Can this real estate gimmick save the world?
Selling clear-water lakes to property developers is just a ripple on the surface of Crystal Lagoons' huge ambitions
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IN April, Steve Wynn announced plans to tear up the golf course that lies behind two of his Las Vegas hotels and replace it with a 38-acre (15.4-hectare) man-made lake - about the size of 30 American football fields.
Rising from the middle of the lagoon, Mr Wynn said during a conference call last week, will be a 10-storey mountain, accessible by zip line and electric ferry, that will serve as a launching point for nightly fireworks.
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