Las Vegas Facts And Figures

Here are just a few facts about this incredible city and the state of Nevada, its residents and of course casinos:


    • 87% of visitors to Las Vegas will have a gamble at some point in their stay

    • If all the neon lighting in Las Vegas were laid end to end it would stretch over 15,000 miles

    • Today the state of Nevada is the nations number one producer of gold

    • Since 1990 the population of Nevada has grown by an amazing 83.3%

    • The average number of conventions held in Las Vegas annually is 3750

    • The Closest estimate suggests there are nearly 200,000 slot machines in Las Vegas

    • In 1980 a Las Vegas hospital suspended staff for placing bets on when patients would die

    • Paved roads in miles in Nevada, 5429, unpaved roads and gravel tracks, 33.010

    • In Nevada it costs $35 for a marriage licence and $450 to get divorced

    • Elvis Presley once performed 837 consecutive sold out nights at the Las Vegas Hilton

    • The biggest grossing concert of all time took place at the MGM grand on new years eve 1999 when Barbra Streisand performed to over 12,000 people and grossed $14,694,000

    • The hard hat was invented purely for those working on the Hoover Dam

    • The worlds largest ever jackpot occurred in Las Vegas in 1998 and was over $27 million.

    • In 1938 saddled horses were banned from casinos in the state

    • Since 1990 seventeen casinos have been imploded to make way for larger ones


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