Las Vegas is situated in the Clark County part of the Nevada dessert where hotels and casinos sprouted after the establishment of the Golden Gate Hotel and Casino in 1906. It is, in fact, the largest city in Nevada where its main income generation is through the establishment centers and parks around and the main “strip” of the city.

Las Vegas is now the fastest growing city in the United States. It has increased its revenue from casinos, theme parks, large hotels and resort, and lots of entertainment establishments. A survey in 2006 says that the casino alone has $8.2 billion revenue out of the $10.6 billion gross revenue of the Clark County. This signifies that casino and other entertainment places in Vegas are the country’s backbones.

When a person is in Vegas, he could be doing one these things:

Gambling

Most tourists who visit Vegas are into the gambling business. With all of those elegant casinos and hotel out there, 90% of the guests are indeed going to hit that chair in the slot machines.  According to surveys, 56% of these guests gamble on the slot machines; 18% play black jack; and 10% are poker players. These are just the top 3 games played in every casino and hotel out there. One survey says that a visitor has an average of $627 budget and 3.6 hours in a day. These guests could be staying in one of these glorious hotels and casinos:

-          Bellagio – home of the most popular casino in Las Vegas.

-          Caesars Palace – one of the most famous casinos in Las Vegas. It has been a place for several movies.

-          Flamingo Las Vegas – one of the oldest hotel casinos in Las Vegas.

-          Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino – one of the largest Las Vegas casinos.

-          MGM grand Hotel and Casino – it is the largest casino in the world; some of the most exciting boxing fights nowadays are held here, like Manny Pacquiao’s demolition on some of the Mexican champs.

When all the gambling and betting is done or all the money is almost gone, then it’s time to quit the fight and find a stress-free place in Vegas.

Strip Shows

Aside from famous casinos, Vegas is also known for night clubs – clubs that offer stripping shows where topless dancers entertain the guests. These clubs were among the motivator for tourists and guests to come and see Vegas. Famous for this is the Moulin Rouge. Well, needless to say, these clubs are, a must-visit when one is in Vegas.

Amusement and Entertainment Park

For some guests who are in Vegas for conventions, amusement and entertainment parks are ideal. Some of the famous hotels and resorts here already integrate with them entertainment area like bars, pools, music lounge, entertainment systems, and the likes. Children and minors are limited to this place only.

Sports shows and other Sports Events championships

Because of the large amount of guests the casinos have nowadays, organizing or hosting some of the biggest sporting events in the world attracts more customers and gamblers. MGM and Mandalay Bay are famous for hosting some biggest boxing championship fights. Other hotels offer Race and sport betting in them were guests get a chance to witness the event through large screen projectors and LCD’s.

Instant wedding – the marriage booth

Las Vegas is famous for this instant wedding thing, most especially to teenagers. Couples are attracted to go to Vegas and get married because the process is quick and instant. An average normal wedding can cost 55$ here. There are different styles and gimmicks for every marriage booth here.  Some have gazebo weddings, outdoor weddings, Grand Canyon weddings, and other bizarre wedding ideas.

These are just some of the many things a guest staying in Vegas can do. However, whether one is a gambler, sports lover, bar hopper, food fanatic, into tying the knots, or just an adventure seeker looking for fun and excitement, one must remember that whatever happens in Vegas, it stays in Vegas.

Las Vegas is also known as the gambling capital and the entertainment capital. It is the most popular city in the state of Nevada of United States of America. It got its title the Entertainment Capital of the World because of the number of existing Casino empires and adult entertainments. Because of these adult entertainments, Las Vegas was also named the Sin City. Adult entertainment opens commercial sex, employing sex workers in various capacities. Through this Las Vegas has become famous for film setting for television and home videos.

Las Vegas was also named as the brightest city on earth because of its outdoor lightings that are seen almost all over the walls of the buildings and streets within the strip.

Las Vegas attained so much revenue on its tourism marketing due to its constant population growth, which made it the fastest growing community in the United States.

Famous tourist attractions in Las Vegas:

• The Bellagio – it’s a 30 storey luxury hotel and casino located the Las Vegas Strip. Its most notable feature is the lake between the hotel and the famous dancing water fountains. This hotel was featured in the 2007 Hollywood film Lucky You and Ocean’s Eleven.
• The Mirage – this is the most expensive casino hotel in Las Vegas, its famous attraction is the VOLCANO, an audiovisual attraction spectacle with a fire effect like that of a volcano and its original soundtracks. The Mirage is the most expensive casino hotel in history. It has a Hawaiian theme with 3, 044 rooms.
• The Caesars Palace – opened in the year 1966 with 3,348 rooms and was known for its Roman Empire Theme. Its signature attraction is the Forum Shops, a luxury mall with more than 160 shops including boutiques and restaurants. Caesars Palace was also famous for its spiral escalators in the Forum Shops. This luxury hotel changed the image of Las Vegas from a gambling center to a more family oriented feature.
• Bonanza Gift Shop – known as the store at night in Las Vegas Strip, this was the world’s largest gift shop.
• Mandalay Bay – is a gold colored luxury resort and casino hotel in Las Vegas Strip with a theme of a Beach Resort it has 3,309 rooms and its famous attractions are the Sharks Reef and House of Blues.
• The Excalibur Hotel and Casino – this opened on June 1990 with a theme of the medieval period, this is the first hotel in Las Vegas that featured children’s attraction. Its large swimming pools and arcades catch family’s attention to visit.  The hotel has 4,008 rooms and was titled as the largest hotel in the world when it first opened for public.
• The Treasure Island – this is a hotel and casino that opened on October 1993 with a modern Caribbean theme, it is also known as the T.I. the initial for Tropical Island. The hotel has 2,885 rooms and the famous feature of the hotel is the Sirens of T.I., it is a nightly show of bands.

There are plenty of tourist attractions in Las Vegas those mentioned are the famous ones in the said city.