Vegas Q&A: Top 5 Things You Don't Know
Question: Awhile back you did your Top 5 myths about Vegas. How about a Top 5 Things That Most People Probably Don't Know About Vegas?
Ernie in Tucson, Ariz.
Answer: Hey, Ernie. Ask and you shall receive:
Top 5 Things That Most People Probably Don't Know About Vegas
5. In addition to having more hotel rooms -- more than 125,000 at last count -- than any other U.S. city, Las Vegas hotels operate at more than 90 percent of capacity, compared to a national average around 60 percent.
4. Las Vegas is the fastest growing city (in terms of population) in the US and has been for more than a decade. The area population in 1970 was around 273,000. Today it is more than 1.5 million, and more than 6,000 people move there every month!
3. Las Vegas means "the meadows" in Spanish. Okay, anyone who speaks Spanish probably knew that one, but still ...
2. Slot machines were originally employed in most casinos as a diversion for the wives of the male gamblers playing cards and other table games. They were relegated to the fringes of the casino. Today, they take up the bulk of a casino floor space and account for most of the profit the casino makes.
1. The Strip isn't in Las Vegas. It's actually outside of city limits, which end at Sahara Boulevard, and is managed by Clark County.
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Answer: Hey, Ernie. Ask and you shall receive:
Top 5 Things That Most People Probably Don't Know About Vegas
5. In addition to having more hotel rooms -- more than 125,000 at last count -- than any other U.S. city, Las Vegas hotels operate at more than 90 percent of capacity, compared to a national average around 60 percent.
4. Las Vegas is the fastest growing city (in terms of population) in the US and has been for more than a decade. The area population in 1970 was around 273,000. Today it is more than 1.5 million, and more than 6,000 people move there every month!
3. Las Vegas means "the meadows" in Spanish. Okay, anyone who speaks Spanish probably knew that one, but still ...
2. Slot machines were originally employed in most casinos as a diversion for the wives of the male gamblers playing cards and other table games. They were relegated to the fringes of the casino. Today, they take up the bulk of a casino floor space and account for most of the profit the casino makes.
1. The Strip isn't in Las Vegas. It's actually outside of city limits, which end at Sahara Boulevard, and is managed by Clark County.
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