Interesting facts about Las Vegas

Las Vegas is a famous city in the United States, which is known all over the world. It is one big place for all sorts of entertainment and great recreation. There are so many bars, cabarets, casinos and restaurants. Las Vegas is not just a city, but a truly unique socio-cultural phenomenon. It has emerged under the laws that are in force in the United States at the moment. The city is drenched in neon lights. Las Vegas is incredibly beautiful. It is especially beautiful at night.

What’s interesting about Las Vegas?

1. The city was founded just over a hundred years ago.
2. There are currently over eighty casinos in Las Vegas. However, they don’t have clocks and windows. This is done to ensure that visitors to the casinos will not be distracted from the gaming process.
3. In not-so-distant 1992, a man named Archie Karas arrived at a casino in Las Vegas with only fifty dollars in his pocket. However, he had already won forty million dollars. But Archie could not stop in time. He just got caught up in the excitement. All this led to the fact that he simply lost the won millions.
4. Interesting entertainment offered to visitors in Las Vegas: the opportunity to drive a real bulldozer or other heavy machinery.
5. It is worth noting that the casinos in Las Vegas are not located in the city at all. They are located just outside of Las Vegas. The town is called Paradise.
6. There’s a replica of the real Eiffel Tower in Las Vegas, which is a veritable symbol of Paris. But here it is halved in size. Otherwise the resemblance is perfect.
7. Gambling was completely banned in Las Vegas from 1919 to 1939 without exception. But today it is Las Vegas that is the real gambling centre not only in the USA, but in the whole world.
8. Not far from the city is the largest man-made structure, the Hoover Dam.
9. In the last century, or more precisely in the middle of it, most of the casinos in the city were built with money from the very real mafiosi.
10. In the heat of Las Vegas, the temperature can reach a maximum of 50 degrees. And that’s in the shade.
11. Las Vegas is located in the state of Nevada. This is where casinos were first allowed to be built and operated in 1931. This was originally done to to supplement the budget of the city’s schools.
12. One in three thefts involves casino staff. That is why security in all casinos monitors not only the visitors but also the staff of the gambling houses.
13. 17 out of 20 biggest hotels in America are in Las Vegas.
14. One-armed bandits are the biggest winners. There is one slot machine for every resident of the city. The state gets $10 billion a year from these machines.
15. Vegas is a great place for spontaneous weddings. An average of 500 weddings take place every day. You’ll agree that’s an impressive figure.
16. There is a shooting range in Las Vegas where anyone can fire a grenade launcher for just $40.