Upscale Vegas hotels bid to lure big spenders

In the rarified world of luxury hotels, it’s not only the thread count of the sheets or the sheen of the marble but the sincerity of the staff that separates the best from the rest. In Las Vegas, as budget options like the Stardust and New Frontier have been imploded to make way for more expensive, classier resorts, a battle is being waged for the tourist dollars of the upper crust.