Red Rock Resort celebrates 10th birthday with fireworks show

By ERIK VERDUZCO LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

April 20, 2016 - 12:31 pm

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Red Rock Resort celebrated its 10th birthday Saturday with a fireworks show put on by Fireworks by Grucci. Billed as the largest fireworks show ever hosted by one venue in Las Vegas, the eight-minute show sent fireworks above Summerlin from multiple locations at the casino-hotel. To see video of the fireworks, vist reviewjournal.com/redrockfireworks.

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