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Vegas Runs Ads To Lure Gays

Everyone has heard about "What happens here ..." but there are other campaigns targeting specific groups. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority runs ads on Spanish-language television and it also places ads in gay publications to reassure gays and lesbians that Las Vegas is a great place for a vacation. Now, some critics are saying that the ads have gone too far in making fun of dowdy, straight couples and made Las Vegas look too comfortable for gays.

 

GUESTS

 

Steve Friess, author, "Gay Vegas: A Guide to the Other Side of Sin City"

Rob Dondero, Executive Vice President, R&R Partners

 

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