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Facts About Las Vegas!
You will not be able to get enough of these Las Vegas stats and facts!
The world is fascinated by Las Vegas because it is the ultimate capital of extremes! So far removed from what most of us know as reality, with absolutely no limits on opulence, indulgence, marriages, lights or even hotel rooms - the Sin City has some seriously interesting stats and facts. Check them out right here!
1. The Flamingo and Bugsy Siegel
American gangster, Bugsy Siegel, the leading force behind the development of the Las Vegas Strip, named his casino the Flamingo after his showgirl girlfriend Virginia Hill. He nicknamed her Flamingo because of her long and skinny legs.
2. Howard Hughes and the Desert Inn
Aviator, Film Director and business tycoon Howard Hughes stayed at the Desert Inn for so long that he was asked to leave. Not quite ready to vacate his room at that point, he purchased the entire hotel! Needless to say, he was one of the wealthiest people in the world.
3. The Biggest Hotels in America
Seventeen of the twenty biggest hotels in the U.S. are in Las Vegas. Fifteen of which are the largest in the world.
4. The Second Biggest Hotel in the World
The Venetian Las Vegas and the Palazzo is the second largest hotel in the world after the Izmailovo Hotel in Moscow. The two Vegas hotels operating as one combined have 7,017 rooms, 36 floors at the Venetian and 53 floors at the Palazzo.
5. The Lottery in Nevada
Despite Sin City being the legal gambling capital of the world, ironically, the lottery is in fact illegal in the state of Nevada.
And as always have a chilled day from the Viking.
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