{"id":126,"date":"2013-07-29T20:11:28","date_gmt":"2013-07-29T20:11:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=126"},"modified":"2013-07-29T20:14:18","modified_gmt":"2013-07-29T20:14:18","slug":"franklins-guide-to-living-rent-free-in-las-vegas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/franklins-guide-to-living-rent-free-in-las-vegas\/","title":{"rendered":"Franklin’s Guide to Living Rent-Free in Las Vegas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

One of our favorite Las Vegas discoveries in recent months involves a hotel bar and a bird. The bird’s name is Franklin.<\/p>\n

\"Franklin<\/a>
Franklin has Vegas wired.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

See, for the last three years, Franklin has taken up residence at the lobby bar inside the Elara Resort, formerly called Planet Hollywood Towers. Yes, inside.<\/p>\n

\"At<\/a>
At first, we thought Franklin had flown inside by accident. It was no accident.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

His nest is in one of the faux palm trees that looks out over the Elara’s pool, and he’s also got a bird’s eye view (ahem) of shoppers inside the adjoining Miracle Mile Shops.<\/p>\n

Patrons and bartenders at the lobby bar feed Franklin, and when bartenders they leave a faucet running, he’ll sometimes swoop in for a sip.<\/p>\n

\"We're<\/a>
We’re pretty sure Franklin is a House Sparrow. They’re sexually dimorphic. We don’t know what that is, but you go, Franklin.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Franklin’s become the unofficial mascot of the bar, and he doesn’t appear to be interested in leaving the bar anytime soon. Why would he? Free food. Free beverages. Views of bikini-clad babes. Franklin might be a bird, but in Vegas terms, he’s a whale.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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