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The Chip Board Archive 14

Gene, can you get me a Chipper Rate?


At the Palms' $50,000-a-night Hardwood Suite in Las Vegas, you get your own basketball court with three pull-out Murphy beds. (Blonde not included.)
Photo: Greg Cava/SI
What exactly comes in a $50,000-a-night hotel suite? Rick Reilly explains in this week's Sports Illustrated. (you have to be a subscriber to view entire article).

The Hardwood Suite comes with an NBA-quality locker room, personalized jerseys for everybody in your group, and your name written on the court itself.
Photo: Greg Cava/SI

The Hardwood Suite has only been open since New Year's Eve, but already Hulk Hogan, Carmen Electra, Chris Webber and Dennis Rodman have been there.
Photo: Greg Cava/SI

Many of the suites athletes rent at the Palms come with "Show Showers" -- complete with stripper pole and multi-colored strobe lights. (Luckily, SI's Rick Reilly won't be showing anything.)
Photo: Greg Cava/SI

The Palms' Kingpin suite includes two bowling lanes, so you can roll in your spare time. Palms' co-owner George Maloof and Reilly prepare to make life hell for the rooms below.
Photo: Greg Cava/SI

The Kingpin suite: Derek Jeter's favorite.
Photo: Greg Cava/SI


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