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Strike three for Lucky Strike

Posted At : September 30, 2008 11:04 AM | Posted By : D McKee
Related Categories: Harrah's,Dining

As of tomorrow, there'll one less amenity at The Rio. Its bowling alley, Lucky Strike Lanes closes at the end of business today. Harrah's Entertainment completely misread the market on this one. The only time I saw it a-swarm with the sort of yuppie-dom (or yuppie-dumb, if you prefer) Harrah's hoped to attract was on the grand opening, which was graced by some "reality" TV personage -- such is the debased currency of "celebrity" in Las Vegas today.

Every other time I went by, Lucky Strikes Lanes was either A) filled with families or B) pretty much empty. The one time we tried to reserve a lane, we were snottily informed that none would be available for hours -- although almost no one was playing at the time. Throw in an overpriced menu and you had a venture that thought it was too cool for the room.

Wrong! Don't let the doorknob hit you on the way out, guys.

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We were there in May and thought it was a nice place to hang out for a while. Food was good although the service was very lacking. There was even some bowlers there plus at least 6 tables of dinners.
Oh well, thats the way Vegas goes!

# Posted By Russ | 9/30/08 4:19 PM

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