text: Decades ago , Circus Circus inaugurated the era of family friendly hotel-casino , and in recent years has tried to up the ante with Grand Slam Canyon ( Tel . 702 / 734-0410 ) , a pink-dome-covered , climate-controlled cluster of the Canyon Blaster corkscrew roller coaster , a water ride , bumper cars , carnival games , and a laser tag arena .
  
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  Circus Circus started the family friendly hotel era decades ago .