Welcome to the most exciting & entertaining city in the world, Las Vegas. Nowhere else can you find a city that has all that a resort destination can offer: luxurious hotels, fine dining, live entertainment & state-of-the art convention facilities.
Las Vegas, open 24 hours a day! Over 30 million people a year test their luck at poker, blackjack, craps, baccarat, keno & cards.
Las Vegas is known for it's top performers a & award-winning shows. Every new casino has opened a shopping centre to compliment the theme of their property.
Love & Romance can be found everywhere in Las Vegas. Over 100,000 couples a year exchange wedding vows. From a medieval wedding in a King Arthur Court to a chapel decorated with plants, trees & a running waterfalls. Las Vegas has it all!
First settled in 1854 Mormon farmers a fort in the Las Vegas valley but it was abandoned in 1857. The U.S. Army built Fort Baker in 1864 & Las Vegas became a water stop for wagon trains & later the railroads.
The discovery of minerals & precious metals, lead to the beginning of the mining industry in the late 19th century.
Las Vegas was founded on May 15, 1905 & incorporated in 1911, & with gambling legalized in 1931, Las Vegas started to rise. In 1941 developers began building large hotels incorporating gambling casinos. Gangsters Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel & Meyer Lansky are widely credited as the organizers & prime movers behind early development of Las Vegas.
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In 1931 the construction of the Hoover Dam brought an influx of construction workers which started a population boom & gave the Valley’s economy a much needed boost during the Great Depression.
World War II brought the defence industry to the valley. The isolated location made Las Vegas an ideal site for military & defence related industries. After World War II, lavishly decorated resort hotels & gambling casinos offering top-name entertainment came into existence. Tourism & entertainment took over as the largest employer in the valley.
Las Vegas is sometimes called "Sin City" due to the popularity of legalized gambling, availability of alcohol any time of the day & night & various forms of adult entertainment. In recent years many massive casinos have been built & the emphasis has turned from gambling & other "adult" pursuits to entertainment for families.
The economy is diversifying into light manufacturing, textiles, banking & other commercial interests assisted by the lack of any state, individual or corporate income tax, & very simplified incorporation requirements. The greater Las Vegas metropolitan area is the fastest growing centre in the United States.
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