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| | EJGI:3:Research:Ambient FrontiersThe El Rancho Vegas and Hotel Last Frontier: Strip Pioneers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11) |
 | | Since the late 1940s pushing the frontiers of "the newest with the mostest" in casino design has encouraged operators on the Strip to build regenerative expansions, additions, and renovations, often sacrificing their existing physical plants. |
 | | Indeed, this is how the Strip has been promoted, officially and unofficially, throughout its history; although, the success of retail and other tourist adjuncts on the Strip has, since the early 1990s, challenged and ultimately weakened this former iron law of casino economics. |
 | | In 1955, the Last Frontier was replaced by the space-age New Frontier, which in turn was demolished and replaced by the adjective-less Frontier in 1967. |
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