{"id":5537,"date":"2010-10-20T12:44:02","date_gmt":"2010-10-20T11:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/index.php\/las-vegas-nevada-quick-facts\/"},"modified":"2019-06-19T10:56:53","modified_gmt":"2019-06-19T09:56:53","slug":"las-vegas-nevada-quick-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/news\/destinations\/las-vegas-nevada-quick-facts.htm","title":{"rendered":"Las Vegas Nevada \u2013 Quick Facts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. But the only thing that does not is its popularity.<\/p>\n<p>Every year, there are millions of travelers and hundreds of flights to Las Vegas, the city is crowning beauty for America. It is, what we can call \u201cthe true 21<sup>st<\/sup> century cosmopolitan attraction\u201d. Here are some quick facts:-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>On May 15, 1905, 110 acres of land in downtown Las Vegas were auctioned off, marking the occasion as its \u201cBirth Day\u201d, Las Vegas is now 105 years old!<\/li>\n<li>Only a year after its birth (1906), the first Casino to open in Vegas was \u201cThe Golden Gate Hotel and Casino\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>It may come as a shock to you that \u201clegalized gambling bill\u201d was only approved in 1931, from 1910 to 1931, gambling remained illegible in Las Vegas.<\/li>\n<li>The city\u2019s first Dam \u201cHoover Dam\u201d took a total of 21,000 men to complete the \u2018five years project\u2019 in 1935.<\/li>\n<li>Vegas\u2019s first racially integrated hotel opened in 1955, 50 years after the city\u2019s birth.<\/li>\n<li>Vegas is also the trend setter for \u201ctopless girls\u201d. The first top less girls debuted in 1957 on Las Vegas strip in \u201cMinsky\u2019s Follies\u201d at the Dunes. The 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.<\/li>\n<li>Vegas\u2019s very popular \u201cWelcome to Las Vegas\u201d sign was created in 1959 by Betty Willis.<\/li>\n<li>In 2009, Las Vegas hosted more than 19,000 conventions.<\/li>\n<li>Las Vegas is home to the fifth largest school district the \u201cClark County School\u201d where more than 311,000 students are enrolled.<\/li>\n<li>United stated fifth tallest building and Mississippi\u2019s tallest, \u201cthe Stratosphere Hotel and Tower\u201d (100 feet approx) is also here.<\/li>\n<li>In Nevada, getting married does not include blood tests or waiting time. Anyone can get married any time (and this happens a lot). A marriage license in Nevada costs around 60 US Dollars.<\/li>\n<li>The famous \u201cFremont Street\u201d, closed to traffic in 1994 was reopened from December 1995.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In the 70\u2019s only 6.7 million people visited Las Vegas, while in 2009, more than 36 million people came to have the unadulterated and unlimited fun Vegas has to offer. In comparison to other holiday destinations of the same stature, Las Vegas is a paradise for budget travelers. There is a bucket full of airline that offer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/flights\/usa\/las-vegas.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cheap flights to Las Vegas<\/a> Nevada, almost throughout the year, but to save money always make advance reservation in hotels and flights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. But the only thing that does not is its popularity. 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