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S uperlatives PEOPLE, CULTURE, TASTE, STYLE POWER STRIP Aiming High ERIC EBERHART, GM OF THE HIGH ROLLER, GETS READY TO UNLEASH CAESARS' HIGHLY ANTICIPATED $550 MILLION ATTRACTION. BY MICHAEL KAPLAN PHOTOGRAPHY BY SQUARE SHOOTING U sually when a middle-aged man leaves his family for a new life in Las Vegas, the circumstances involve a pretty young girl in a spangly dress. For 59-year-old Eric Eberhart, the girl is a 550-foot-tall, 7.2-million-pound Ferris wheel—and, budgeted at $550 million, she's not exactly a cheap date. His family has stayed behind in Orlando, Florida, so his son can finish high school there. But Eberhart, general manager of Caesars Entertainment's soon-to-open High Roller—the centerpiece of its new project the Linq—does seem enamored. "I love doing things that are unique, big, and best," says the Disney veteran, who began working for the Mouse when he was just a teenager, as a ride operator in Tomorrow Land. "This played right into that segment." continued on page 60 VEGASMAGAZINE.COM 059-060_V_SP_PowerStrip_Dec13.indd 59 59 11/19/13 12:19 PM