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Michal Czerwonka for The Wall Street Journal Gamer Grub products It is well known that the housing bust has taken a devastating toll on American families, nearly three million of which have lost their homes to foreclosure.

When the Home Bank Closes Robbie Whelan 2012

Michal Czerwonka for The Wall Street Journal The valet department parked about one million cars last year.

Running the U.S.'s Biggest Hotel 2011

Michal Czerwonka for The Wall Street Journal 'The challenge is to cater to everybody without alienating anybody,' says Scott Sibella, president and chief operating officer of MGM Grand.

Running the U.S.'s Biggest Hotel 2011

Michal Czerwonka for The Wall Street Journal With a 17-year-old hotel, something is always breaking down.

Running the U.S.'s Biggest Hotel 2011

Michal Czerwonka for The Wall Street Journal Gamer Grub creator Keith Mullin has been unable to use home equity to expand his business of snack foods.

When the Home Bank Closes Robbie Whelan 2012

Michal Czerwonka for The Wall Street Journal The MGM Grand has its own floral department, with 13 designers who produce the 886 arrangements that are set around the hotel and its restaurants -- and that have to be replaced every two or three days.

Running the U.S.'s Biggest Hotel 2011

Michal Czerwonka for The Wall Street Journal Dealer John Beach poses for a portrait in the VIP gambling area at the casino.

Running the U.S.'s Biggest Hotel 2011

Michal Czerwonka for The Wall Street Journal Fred Stoller Fred Stoller's neurotic Brooklynite whine makes Woody Allen seem like an amateur, and Mr. Stoller, 52, has worked his gift into a career, first as a deadpan stand-up comic and then as a nebbishy actor in countless short-lived sitcom roles: Elaine's annoying date in an episode of "Seinfeld," a mopey cousin on "Everybody Loves Raymond," a jerky waiter on "Friends."

Diary of a Nebbishy Comic: 'My Seinfeld Year' Don Steinberg 2012

Michal Czerwonka for The Wall Street Journal Like many Las Vegas properties, of course, the MGM Grand is a lot more than just a hotel.

Running the U.S.'s Biggest Hotel 2011

Michal Czerwonka for The Wall Street Journal The Mansion is a super-exclusive hotel-within-a-hotel where villas start at between $5,000 and $20,000 a night though most are comped for high-rollers.

Running the U.S.'s Biggest Hotel 2011