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A tour of Las Vegas casinos and hotels
THE adult gambling, adult fun, and entertainment playground of
the world
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the state of
Nevada,
United States. The city is the largest to be founded in the
20th century, and is a major vacation, shopping, and gambling destination. Las
Vegas was established in 1905, and officially became a city in 1911. Las Vegas
has been the county seat of Clark County since the formation of the county in
1909. The 2000 census
reported that the city had a population of 478,434
[1]. The Census Bureau's official population estimate as of 2004 was
534,847. The city’s Planning and Development Department reported an increase of
41,126 in 2005, for a total
population of 575,973.
[2]. Recent figures place the population for the
Las Vegas metropolitan area, which includes all of Clark County, at over 1.6
Million people (2004
[3]), and the region is the fastest growing in the United States.
The name Las Vegas is often applied to the unincorporated areas of
Clark County that surround the city, especially the resort areas on and near
the
Las Vegas Strip. This 4½ mi (7¼ km) stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard is mostly
outside the Las Vegas city limits, in the unincorporated town of Paradise.
The center of
gambling in the US, Las Vegas is sometimes called Sin City due to the popularity
of legalized gambling, availability of alcoholic beverages any time (like all of
Nevada), various forms and degrees of adult entertainment, and legalized
prostitution in nearby counties (it is illegal, though, in Las Vegas and Clark
County; Nevada law prohibits prostitution in counties which have populations
greater than 400,000). The nickname favored by local government and promoters of
tourism is The Entertainment Capital of the World. The city's glamorous image has
made it a popular setting for films and television programs.
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