1、 Resort CityLas VegasThe City of Las VegasNickname:The Entertainment Capital of the WorldCountry:The United State of AmericaState:NevadaCounty:ClarkDate of Establishment:May 15th,1905Altitude:610 meter above sea levelLocation3610N11508WA hundred years ago,Las Vegas was a unkown vellege.TypicalTemper
2、ateDesert ClimateinLas VegasA view of the Las Vegas Valley looking south from the Stratosphere Tower at dusk Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S.state of Nevada and the county seat of Clark County.Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling,shopping,and fine di
3、ning.The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World,and is famous for its consolidated casino-hotels and associated entertainment.A growing retirement and family city,Las Vegas is the 31st-most populous city in the United States,with a population at the 2010 census of 583,756.The 20
4、10 population of the Las Vegas metropolitan area was 1,951,269.Established in 1905,Las Vegas was incorporated as a city in 1911.In 1931,Nevada legalized gambling and simplified its divorce laws,paving the way for the first big casinos,E1 Rancho,which was built by Los Angeles developers and opened in
5、 1941.It first became populous in the 1940s.Criminals once operated many of the hotels,nightclubs and casinos on Las Vegas Bouvelard,known as“the Strip”,but this has changed and the city now offers much more family entertainment.The Strip in late 2009 Las Vegas is also a place where many couples go
6、to get married quickly.The citys tolerance for various forms of adult entertainment earned it the title of Sin City,and this image has made Las Vegas a popular setting for films and television programs.Today Las Vegas boasts 19 of the worlds 20 largest hotels,attracts 33 million visitors per year,ea
7、rns over US.25 billion in annual gaming revenue,and married over 100,000 people each year.There are other cities with terrific entertainment and gaming opportunities,but there is no place in the world like Las Vegas,and no city even pretending to be.拉斯维加斯是美国内华达州最大的城市，也是克拉克县的县行政中心。拉斯维加斯是世界知名的度假地，有着庞大
8、的赌博、购物和餐饮业。拉斯维加斯自称为“世界娱乐之都”，以其统一的赌场酒店而出名。移居拉斯维加斯的退休人士不断增加，据美国2010人口普查显示，拉斯维加斯人口密度在美国排名第31位，人口数量达583756人。2010年，此城的都会区人口为1951269。拉斯维加斯开埠于1905年，1911年作为一个城市合并了周边的土地。1931年，内华达州将赌博合法化，并放宽了对离婚的限制。随后，由洛杉矶开发商建造第一个大赌场酒店“大牧场”，1941年开始运营。从此，拉斯维加斯迅速崛起，成为人们喜爱的城市。被称为“大街”的拉斯维加斯繁荣的街道上有不少酒店、夜总会和赌场所都曾经由很多违法分子操办经营。这种情况现已改变，目前该城市更多的是针对家庭的娱乐场所拉斯维加斯还是闪婚人士去办理快速婚礼的地方。这个城市对于各种成人娱乐项目非常宽容，使它赢得“罪恶之城”的“美称”，也正是这种“世界赌城”和“色情天堂”的形象吸引了众多电影、电视剧前来取景拍摄。世界上20家最大的酒店在拉斯维加斯就有19家，每年游客量达3300万人次，赌博业年收入超过250亿美元，每年超过10万人在这里登记结婚。当然，还有很多其他城市，拥有庞大的娱乐业和赌博业，但是，世界上找不出一处能和拉斯维加斯相媲美的城市，甚至也不可能假装效仿。
