Twenty fun facts about Las Vegas
Las Vegas is home to downtown Las Vegas and a tiny piece of the Las Vegas Strip. The Flamingo, built in the 1940s, was the anchor for the famous row of casinos on the Strip. There are 15,000 miles of neon tubing on the strip and throughout downtown Las Vegas. Las Vegas is the most populated city in the state of Nevada. The city is situated within Clark County in a basin on the floor of the Mojave Desert and is surrounded by mountain ranges on all sides. As of August 2018, the population of Las Vegas is about 650,000 people. A 25 year old software engineer visiting Las Vegas put $100 in a slot machine at the Excalibur and ended up winning $39 million. This was the largest sum ever won on the Las Vegas slots and the odds were.
We've unearthed twenty facts about Las Vegas which you might find fun to look at before you visit the Entertainment Capital:
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1. The Golden Gate Hotel and Casino was the first hotel and casino in Sin City. It opened in 1906
2. Gambling was legalised in the state of Nevada in 1931
3. Most of the Strip is not actually in Las Vegas but in Clark County
4. The largest sum won on slots was at the Excalibur in 2003 and was $39.7 million
5. The back of the famous Las Vegas sign says ‘Drive Carefully Come Back Soon'
6. Las Vegas had over 36 million visitors in 2009
7. In 2005 the City of Las Vegas had its 100th birthday celebrating the auctioning off of 110 acres of land in the Downtown area in 1905
8. In Nevada the cost of a marriage licence is $60
9. The lovely scents which waft through the Bellagio,the Wynn,the Venetian and City Center are provided by a company called AromaSys
10. There is no income tax in Nevada
11. To make the Bellagio hotel seem smaller and closer than it is each window spans four rooms. It's not the only hotel to use this trick so remember this when you're walking around
12. Even though Sin City is in the desert there are lots of water features on the Strip such as the Fountains of Bellagio. The water used is grey water which is recycled from the bathrooms in the hotel (not the toilets)
13. People stay an average of 3.7 nights in the desert city
14. Elvis Presley performed at the Hilton Hotel 837 times
15. Boulder City was built specifically for the Hoover Dam workers live in
16. By law, video slot machines in Nevada have to give at least 75% back to the player
17. Nevada is the leading gold-producing state in America
18. The number four is unlucky in the Chinese culture therefore the Wynn and the Rio do not have any tower floors that start with four
19. There are currently 1701 licensed gambling places in the entertainment capital
20. Actual gold was used in the creation of the windows at the Mirage hotel
And that's it for our twenty fun facts about Las Vegas.
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There are 300 Weddings a Day
There's a reason why Vegas is known for their wedding chapels and quickie marriage ceremonies. With over 300 weddings every day in Las Vegas, it is the top wedding destination in the US and second in the world for most number of weddings in a single city, falling short of Istanbul.
Las Vegas Trivia
You Can Gamble at the Movies?
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Gambling is probably so popular in the city because there are casinos literally everywhere. McCarran airport has an area of slot machines and just about every movie theater in Vegas doubles as a casino with poker tables and slots. Fortunately, the auditorium where the movie is actually played is nice and quiet.
The $15,000 Electricity Bill
Lighting up the Luxor pyramid's shining light is not cheap. The cost of electricity for keeping it lit for just an hour is $51. That would equal to about $15,300 a month. Imagine getting that bill in the mail.
Why People Eat More Shrimp in the Desert
There must be something in the water in Las Vegas that makes people crave shrimp. Consumption on the shellfish in Vegas is over 60,000 pounds per day. That's higher than the rest of the United States combined!
There are 300 Weddings a Day
There's a reason why Vegas is known for their wedding chapels and quickie marriage ceremonies. With over 300 weddings every day in Las Vegas, it is the top wedding destination in the US and second in the world for most number of weddings in a single city, falling short of Istanbul.
Las Vegas Trivia
You Can Gamble at the Movies?
Fun Facts About Nevada
Gambling is probably so popular in the city because there are casinos literally everywhere. McCarran airport has an area of slot machines and just about every movie theater in Vegas doubles as a casino with poker tables and slots. Fortunately, the auditorium where the movie is actually played is nice and quiet.
The $15,000 Electricity Bill
Lighting up the Luxor pyramid's shining light is not cheap. The cost of electricity for keeping it lit for just an hour is $51. That would equal to about $15,300 a month. Imagine getting that bill in the mail.
Why People Eat More Shrimp in the Desert
There must be something in the water in Las Vegas that makes people crave shrimp. Consumption on the shellfish in Vegas is over 60,000 pounds per day. That's higher than the rest of the United States combined!
The 50 Ton Lion
The largest bronze sculpture in America is housed in Las Vegas. It just so happens to be the MGM Grand Hotel's mascot, the bronze lion, weighing in at 50 tons.
The Invisible Golden Nugget
In 1954, Las Vegas' Golden Nugget hotel did not actually have a golden nugget on display. The most common questions from visitors at this time were, 'How much does it weigh?' and 'Where is it?'Grey Water Abounds
It's not allowed, but you probably wouldn't want to attempt to swim in water structures in Las Vegas. The fountains and man-made lakes use something called 'grey-water,' which is actually recycled water from sinks, bathtubs, and showers throughout the city.
It's An Easy Life
You can make a cushy living as a bartender. In other parts of the country, people in the service industry such as bartenders and cocktail waitresses may not make enough money to make ends meet, but in Las Vegas these jobs can pay out in six figure salaries easily. It might be time to make the move to Nevada if you enjoy making or serving drinks.
Visit Vegas for 288 Years
There are around 105,120 hotel rooms in all of Las Vegas. That means if someone wanted to spend just one night in every room in the city, it would take them 288 years, which is probably not possible in the span of the average human life.
FedEx, Blackjack and Luck
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It's not surprising that people down on their luck tend to visit Vegas to try to get rich quick, but even Frederick W. Smith, the founder and CEO of FedEx, saved his company by gambling in Las Vegas. When FedEx had a hard time paying their $24,000 fuel bill, Smith took the company's last $5,000 to gamble and managed to win $27,000 on blackjack and kept the business afloat.
Vegas Has Loads of Cash
It's a great place to live and raise a family. This is partially due to the state's lowest taxes in the country and there are even certain taxes present in other states that aren't in Nevada. The tourist industry in the city is so healthy that much of the money spent on tourism gets put back into funding for roads, schools, and parks.
Fun Facts About Las Vegas For Kids
It's Not All About Gambling
You may not come to Vegas specifically to gamble, but you're very likely to end up doing so once you get there. A study conducted in 2013 showed that although 15% of people visit primarily for gambling, about 71% do so during their visit anyway.
Dig It!
If you're craving some blue collar work while visiting, there's a heavy equipment playground. Feel free to drive around the various bulldozers and dump trucks the park has available purely for fun.
The Black List
Many people have been banned from Las Vegas for one reason or another. The city even has a 'black book,' with a list of people who are not allowed to set foot in any of the casinos.
$16.7 Million in Winnings!
A 25 year old software engineer visiting Las Vegas put $100 in a slot machine at the Excalibur and ended up winning $39 million. This was the largest sum ever won on the Las Vegas slots and the odds were stacked at 1 in 16.7 million. He definitely got lucky that night.
Lucky Math
The slot machines are set at a certain payout rate. Legally the machines have to have at least a 75% payout, meaning that if you put in $100, at the very least you should get $75 back. Sometimes it's not all about luck, it's about math.
Vegas Royalty
Private bowling is available at The Palms Casino Resort. If you really want to live like royalty while in Vegas, consider staying at the Palms in their Kingpin Suite that has two fully functional bowling lanes inside. It's a perfect fit for any 'dude.'
No Gambling in Boulder
Residents of Boulder City, located just outside of Vegas have to get their gambling fix in the city before returning home. This is because their hometown is one of only two cities in Nevada that prohibits gambling.
Megalopolis Hotels
Las Vegas is home to 15 of the world's top 25 hotels. This includes The Venetian, Caesar's Palace, and the Bellagio, just to name a few.
There's a Room for all of Burbank at the MGM Grand
The MGM Grand Hotel and Casino has 5,043 rooms, making it the largest hotel in the country and the second largest in the world. That's almost enough rooms for everyone in the entire population of Burbank, California to have their own room.
