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Article: Limo companies get big assist from All-Star Game.

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Las Vegas Review-Journal (Las Vegas, NV)
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February 15, 2007
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Byline: Benjamin Spillman

Feb. 15--Standing in line for a taxicab with tourists in fanny-packs is no way to experience the world capital of conspicuous consumption, especially for people in Las Vegas for the National Basketball Association's All-Star Game.

Limousines are the transport of choice for the NBA crowd, preferably something high-profile like a stretched Cadillac Escalade or Hummer.

That's why the Nevada Transportation Services Authority increased the number of limousines authorized to operate during the All-Star Game Weekend, only the second time in two years the authority raised the limo limit.

"These are clearly ...

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