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This week, on the Strip: The nightclub industry in Las Vegas is a mystery to many, including us. It\\u2019s clearly not one to Rich Wolf who, along with Jason Strauss and some other partners opened Tao in 200x at Venetian. They\\u2019ve been making unthinkable piles of money ever since, even though the idea of a hip nightclub at a Sheldon Adelson business and convention resort seemed nuts when they spent $20 million to build it. Now they own Lavo at Palazzo and the newest hotspot, Marquee and the Cosmopolitan. In this conversation, we hear the mind-boggling numbers behind the business, try to get to the bottom of where \\u2013 especially in this economy \\u2013 all this money is coming from and what the appeal is of being in a club with a celebrity. Also, did stars really get those rumored six-figure paychecks at the height of the boom and how much are they getting now?

In Banter: Absinthe is a critical hit, Frank Marino\\u2019s spending habits exposed, Cosmo could be cooling off, show tickets rise, Marriott dreams big and how seriously do Vegas resorts intend their online responsible gaming efforts to be?