The Salt Lake Tribune from Salt Lake City, Utah • 6

AS The Salt Lake Tribune INTERMOUNTAIN Sunday July 30 19S5 Mervs Resort Makes Mesquite A Major Player Continued from A-l Christopher SmithThe Salt Lake Tribune Merv Griffin says his $80 million casino in Mesquite Nev is the first step in building a world-class resort near Utah's border (iThe prognosis is that Utah will not have gaming Utah along with Las Vegas is our primary market and were aiming most of our advertising in that direction MITCHELL ETESS Players Island vice president of marketing Welcome to Mesquite the entertainment capital of the world When I started singing in Las Vegas there were three hotels there just like here in Mesquite today VI MERV GRIFFIN Owner of new Players Island resort service next month to help the 250 St George-area residents commute to work Players will debut Mesquites first musical-stage production in its 425-seat theater Aug 18 but the entertainment will not be the traditional Las Vegas adult revue with scantily clad dancers Its pretty tame G-rated entertainment that you can bring the kids to says casino representative Robyn Rohliffs Rut its not a sham show adds Griffin who will produce the song-dance-comedy extravaganza titled Island Fever People have never seen costumes and special effects like this Its going to assault the senses Just as long as the assault does not attack what locals call their community standards an unspoken moral code forged by Mesquite natives who identify more with Utahs restrained lifestyle than that of anythmg-goes Nevada Those standards have resulted in an ongoing protest against an adult bookstore and successful lobbies to rid the towns two other casinos of adult in-room movies and mens magazines such as Playboy and Penthouse Mesquite say its pioneer-stock natives does not want to be a mini-Vegas Were hoping that things dont get too out of control says Bryan Hafen who sold the 42 acres of farmland where the resort now sits to Players International one of two gaming conglomerates controlled by Griffin Were getting a lot of good people moving into Mesquite and with Players you can see they didnt do anything just halfway they did it right A new 18-hole golf course adjacent to the river will be finished next year while a 45-unit recreational-vehicle park and tennis courts open next month More than 1000 palm trees stud the lush lawns portions of which were spray-painted green in preparation for the grand opening weekend Waterfalls and fountains feed a lagoon in front of the hotel and a large swimming pool in the back ENTIRE STOCK OF GOLD TOE' HOSIERY FOR MEN Stock up and save on every style color and pattern in our collection featuring nylon stitching at the heel and toe for longer wear Choose from our assortment of athletic dress and casual styles ATHLETIC 3-pack crew sock in cotton or nylon Reg 1050 sale 788 3-pack cotton quarter socks Reg 1000 sale 750 Sale ends September 4 DRESS Wool cotton or nylon socks in slack or over-the-calf lengths or our large selection of patterned socks Reg 500-13 50 sale 375-1013 3-pack nylon Metropolitan 1350 sale 1013 ed gaming floor in Nevada a radical departure from the standard decor of dim lights red velvet and mirror walls We didnt want people to get a jarring experience as they go outside and inside since the desert resort marries the serenity of the beautiful mountains and scenery with the excitement of gaming says David Fishman secretary of Players International Inc A dream by a blue mountain stream running through a forest of green-felt craps tables and pink neon slot machines For His Mervness who turned 70 this month it is something to sing about Do I have any more dreams? 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