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A $40,000 VIP view at the Palms. a decade of excess From the outrageous to the over-the-top, high roller–worthy stats to roll the dice on. 1 Number of baby elephants at a child's birthday party in a suite at Venetian, requested by a wealthy guest. Celebs and VIPs get the royal treatment, like Nicole Scherzinger did on her birthday. 3 Number of Rolls-Royce Ghost luxury vehicles on hand at MGM Grand's Skylofts. The Mansion at MGM Grand boasts two Rolls-Royce Phantoms. 12 PRECEDING PAGE: PHOTOGRAPHY BY THEO WESTENBERGER; THIS PAGE: PHOTOGRAPHY BY ROUSE PHOTOGRAPHY/ FOR PALMS (SKY VILLA); ETHAN MILLER/GETTY IMAGES (STEWART); DENISE TRUSCELLO/WIREIMAGE (SCHERZINGER) Hours' notice a VIP butler had to arrange for a magician to fly in to perform at a guest's daughter's party at The Villas at the Mirage. 24 The number of karats of gold in the bathroom fixtures inside the Laurel Collection Villas at Caesars Palace. keep away unwanted visitors and clear a path when their charges need to use the restroom. Clubs are hot, but food is what really feeds the VIP realm. Ten years ago, the local fine-dining scene was struggling to get started. Now highcaliber options abound, and the proliferation of multiple restaurants owned by a single company means kitchens can better cater to VIP diners' whims. "A guest once came into Fix and asked for 15 ounces of beluga caviar," says Brian Massie, corporate executive chef for the Light Group. He didn't have any on hand, but "I got it to him within five minutes," he says, "because I have a caviar restaurant at Mandalay Bay." Now that preferential treatment has reached such extremes, notables are feeling so spoiled and just plain pampered that they're putting down roots by buying second, third, or even fourth homes here. After all, who wouldn't want to be a big fish in a little—but very fabulous—pond? 2,000 Weight in pounds of each of the four nine-foot-tall crystal peacocks in the high-limit and baccarat areas at Encore. $8,000 The starting weekend room rate per night for a 6,000-squarefoot Encore Duplex Apartment suite. $40,000 The cost per night to book the Palms's most expensive suite, the 9,000-square-foot Two Story Sky Villa. $100,000 How much a Midas bottle of Armand de Brignac Champagne sold for at XS in the early morning hours of January 1, 2011. 1,000,000 Luxury resorts cater to every need of stars like Rod Stewart. This bottle of Armand de Brignac— more than three feet tall and 100 pounds—is equivalent to 40 standard bottles. Number of vodka drinks Marquee served in 2012. VEGASMAGAZINE.COM 135 128-137_V_Feat_Anniversary_MAY/JUNE_13.indd 135 4/23/13 4:10 PM