Las Vegas is a one-of-a-kind city. If you haven't been to Las Vegas in the past five years, then you do not know what Las Vegas is like now, because it changes rapidly. The population of the Las Vegas area has more than doubled in a decade. There are about 2,000,000 residents living in the Las Vegas area.

Nevada is the only state that has legal brothels and cathouses, but only in some counties. Brothels are not legal in Clark County, which encompasses the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area. Prostitution is just as illegal in Las Vegas as it is in any other major city in the United States.

The strip clubs and gentlemen's clubs in Las Vegas are the biggest in the country. Some strip clubs have over 200 dancers working at a time, and many of them are open 24 hours a day. Entertainers from all over America fly in to Las Vegas to work in Las Vegas strip clubs.

Over the past 10 years there has been an explosion of elaborate new nightclubs in Las Vegas hotels. In 1996 the only Hotel and Casino that had a real nightclub was the Rio Suites Hotel and Casino Resort. Although Rio is still one of the busiest nightclub spots in Vegas, the Palms, Caesars Palace, Mandalay Bay, Wynn, Bellagio, Luxor, MGM, Treasure Island, Venetian, Mirage, Encore, Palazzo, and the Hard Rock, have established themselves with premium night club entertainment.

There are 22 pro golf courses in the Las Vegas area. 

The McCarran International Airport is the number one destination airport in the country. There are more taxicab pick-ups at the McCarran International Airport than any place else in the world. It is not uncommon to load over 10,000 taxicabs in one day at the Las Vegas airport . There are over 2500 Las Vegas taxis in service 24 hours a day. There are hundreds of limousines available, but you better have a reservation if you want a limo on a busy night. 

Las Vegas is the number one convention city in the world. There are thousands of trade shows, conventions, and business meetings in Las Vegas annually. Some conventions host as many as 150,000+ conventioneers at a time. There are quite a few large convention facilities in Las Vegas, including the Las Vegas Convention Center, Sands Expo Convention Center, Mandalay Bay Convention Center, MGM Grand Convention Center, Rio Convention Center, Cashman Field, Thomas and Mack, and Boyd Stadium. There are also convention facilities at the Riviera, Mirage, Caesars Palace, Flamingo, Bally's, the Bellagio, Aladdin, Tropicana, Luxor, Sam's Town, South Point, JW Marriott, Lake Las Vegas, Green Valley Ranch, Red Rock Ranch, Orleans, and other hotels throughout the Las Vegas and Henderson and North Las Vegas areas.

There are over 130,000 hotel rooms in Las Vegas, and they have a combined annual occupancy rate of around 90%.

There are over 100,000 weddings a year at Las Vegas wedding chapels. Some weddings are drive-thru weddings or helicopter weddings over the Las Vegas Strip. 

The Las Vegas Motor Speedway is a premier racetrack for Nascar racing, and Nascar weekend in Las Vegas is usually the most crowded Las Vegas weekend of the year.

Las Vegas hosts the National Finals Rodeo in December every year.

Shopping has become a major attraction in Las Vegas, and several malls feature over 100 stores each. There are three different outlet malls. There are hundreds of unique specialty retail stores located in the hotels. There is even a Ferrari dealership located in the new Wynn Hotel Resort.

Las Vegas is the hottest tourist location in the United States, in more ways than one. Las Vegas gets over 115 degrees in the summer, and sometimes Las Vegas will not get below 100 degrees at night. In the winter Las Vegas can get down in the low 20's at night. At 2200 feet above sea level, Las Vegas is high desert.

Las Vegas is a wild place to be for New Year's Eve, Independence Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Super Bowl, Sweet Sixteen, big boxing matches, and and top-name concerts. There are over 300,000 visitors at a time in Las Vegas for these big occasions.

The best way to have a good time in Las Vegas is to be a VIP guest with free rooms, free dining, free shows, and free limousine rides from McCarran International Airport to the front door of your hotel, without having to wait in lines. There are a few ways to accomplish this in Las Vegas: (1)You can tip each and every worker $100. (2)You can gamble like a fool and lose $100,000 each time you stay in Las Vegas. (3)You can become a celebrity. (4)Or you can learn how to play smart and get comps without losing a fortune, and maybe even come out ahead.