There are just as many Edwards in Irvine as casinos in Vegas. As a citizen of Irvine, your choices are limited in the places you can see a movie. Vegas wins round one. In Vegas, you have casinos galore, buffets galore, food galore and absolutely no Wienerschnitzels. Vegas wins this round.
Recreation is another controversial issue for the citizens of both cities.
One thing is for sure, they both love golf. Golf is such an intricate part of life in Irvine that there are three golf courses within the city limits, more than anywhere except Palm Springs and Vegas. Vegas, on the other hand, is too damn hot for golfing. So far, it seems to be a stalemate between these two monoliths, with Vegas a little ahead. The tie-breaker comes down to which city would be better to live in.