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expert. As he should be, considering he's surrounded by more than 400,000 vol-
umes, from “The Handicappers Condition” to “Dice Collecting,” and just about
everything else gambling related.
And for more gambling lore,
The Gambler's General Store
5
(800 S. Main
St.;
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800/322-2447 or 702/382-9903; www.gamblersgeneralstore.com; daily
9am-6pm)
claims to be the largest gambling superstore in the world, at 8,000
square feet. We'll go ahead and take their word for it—these aren't the type of peo-
ple to bet against. It has a massive collection of chips, cards, slot machines, table
games, and even a line of gambling-themed jewelry. There's also a wide selection
of books and videos to help you sharpen up your game and, hopefully, gain some
kind of advantage over the house.
Contrary to clichés, just as residents of Las Vegas don't live in hotels, they actu-
ally
do
have bookstores in no way related to gambling. We're home to a whole host
of the old reliable bookstore giants. For books, and such special events as author
appearances, there's
Barnes & Noble
(in the Boulevard Mall, 3860 Maryland Pkwy.;
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702/734-2900; www.barnesandnoble.com; Sun 9am-9pm, Mon-Sat 9am-10pm)
and
Borders
(at McCarran Airport;
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702/261-5805; www.borders.com; daily
5am-1am).
Other Barnes & Noble locations include 2191 N. Rainbow Blvd. (
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702/
631-1775; daily 9am-11pm); and 567 N. Stephanie St. (
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702/434-1533;
Sun-Thurs 9am-10pm, Fri-Sat 9am-11pm).
Other Borders locations include inside
Fashion Show Mall
(3200 Las Vegas
Blvd. S.;
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702/733-1049; Mon-Fri 10am-9pm, Sat 10am-7pm, Sun
11am-6pm); in the Meadows Mall (4300 Meadows Lane;
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702/870-4914;
Mon-Fri 10am-9pm, Sat 10am-7pm, Sun 11am-6pm); 2323 S. Decatur Blvd.
(
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702/258-0999; Mon-Sat 9am-11pm, Sun 9am-9pm); 2190 N. Rainbow
Blvd. (
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702/638-7866; Mon-Sat 9am-11pm, Sun 9am-9pm); 10950 W.
Charleston Blvd. (
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702/382-6101; Mon-Sat 9am-11pm, Sun 9am-9pm); and
1445 W. Sunset Rd. (
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702/433-6222; Mon-Sat 9am-11pm, Sun 9am-9pm).
FEATHERS
True to its name, the
Rainbow Feather Company
(1036 S. Main St.;
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702/598-
0988; www.rainbowfeatherco.com; Mon-Fri 9am-4pm, Sat 9am-1pm; AE, MC, V)
sells feathers—in every color of the rainbow, at that. In fact, if you need a boa or
a headdress to match that zoot suit your man just bought from Valentino's
(p. 280), the Rainbow Feather Company can do it. Show them a sample color and
they'll show you the (dyed) feathers—from turkeys, chickens, geese, ducks, pheas-
ants, ostriches, and peacocks. Never knew there was such a market for such fluff?
This is where the showgirls go, along with fishermen, archers, and those in needs
of boas, costumes, or fans made of feathers. Aside from the colorful plumes, the
store is bare bones (or would that be quills?) and no frills.
FOR KIDS
If you've ever wondered whether one could make a living purely off of clown sculp-
tures,
Ron Lee
(7665 Commercial Way, Suite A;
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702/434-1700; www.ronlee.com;
Mon-Fri 9am-4pm; MC, V)
has your answer. A nondescript Henderson warehouse
on the outside, the inside is as colorful as a clown's make-up palette. Coulrophobics
