The city’s first casino, the Flamingo Hilton, was first opened in 1946 by Mafia don Ben ‘Bugsy’ Siegel with mobster funds. Marriage and divorce laws were also relaxed, creating the basis for the “Sin City” allure. Las Vegas’ fortunes began to change with the legalisation of the Nevada State gambling laws in 1931, which set the ball rolling for the development of what would become the cities Las Vegas Boulevard. A walk down the strip takes in the skylines of New York and Paris, the Pyramids of Egypt and the canals of Venice complete with gondola rides. Located in the middle of the Mojave Desert, Vegas has been catapulted in just 70 years from a rural backwater of only 1,000 inhabitants, to a lavish resort that attracts 35million thrill seekers and high-rollers lured by the bright lights of the famous ‘Strip’.
Tourists flock here in droves every month lured by the glitzy casinos and glamour of this psychedelic city of sinister delights and outrageous entertainment.
Las Vegas was built for pleasure plain and simple.
