The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas hotel-casino is framed in the fountains of the Belagio hotel-casino Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010 in Las Vegas. Scheduled to open mid December, The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas hotel-casino is joining forces with Marriott International Inc., giving Marriott loyalists an option to stay on the Las Vegas Strip and the Cosmopolitan a head start on attracting customers. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)