Four months after the CityCenter project in Las Vegas was saved from bankruptcy by its shareholders, Dubai World and MGM Mirage, the hotel and leisure complex is embarking on a hiring spree for 12,000 staff, officials said yesterday.

The recruitment drive for jobs at ARIA Resort and Casino, Vdara Hotel and Crystals retail district would be the 'single largest hiring effort in the nation', the company said. The jobs range from bartenders and cooks to prop handlers, slot operators and manicurists.

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