Interesting Las Vegas Facts
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Las Vegas is the County Seat of Clark County, Nevada and is ...
290 miles northeast of Los Angelas
378 miles northwest of Phoenix
675 miles southeast of San Francisco
447 miles south of Reno
Elvis Presley performed in 837 consecutive sold out shows in
Las Vegas. Other fun facts about the area:
The first casino was licensed in 1931.
When Paul Anka first played Vegas he was too young to be allowed in the casino.
Bugsy Siegel named his casino the Flamingo Hotel & Casino after the long legs of his showgirl girlfriend.
In Nevada it is mandatory that video slot machines pay a
minimum of 75 percent on average.
Vegas Vic, the enormous neon cowboy that towers over
Fremont Street, is the world’s largest mechanical neon sign.
There are approximately 315 weddings per day in Vegas.
Howard Hughes stayed at the Desert Inn for so long that he
was asked to leave. He bought the hotel.
Camels were used as pack animals in Nevada as late as 1870.
Over 38.9 million people visit Las Vegas each year.
Seventeen of the 20 biggest hotels in the U.S. are in Las Vegas.
The elevation of the City is 2,174 feet above sea level.