Las Vegas

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The City

• The area of ​L as Vegas is 352

square kilometers.

• 634,773 people live there.

• Las vegas is in the nevada state.

• Las vegas is mainly associated

with gambling
 Fun Facts
• THE SKY BEAM AT THE LUXOR COSTS ABOUT $51/HOUR TO KEEP ON

THE SKY BEAM IS ONE OF THE MOST NOTABLE PARTS OF THE CITY,
LARGELY BECAUSE IT'S ONE FIXTURE YOU CAN SEE AT NIGHT AS YOUR
PLANE IS COMING IN FOR ITS LANDING. THINK OF IT LIKE OUR NORTH
STAR. DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU ARE? LOOK FOR THE SKY BEAM AND
YOU'LL FIND YOUR WAY.

DESPITE ITS FAME, IT COSTS JUST $51 AN HOUR TO KEEP THE LIGHT
ON. IT'S QUITE A MODEST BILL FOR SOMETHING SO ICONIC —
ALTHOUGH SOME SOURCES S AY THAT  BACK IN 1993, WHEN THE HOTEL
FIRST OPENED TO THE .PUBLIC, THE ELECTRIC BILL WAS A WHOPPING
$1 MILLION A YEAR
Fun Facts 
• THE MGM GRAND'S BRONZE LION IS THE LARGEST
B R O N Z E S TAT U E I N T H E U N I T E D S TAT E S

THERE'S ONE THING MOST OF US THINK ABOUT WHEN

WE THINK OF THE MGM: ITS GIANT BRONZE BEAST
S TA N D I N G O U T S I D E . A S I D E F R O M B E I N G G O L D E N A N D
G L I S T E N I N G , T H E R E ' S A LOT M O R E TO I T T H A N M O S T
TO U R I S T S A N D LO C A L S R E A L I Z E .   T H E G I A N T L I O N ,
C R E AT E D B A C K I N 1 9 9 7 B Y S N E L L J O H N S O N , W E I G H S
I N AT A N A S TO N I S H I N G   5 0 TO N S , M A K I N G I T T H E
L A R G E S T B R O N Z E S TAT U E I N T H E C O U N T RY A N D T H E
S E C O N D L A R G E S T I N T H E W O R L D. I T R E S T S ATO P A 2 5 -
F O OT P E D E S TA L A N D S TA N D S AT A N OT H E R 4 5 F E ET
HIGH.
Fun Facts
• L A S V E G AS H A S O V E R 1 5 0 , 0 0 0 H OT E L R O O M S

L o o k i n g f o r a p la c e t o s t ay ? Yo u w o n ' t h av e a h a r d t im e fi n d i n g
a va c a n t r o o m i n Ve g a s .   We ' v e go t a l o t o f t h e m — m o r e t h a n
1 5 0 , 0 0 0 , t o b e m o r e p r e c i s e . We w o u l d n ' t e x p e c t a n y t h i n g l e s s
f r o m t h e m o s t p o p u l a r t o u r is t d e s t i n a t i o n i n t h e w o r ld ( n o t t o
m e n t i o n t h e e n t e r t a i n m e n t c a p i t a l) . A n d t h e M G M  G ra n d d o e s n ' t
m a k e t h i s l i s t o f f u n f a c t s a b o u t L a s Ve g a s s o le l y f o r i t s g i a n t
b r o n ze I i o n s t a t u e . A s o f 2 0 1 9 , i t a l s o h a s   t h e m o s t r o o m s  o u t
o f a l l o f t h e h o t e l s in Ve g a s , r i n gi n g in a t 6 , 8 5 2 . T h e h o t e l g e t s
a b o u t 1 2 , 0 0 0 g u e s t s a n i g h t , l e av i n g t h e s t a ff t o w a s h 9 2 , 0 0 0
p o u n d s o f l i n e n e a c h a n d e v e r y d ay. A n d y o u
t h o u g h t   y o u r  l a u n d r y w a s o u t o f c o n t r o l .
 Fun Facts
• T H E C I T Y S E E S O V E R 3 0 0 W E D D I N G S A D AY

W H E T H E R Y O U ' R E   G ET T I N G M A R R I E D  O N A W H I M O R Y O U ' V E B E E N
P L A N N I N G I T F O R M O N T H S , I F Y O U C O M E TO V E G A S TO S AY " I D O, "
Y O U D E F I N I T E LY W O N ' T B E A L O N E . S I N C I T Y H O S T S A B O U T 1 0 , 0 0 0
M A R R I A G E C E R E M O N I E S E V E R Y M O N T H , W H I C H C O M E S O U T TO A B O U T
3 0 0 A D AY. W O N D E R I N G W H Y T H I S I S S U C H A P O P U L A R D E S T I N AT I O N
F O R W E D D I N G S ? S I M P L E . O U R M A R R I A G E L AW S A R E L A X A N D I T ' S
C H E A P TO D O, W I T H A M A R R I A G E L I C E N S E C O S T I N G J U S T $ 7 7 A N D
O BTA I N A B L E I N J U S T M I N U T E S. T H E R E ' S N O B LO O D T E S T A N D N O
WA I T I N G P E R I O D. P LU S , Y O U C A N G E T M A R R I E D B Y E LV I S A N D S U C H
I N A T I N Y C H A P E L   D O W N TO W N  F O R L E SS T H A N $ 1 0 0 . T H AT ' S A
B A R G A I N . T I E T H E K N OT, G O C H E C K O U T T H E F O U N TA I N S, A N D T H E N
G A Z E AT T H E S K Y B E A M . J U S T LO O K O U T F O R B AT S .
Fun Facts
• G a m i n g / g a m b l i n g g e n e ra l l y a c c o u n t s f o r s l i g h t l y o ve r  
4 3 p e r c e n t  o f L a s Ve g a s c a s i n o s ’ r e ve n u e

• A s t u d y c o n d u ct e d i n 2 0 1 3 s h o w e d t h a t a l t h o u g h 1 5 % o f
p e o p l e v i s i t p r i m a ri l y f or g a m b l i n g , a b o u t 7 1% d o s o
d u r i n g t h e i r v i s i t a n y way

• S p or t s wa g e r i n g a c c o u n t s t o m o r e t h a n 2 % o f t h e s t a t e ’s
total income

• I n t h e 1 9 8 0 s ,   W i l l i a m L e e B e r g s t r o m  w a l ke d i n t o B i n i o n’s
H o r s e s h oe C a s i n o w i t h a s u i t c a s e c o n t a i n i n g $ 7 7 7 , 0 0 0
( t h e r o u g h e q u i va l e n t o f $ 2 . 3 1 m i l l i o n d o l l a r s t o d ay ) –
the biggest bet placed in a casino

• T h e b i g g e s t r o u l e tt e b e t i n L a s Ve g a s h i s t o r y w a s m a d e
at Golden Gate in 2010 at $250,000

• T h e l a r g e s t s u m a nyo n e e ve r w o n o n Ve g a s s l o t s wa s $ 3 9
million at the Excalibur
 • “ L a s Ve g a s ” m e a n s “ t h e m e a d o w s ” d u e t o w a t e r f o u n d i n
underground artesian wells

• T h e f a m o u s L a s Ve g a s S t r i p i s n o t l o c a t e d w i t h i n t h e c i t y l i m i t s
o f L a s Ve g a s , i t a c t u a l l y f a l l s u n d e r t h e j u r i s d i c t i o n o f C l a r k
County

• W i t h i t s m i l l i o n s o f l i g h t s , L a s Ve g a s i s c o n s i d e r e d t h e b r i g h t e s t
spot on Earth

• A n n u a l r a i n f a l l i n L a s Ve g a s t o t a l s s l i g h t l y m o r e t h a n f o u r i n c h e s

• A t 1 , 1 4 9 f e e t , t h e   S t r a t o s p h e r e  i s t h e t a l l e s t o b s e r v a t i o n t o w e r

Fun Facts in the United States and the second tallest free-standing
structure west of the Mississippi River

about City • C o n s u m p t i o n o f s h e l l fi s h i n Ve g a s i s o v e r 6 0 , 0 0 0 p o u n d s p e r
d a y – t h a t ’s h i g h e r t h a n t h e r e s t o f t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s c o m b i n e d

• T h e L a s Ve g a s M e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a i s t h e m o s t d e n s e l y p o p u l a t e d
in the state with a population of more than 1.6 million

• There are over 15,000 miles of neon tubing within the city

• More than 1,200 fountains are involved in the famous  

Bellagio Fountain show

• S t a n d i n g t a l l a t 5 5 0 f e e t a n d m e a s u r i n g 5 2 0 f e e t i n d i a m e t e r,
t h e   H i g h R o l l e r  h o l d s t h e r e c o r d f o r b e i n g t h e t a l l e s t o b s e r v a t i o n
wheel on the planet
Celebrities

• N i c o l a s C a g e   -   A f t e r g o i n g b r o ke , N i c o l a s C a g e r e p o r t e d l y m ov e d i n t o   a r e n t a l i n
L a s Ve g a s . H e h a s f a m ou s l y b e e n a   L a s Ve g a s r e s i d e n t   f o r o ve r a d e c a d e .

• B r i t n e y S p e a r s -   B r i t n e y S p e a r s l i ve s i n Ve g a s w h i l e s h e i s p e r f o r m i n g
h e r   s u c c e s s f u l r e s i d e n c y   a t P l a n e t H o l l y w o o d . S h e a l s o h a s a h o m e i n L os A n g e l e s .

• F l o y d M a y w e a t h e r J r. -   I n 2 0 1 8 , F l o y d M ay w e a t h e r J r. p u r c h a s e d   a $ 1 0 m i l l i o n
p r o p e r t y   i n L a s Ve g a s .

• M i ke Ty s o n -   M i ke Ty s o n – w h o m a d e a c a m e o i n t h e L a s Ve g a s - s e t fi l m   T h e
H a n g ov e r   – h a s a   h om e i n H e n d e r s on .

• H o l l y M a d i s o n -   P l ay b oy   s t a r H ol l y M a d i s o n o w n s   a n e s t a t e i n L a s Ve g a s , a n d
divides her time between there and Los Angeles.
Celebrities

• David Copperfi eld - Legendary

magician David Copperfi eld –
who performs at the MGM
Grand – purchased an over $17
million mansion in Las Vegas in
2016.

• Gina Carano - MMA athlete

Gina Carano lives in Las Vegas.