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Sin City has no jobs, and the newly homeless are living in drainage pipes. But it also has its biggest act since Elvis. In this week’s Newsweek, Tony Dokoupil and Ramin Setoodeh describe how Celine Dion is the city’s latest high-stakes bet.

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Celine Dion in her dressing room at Caesar's Palace.

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Holly Madison in her dressing room.

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Barry Manilow on stage at The Paris in Las Vegas.

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The unfinished Fontainebleau Resort situated near the north end of the Strip.

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Las Vegas luxury shopping center Crystals includes Gucci, Louis Vuitton and Prada stores.

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The Siegel Suites, which are located throughout Vegas, advertise cheap housing. This one is located on East Bonanza Road, six blocks from Freemont Street and downtown.

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At the south end of the Strip, near the iconic “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas” sign, a hidden concrete path leads into a 500-mile warren of wet, trash-strewn drainage pipes that function as an underground shelter for hundreds of the city’s most downtrodden.

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A housing development in Enterprise, southwest of the Strip.

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