1. Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
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2. Geography:
Las Vegas

3. Las Vegas is located in the desert of Nevada.
It is the most populated city in Nevada, the seat of Clark County.
It is the 28th most populated city in the United States with an estimated populationof 558,383 in 2006.
The estimated population of the Las Vegas metropolitan area, was, 1,865,746 in 2008.

4. Native American

5. The first settlers arrived in 1829.
In 1855, the Mormons settled as farmers while the Spanish had already named the place « Las Vegas » which means « the meadows » or « fertile valley », because of the water in the sub basement.
The Mormons abandoned the site in 1857 and the US Military built Fort Baker in With water sources, Las Vegas became a stage on the road between los Angeles and Albuquerque. A track railway passed there. Officially, the Tonga of Las Vegas was founded in May 15, 1905, then acquired the status of city in 1911.
The legalization of gambling in 1931 led to the building of the casino-hotels, for which Las Vegas is famous. Major developments occured in the 1940s like Oscar B.Goodman.

6. Fremont Street Experience

7. Fremont Street Experience is a pedestrian street of Downtown (city center). This street is covered with a big screen of about 460 meters, on which shows and musical shows are regularly advertized. In the Strip District the more eccentrics and newer casino-hotels are announced.

9. On the first Friday of each month, the «First Friday » celebration is held. It exhibits the works of local artists and musicians in a section of the city's Downtown region now called the « Art District ».
The Southern Nevada Zoological-botonical Park, also known as the Las Vegas Zoo, exhibits over 150 species of animals and plants.
The profusion of casinos and their gambling games gave Las Vegas the name of “Sin city”. Las Vegas is the city of games and welcomes the world tournements of poker (poker championship).