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Vegas.com to Provide Vegas-Style Play For Fun Casinos at Clear Channel Entertainment Amphitheaters -- Verizon Wireless Amphitheater and Glen Helen Blockbuster Pavilion

Las Vegas, Nevada, April 26, 2002 - VEGAS.com, the most comprehensive website for the most entertaining city in the world, announced an exclusive Las Vegas related website, gaming industry and Las Vegas-related hospitality industry deal with Clear Channel Entertainment's Verizon Wireless Amphitheater and Glen Helen Blockbuster Pavilion, both located in Southern California. Event goers will arrive to a scene straight out of the casinos with pit bosses and dealers in charge of blackjack, craps and roulette tables open for play during pre-show and intermission. Play-for-fun casinos are scheduled throughout the 2002 concert season at both venues and VEGAS.com plans to roll out the concept nationally. As part of the agreement, VEGAS.com customers may purchase entertainment packages that include VIP concert access.

"The innovative marketing concept to take gaming for fun and combine it with live entertainment - outside the confines of Vegas - is part of a multi-million dollar investment for VEGAS.com. "We are 'Vegasizing' these venues, with the thrill of casino play for fun," said Howard Lefkowitz, president of VEGAS.com. "Gaming enthusiasts have a chance to sample Vegas by playing some of their casino favorites, while newcomers can learn without the pressure of money on the table, and the arena atmosphere will be charged with exhilaration - just like Vegas."

"We look forward to having VEGAS.com add the excitement of Vegas for music fans attending concerts at two of our amphitheaters in Southern California in 2002," said Mike Gullo, Director of Sponsorship for Clear Channel Entertainment. "This marketing approach, allowing tens of thousands of individuals to sample a part of Vegas, is an ideal way to reach the southern California entertainment audience."

VEGAS.com is one of the fastest growing companies of the Greenspun Media Group, a privately held company based in Henderson, Nevada, legacies in the city's publishing, television and telecom, real estate, entertainment, lodging, and entertainment industries, all of which serve both the city's tourists and residents.

Currently, 26% of visitors to Vegas come from the Los Angeles area, the majority by car. Accordingly, the VEGAS.com site offers driving tips and maps in addition to its hotel offerings, show tickets, reviews, newsletters, latest odds, and reviews of lounges, restaurants, and a complete insider's guide to the most entertaining city in the world.

About www.VEGAS.com
VEGAS.com is the most comprehensive website for the most entertaining city in the world: Vegas. Ranked as the world's No. 1 city travel site by comScore Media Metrix, and one of the world's top 50 travel sites by Alexa, VEGAS.com features nearly all of the city's hotels, shows, restaurants, tours and golf courses in one place. Book online at www.vegas.com or espanol.vegas.com, call 1-800-851-1703 or 1-888-719-4040 in Spanish, or visit one of more than a dozen retail locations at major hotels including the MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay, Paris, Bally's, the Palms and the Stardust. VEGAS.com is the key to finding, planning and reserving at spas, restaurants, entertainment and strip clubs, casinos, attractions nightclubs and events and provides up-to-date and extensive information that enables visitors to effectively plan their entire trip. Located in Henderson, Nevada, VEGAS.com was launched in 1998 and is owned by the Greenspun Family, who has significant interests in the media, communication, real estate and gaming industries. In addition, the family is partners with Cox Communications of Las Vegas and Landmark Communications in a 24-hour local, all-news cable channel.

About Clear Channel Entertainment
Clear Channel Entertainment, a leading producer and marketer of live entertainment events, is a subsidiary of Clear Channel Worldwide (NYSE: CCU), a global leader in the out-of-home advertising industry. Clear Channel Entertainment currently owns, operates and/or exclusively books approximately 135 live entertainment venues, including more than 100 in North America and 30 in Europe. In 2001, more than 66 million people attended approximately 26,000 events promoted and/or produced by the company, including: Live music events; Broadway, West End and touring theatrical shows; family entertainment shows; and specialized sports and motor sports events. The company, which operates throughout North America, Europe, South America and Australia, also owns independently operated athlete representation businesses, which provide management, marketing and financial consulting services to many of the world's top professional athletes. More information may be found by visiting www.cc.com and www.clearchannel.com.

Contact: Pamela Johnston
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