Gaudy and dynamic, Las Vegas is a place in the sun where people can live out their fantasies for a day or two, knowing, going in, that the percentages are with the house. Happiness is jingling a Dixie Cup filled with quarters and free drinks galore while having fun losing your shirt, tie and bloomers. Las Vegas is where gamers pawn their watches in the morning and dine at Caesars Palace that evening, arrive by car and leave by bus.
Pawn shops have walk-up windows and night service.
There are more coupons and printed fliers offering deals and give-aways, than you can stuff into your pockets. And, for the high rollers comes a big smile, a personal handshake, and the key to the City. The pot of gold, in its showy 24-hour taunting stance, is waiting to be plucked and dares you to try. The Golden Nugget appropriately showcases the world's largest gold nugget, a 61-pound beauty, while nearby, on Fremont and Main, Amtrak delivers passengers directly onto the casino floor in the middle of the action. Among the fastest growing metropolitan areas in the country, the city is spreading into the desert like the tentacles of a giant octopus.