successful Meetings - November 2009