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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tourists wandering down the popular pedestrian mall Fremont Street in Las Vegas will see a much more orderly display now that rules to restrict street performers have taken effect.
Vegas Inc. reports (http://bit.ly/1SE0q8w ) that as of Tuesday, street performers looking to work on Fremont Street must register with the city online and enter a lottery for one of 38 available spots. They have to detail what their act is and if they're characters posing for photos, describe what costume they'll be wearing.
The performers are limited to 38 specific zones between 3 p.m. and 1 a.m. They rotate zones every two hours.
Some performers are critical of the new system, saying it limits people's acts and could cost them money.
One performer who leads the Sonic Laborers and Visual Entertainers Union says he is planning to strike against the zones.
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