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Las
Vegas, heart of the "Entertainment Capital of the World."
In 2005, 38 million tourists visited Las Vegas.
Tourists searching
for entertainment, gambling, dining, attraction and shopping.
Discovered
Las Vegas.
Las Vegas means "The Meadows" in Spanish.
1829 Mexican trader Antonio Armijo, leading a 60-man party along the Spanish Trail
to Los Angeles. While Armijo's caravan was camped Christmas Day about 100 miles northeast of
present day Las Vegas, a scouting party rode west in search of water. An
experienced young Mexican scout, Rafael Rivera, left the main party and ventured
into the unexplored desert. Within two weeks, he discovered Las Vegas
Springs.
Las Vegas Fact (Sources : Las Vegas City)
- The city of Las Vegas celebrated its 100th birthday on May 15, 2005. The event
celebrated the May 15, 1905 land auction when 110 acres of land in downtown Las
Vegas were auctioned off.
- A 1910 law made it illegal to gamble in Las Vegas. The Nevada Legislature
later approved a legalized gambling bill in 1931.
- The first hotel and casino to open in Las Vegas was the Golden Gate Hotel
and Casino in 1906.
- The Hoover Dam was completed in 1935. It took a total of 21,000 men five
years to complete the structure.
- The Moulin Rouge, the city’s first racially integrated hotel, opened in
1955.
- In 1957, topless showgirls debuted on the Las Vegas Strip in “Minsky’s
Follies” at the Dunes.
- The famous “Welcome to Las Vegas” sign was created in 1959 by Betty Willis.
- The famous Las Vegas strip is for the most part, not within the city limits
of Las Vegas. The majority of
the strip is located within Clark County.
- The Stratosphere Hotel and Tower, at more than 1,100 feet, is the tallest
building west of the Mississippi
and the fifth tallest building in the United
States.
- A marriage license costs $55 in Nevada. Many couples choose to marry in
Nevada because there is no
blood test or waiting period.
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Fremont Street was closed to traffic in 1994. The Fremont Street Experience
opened in December 1995.
■ Vegas Fact
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2005(~Nov.)
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2004
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Tourism's
economic
impact
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$32.8 billion(2003)
($7.8
billion gambling)
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Stays
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3.4night
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gamble budget
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$480
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gamble hours
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3.7 hours
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Visitor
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32% Southern Calf.
9%
other nations.
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Visitor
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35,492,918
(38,200,000~Dec)
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34,532,444
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Convention Attendance
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5,973,099
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5,582,911
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Hotel Occupancy
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92.3%
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92.9%
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Average Room Rate
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$103.42
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$90.40
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Ganming Revenue
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$8,946,807,000
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$8,001,668,000
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※Sources: Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority
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About Clark County (Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, Henderson, Laughlin,
Mesquitem,Boulder City)
▒ Population : 1.8
million residents. 
More
than 5,000 people moving to here each month.
Clark
County is home to the world-famous Las Vegas Strip, heart of the Entertainment
Capital of the World.
This
excitement is surely a factor in the nation-leading growth of Clark County's
booming population of 1.8 million. Another factor is the high quality of
life afforded by its low tax rate, wonderful business climate, great weather,
friendly people and smorgasbord of recreational venues.
Those
venues stretch beyond the Strip to include the gambling destinations
of Mesquite, Primm and Laughlin, located on the fun-filled Colorado River. But
they also feature Lake Mead National Recreation Area and engineering marvel
Hoover Dam, Mt. Charleston and the Toiyabe National Forest, Red Rock Canyon, the
Valley of Fire and parks, museums and recreational and
cultural attractions.
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