Sin City: 22 Interesting Facts About Las Vegas

Las Vegas is one of the most attractive and interesting cities not only in the state of Nevada but also in the entire United States. Americans joke: no matter which state you’re headed to, you’ll end up in Las Vegas anyway. So if you’re planning a trip to America, you can’t avoid this city. Moreover, it has something to offer even to the most discerning tourist!

Here, people spend entire days at slot machines, spend nights at card tables, and test their luck at roulette. And although people usually lose all their savings, they still strive to visit Las Vegas. After all, here you’ll find excitement, glittering eyes, trembling hands, racing hearts, beautiful women, and adrenaline! There’s a huge variety of adult entertainment to suit every taste, which is why it’s unofficially called “Sin City.”

Interesting Facts About Las Vegas:

1. Las Vegas is located in the state of Nevada and covers an area of 340 square kilometers. The city boasts over 80 casinos and several thousand gaming pavilions. The main gaming clubs and hotels are located in the historic center along Fremont Street.
2. There are no preschools, schools, or universities in Las Vegas. The city’s hotels look very luxurious, with each hotel featuring a casino area and numerous restaurants and buffets. Anyone can enter any hotel, even if they’re not guests; the only areas inaccessible to non-guests are the elevators leading to the rooms and pools.
3. The price of a hotel room in Las Vegas is much lower than in any other American metropolis. However, on Thursday and Friday nights, the cost of accommodation can double or even triple.
4. Anyone can park their car in any hotel parking lot, even if they’re not staying there.
5. Hotel owners carefully select staff, so you’ll never see waitresses chatting with each other either in hotels or restaurants.
6. Most hotels are connected by underground or overhead walkways, making it very easy to move from one hotel to another without stepping outside.
7. Las Vegas is famous for its variety shows and numerous entertainment programs, many of which are exclusive and can only be enjoyed in this city. The most successful shows have been running here for decades, twice a day, without breaks or days off.
8. In “Sin City,” you can apply for a marriage license and get married in one day, which is why many young couples choose to register their relationships in Las Vegas.
9. The population of Las Vegas in 2021 was 671,000 residents, but considering the surrounding suburbs, this number increases to 2 million people.
10. The city is considered to have been established in 1905, but it was officially granted city status only in 1911.
11. If another casino were located where the fountains at the Bellagio hotel are, it would generate huge profits. However, the owners of the Bellagio prefer to foot the bill for the operation of the fountains.
12. These Bellagio fountains, featured in the second film of the “Ocean’s Eleven” trilogy, are filled with fresh water extracted from underground for golf course irrigation purposes.
13. The idea of ​​turning an ordinary provincial town into a grandiose capital of the gambling business came from the famous mobster Bugsy Siegel. At his behest, the insanely popular Flamingo hotel-casino, the first in the country, was built here. The construction of the Flamingo was financed by several gangster groups. It is worth noting that shortly after the hotel’s opening, Siegel was shot. Perhaps the founding father of Las Vegas knew too much.
14. Nowadays, you can see freely roaming flamingos on the premises of this hotel. These birds are now the symbol and hallmark of the entire establishment.
15. Las Vegas is famous for its buffets: a dining system where you can eat as much as you want for a fixed price, but taking food with you is not allowed. And with such a huge assortment, you can’t even count the dishes offered.
16. The “Russian Margarita” cocktail (which includes tequila with vodka, Cointreau liqueur, and lime juice) was invented in Vegas.
17. The state of Nevada, where Las Vegas is located, was the first in America to legalize the establishment and operation of gambling establishments in 1931. Interestingly, this decision was made to fill the budget of American schools.
18. Every third theft in the city involves casino staff, so security closely monitors both players and casino employees.
19. Underneath the wealthy and famous Las Vegas lie underground catacombs that were once used to prevent flooding in the city. Nowadays, they serve as homes for numerous homeless people. According to various estimates, about 1000 people live under the city.
20. Once upon a time, Egyptian pharaohs sought to impress their subjects by building huge structures. In Las Vegas, a scaled-down replica of the Great Pyramid of Khufu, “The Luxor Hotel,” was built, standing thirty stories tall. The entire structure is covered in bronze glass, and nearby stand the Sphinx and an obelisk, making it all look almost like ancient Egypt. The premises inside the hotel, built in 1993, cover an area of ​​820,000 square meters. Nine Boeing 747 planes can fit inside, stacked on top of each other, and the spotlight shining the most powerful beam from the top of the pyramid into the sky is considered the brightest on Earth.
21. How do you think players most often win big in Vegas casinos? Strangely enough, it’s by playing slot machines! Yes, slot machines are much more profitable than blackjack, poker, and even roulette!
22. Slot machines account for over 60% of winnings in casinos. In fact, players can go for several days without major wins, but then suddenly the machine can pay out a solid jackpot.

This metropolis of a thousand passions, like New York, impresses everyone with its wealth and grandeur. Even if you’re not very fond of gambling, you simply must experience the beauty of the city and its thousands of lights! Las Vegas is like a playground for grown-up kids that you just don’t want to leave.