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Almost unnoticed amid the depressing numbers along the Strip, last-minute discount show-ticket sales have stood out as one sliver of the economy living up to Las Vegas' former billing as recession-proof.
Tix Corp., which dominates the market under the Tix4Tonight banner, has doubled its outlet count to eight in the past two years, with the latest one opening last month. Tix4Tonight's customer base expanded in tandem, with the number of tickets sold and the total value more than doubling in the nine months through Sept. 30, compared with two years ago, the company's latest financial statements show.
In stark contrast to...