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->''"What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas."''
-->-- '''Las Vegas Conventions and Visitors Authority'''

Sin City. City of Lights. The Gambling Capital of the World. The Entertainment Capital of the World. Capital of Second Chances. The Marriage Capital of the World. The Silver City. The Neon Capital of the World. America's Playground. [-VEGAS-].

The most populous city in UsefulNotes/{{Nevada}} - over 75% of the state's total population lives in surrounding Clark County, mostly in the city and its immediate suburbs, which collectively forms the Las Vegas Valley - Las Vegas is famous worldwide for its ostentatious casinos, unrestrained excess, and nonstop debauchery. In actuality, it's more like TheThemeParkVersion of a WretchedHive, with just enough free-wheeling enthusiasm to give visitors a rush of excitement without endangering themselves.

The city was founded in 1829 by a party of explorers traveling along the Spanish Trail to UsefulNotes/LosAngeles; its name means "the meadows" in Spanish, after the area's abundant grasses and desert springs. Incorporated in 1911, the city grew rapidly in the thirties, as Nevada's legalization of gambling and the construction of nearby Hoover Dam produced an influx of construction workers and tourists.

Ironically, most of the world-famous casinos of Vegas (and even the page image of the "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign) are located in an unincorporated area called Paradise immediately south of the city limits, to avoid municipal taxes.[[note]]However, it should be noted that Las Vegas proper is the county seat of Clark County.[[/note]] The Las Vegas Strip, as it is known, is most popular in the evenings, where the [[NeonCity neon lights]] and hotel attractions make it a uniquely scenic route. [[https://downtown.vegas/live/downtown-visitors-guide/ Downtown Vegas]], centered around [[https://vegasexperience.com Fremont Street,]] is the other primary tourist destination for gaming and partying. Outside of these locations are several local and lesser-known attractions such as Red Rock Canyon National Park, Lake Las Vegas, and the [[{{Pinball}} Pinball Hall of Fame.]] The city gets over '''40 million''' visitors annually, many of them from nearby UsefulNotes/LosAngeles.[[note]]In light traffic, it's possible to drive from L.A. to Vegas in under five hours.[[/note]]

Unsurprisingly, Las Vegas is a popular setting for many works, as its unrestrained reputation makes it easy to justify various sorts of comedic or dramatic plots. Several works are set entirely in the city, and there is even [[VivaLasVegas a trope solely about traveling to Las Vegas.]]

[[LondonEnglandSyndrome Not to be confused with]] Las Vegas, UsefulNotes/NewMexico.

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!!Works set in Las Vegas (or feature it prominently) include:

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[[folder:Fanfiction]]
* The Phineas and Ferb fanfic ''[[Fanfic/LowridersPhineasAndFerbVerse Summer of Love]]'' had [[SickeninglySweethearts Phineas and Isabella]] deliver antiques for Linda, then get trapped in Vegas after their flight gets cancelled.
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[[folder:Film]]
* ''Film/ThreeThousandMilesToGraceland'': A crime gang disguised as [[ElvisImpersonator Elvis Impersonators]] stage a robbery heist in a Vegas casino.
* ''Film/ArmyOfTheDead'': A ZombieApocalypse devastates the city and causes it to be walled off, and a group of mercenaries ventures into the zombie-infested city to rob a vault. [[spoiler:The city gets reduced to ashes by [[NukeEm nuclear fire]] at the end.]]
* ''Film/AustinPowersInternationalManOfMystery'': The first movie prominently takes place in Las Vegas. Dr. Evil's lair is somewhere just outside the city limits.
* ''Film/BestNightEver'': Four women go to Vegas for a Bachelorette party.
* ''Film/BladeRunner2049'': K finds [[spoiler:Deckard]] in the ruins of Vegas, which had been long abandoned after a dirty bomb. One of the performance halls has holographic representations of Elvis and Frank Sinatra.
* ''Film/{{Casino}}'': Creator/MartinScorsese's story about the transition of Las Vegas from gamblers-only mob controlled city to playground for corporations and themed hotels built on junk bonds.
* ''Film/ConAir'': The big climax takes place in (technically, over) Vegas.
* ''Film/TheCooler'': A Las Vegas loser unexpectedly falls in love.
* ''Film/DiamondsAreForever'': Film/JamesBond spends a good portion of the movie in the city investigating billionaire Willard Whyte at the Whyte House casino hotel. He also had to lose the LVPD with some [[CarSkiing two-wheeling]].
* ''Film/FearAndLoathingInLasVegas'': Creator/TerryGilliam and Creator/JohnnyDepp adapt the classic Gonzo novel referenced below.
* ''[[Film/FrightNight2011 Fright Night]]'': The 2011 remake is set in Las Vegas.
* ''Film/TheHangover'': Four guys drive to Las Vegas for a bachelor party.
* ''Film/{{Hick}}'': A 13-year-old runs away to Las Vegas.
* ''[[Film/HoneyIShrunkTheKids Honey, I Blew Up The Kid]]'': A 50-foot toddler ends up wandering down the Las Vegas Strip.
* ''Film/HoneymoonInVegas'': A newlywed husband [[LostHimInACardGame loses his bride to a mob leader]] at the tables.
* ''Film/{{Hostel}} III''
* ''Film/TheIncredibleBurtWonderstone'': A famous Vegas stage magician struggles to compete against an up-and-coming street magician.
* ''Film/LasVegasBloodbath'': A Vegas man snaps and goes on a woman-killing spree.
* ''Film/LastVegas'': Four seniors reunite for a bachelor party in Las Vegas.
* ''Film/LeavingLasVegas'': A depressed Hollywood screenwriter goes to Vegas to drink himself to death, and meets a prostitute who changes his life.
* ''Film/LooneyTunesBackInAction'': Part of the film takes place at a casino called the Wooden Nickel run by Yosemite Sam.
* ''Film/OceansEleven'': The [[Film/{{Oceans11}} original]], the remake, and the remake's second sequel (''Ocean's Thirteen'') all feature a big heist in Las Vegas.
* ''Film/RainMan'': Creator/TomCruise takes his autistic brother (Creator/DustinHoffman) to count cards in Vegas.
* ''Film/RatRace'': A Vegas casino tycoon sends 6 contestants on a WildGooseChase for two million dollars prize money.
* ''Film/ResidentEvilExtinction'': Las Vegas was overrun with the Undead during the initial stages of the [[ZombieApocalypse Global T-Virus Pandemic]]. Five years later, uninfected and infected crows wiped out ''all'' of the zombies in Las Vegas as the Mojave desert buried much of the city. This explains why Claire's convoy found no Undead arrived in the ruins of Las Vegas, with the city only a shadow of its former self. However, Umbrella setup a crate full of Super Undead which killed a significant portion of Claire's convoy before all the undead were killed by the group.
* ''Film/RushHour2'': The final act of the movie involves a scheme to use a newly-opened casino to launder money.
* ''Film/{{Showgirls}}'': The infamous movie about a country girl who hitchhikes to Vegas in hopes of becoming a "dancer".
* ''Film/ThisIsNotAMovie'': A man prepares for the end of the world in a Las Vegas motel room.
* ''Film/VegasVacation'': The Griswolds go to Vegas.
* ''Film/VeryBadThings'': A Las Vegas bachelor party goes FromBadToWorse.
* ''Film/VivaLasVegas'': [[Music/ElvisPresley The King]] and Creator/AnnMargret frolic in the TropeNamer; Elvis performs the title song referenced below.
* ''Film/WhatHappensInVegas'': Two friends accidentally get married while visiting Vegas.
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[[folder:Literature]]
* ''Literature/FearAndLoathingInLasVegas'': Creator/HunterSThompson goes to Vegas to find the American Dream.
* ''Literature/TheStand'' (and its TV adaptations): After an apocalyptic plague wipes out most of humanity, Las Vegas is turned into the fiefdom of the antagonist, Randall Flagg.
* ''[[Literature/StephaniePlum To the Nines]]'': Stephanie Plum is a bounty hunter chasing a target in Las Vegas.
* ''[[Literature/KittyNorville Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand]]'': A paranormal twist on many Vegas tropes.
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[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
* ''Series/CaesarsChallenge'': A game show set at the Caesars Palace casino.
** The 1980 revival of ''Series/{{Gambit}}'' (also on NBC) was taped at the Tropicana, and was hence titled ''Las Vegas Gambit''.
* ''Series/LasVegas'': A drama following the employees of a hotel/casino.
* ''Series/{{CSI}}'': Sin City provides lots of crime scenes to investigate.
* ''Series/TheDefenders2010'': Two lawyers work in the city.
* ''Series/PawnStars'': Reality TV show based on a Las Vegas pawn shop.
** ''Series/AmericanRestoration'': Spinoff of ''Pawn Stars'' featuring Rick Harrison's favorite restoration shop.
** ''Series/CountingCars'': Spinoff of ''Pawn Stars'' featuring Rick Harrison's most frequently consulted / hired quirky auto mechanic and restoration crew.
* ''Series/Vegas1978'': A Vegas private investigator solves crime.
* ''Series/Vegas2012'': A period drama pitting the mob vs. the mayor.
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[[folder:Music]]
* Music/BlueManGroup has been performing [[ChannelHop somewhere]] on the Strip in a sit-down production since 2000.
* Music/ElvisPresley's "Viva Las Vegas", since covered by artists as diverse as Music/ZZTop, Music/DeadKennedys and Music/BruceSpringsteen.
* Music/SherylCrow's debut song "Leaving Las Vegas" (which has nothing to do with the eponymous Nicolas Cage film that followed). Incidentally, its follow-up hit is her classic "All I Wanna Do."
* Music/FaithHill's "Let's Go to Vegas"
* Music/KatyPerry's "Waking Up In Vegas"
* Music/ImagineDragons is from Las Vegas. They regularly perform there and are rather patriotic about the city.
* Music/TheKillers are from Vegas as well.
* Music/PanicAtTheDisco
* Music/FiveFingerDeathPunch
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[[folder:Sports]]
* The city has long been a Mecca for boxing, with a history of hosting high-profile prizefights, unsurprising given the prevalence of gambling in the sport. In more recent years, this reputation has grown for [[UsefulNotes/MixedMartialArts MMA]] fighting as well, in no small part because the biggest MMA promoter, [[UsefulNotes/UltimateFightingChampionship UFC]], has its HQ in Vegas.
* On the other hand, Las Vegas was historically the one city that none of America's Big Four major leagues ([[UsefulNotes/MajorLeagueBaseball MLB]], the [[UsefulNotes/NationalFootballLeague NFL]], the [[UsefulNotes/NationalBasketballAssociation NBA]], and the [[UsefulNotes/NationalHockeyLeague NHL]]) would even consider putting a team in. The reason was simple: doing so would be seen as an endorsement of gambling, which the leagues regarded as corrosive to the integrity and reputation of competitive sports.[[note]]Ethical issues aside, there were also obvious, more practical reasons: The casino and live entertainment industries were often seen as too much competition in the Las Vegas area for professional sports, not to mention the fact that a significant portion of the local workforce in Vegas tends to work late at nights or on weekends (the typical airtimes of many pro sports games) at said casinos and live entertainment venues, leading the Big Four to worry whether enough prospective customers could show up at games. Another issue was the fact that over ''75 percent'' of population of the Las Vegas Valley was born in other states or countries, and that most of the sports fans in the area would follow the teams from their previous cities or states, calling into question if locals would support a Vegas-based team[[/note]] MLB in particular had the notorious "Black Sox" scandal in 1919 that saw several players on the Chicago White Sox [[ThrowingTheFight throw the World Series]] to collect on gambling bets, which nearly destroyed UsefulNotes/{{baseball}}'s reputation before the rise of Creator/BabeRuth as a superstar, and the legacy of that scandal led to the ''cordon sanitaire'' that professional sports as a whole put up around Vegas. Indeed, so great was the reluctance of the Big Four in being associated with Vegas and its gambling reputation that the leagues would threaten to sue tourism agencies and sportsbooks in Vegas if they used terms like "NBA" and "Super Bowl" in advertisements.[[note]]Which, [[YouWannaGetSued in turn]], [[WritingAroundTrademarks forced these institutions to get around this]] by using vaguely-worded terms such as "pro basketball" and "the Big Game" instead[[/note]] For many years, it was the largest metropolitan area in the US without a major professional sports team.
** However, with the spread of legal gambling to numerous locales nationwide in the 21st century, as well as online casinos and instant UsefulNotes/FantasySports contests, the reasons for keeping pro sports out of Vegas made increasingly less practical sense, and in the 2010s the major leagues finally started moving into the city.
*** The Vegas Golden Knights began play in the [[UsefulNotes/NationalHockeyLeague NHL]] in October 2017, becoming the city's first major-league professional sports team. The Golden Knights defied all expectations of an expansion team in their first year by not only winning their division, but also reaching the Stanley Cup Finals; however, the Knights fell four games to one against the Washington Capitals. On June 13, 2023, the Golden Knights won the Stanley Cup against the Florida Panthers, being the first Las Vegas-based team out of the Big Four to win a championship.
** The Raiders of the [[UsefulNotes/NationalFootballLeague NFL]] relocated to Las Vegas in 2020 after years of failing to get an updated stadium in their longtime home of UsefulNotes/{{Oakland}}. Las Vegas was chosen as the Raiders' new city after the NFL favored the Rams' stadium plan in UsefulNotes/LosAngeles over the joint plan between the Raiders and rival Chargers, the latter of which joined the Rams in LA after failing to get their own outdated stadium in San Diego replaced.
** To further demonstrate how much the NFL evolved on Vegas as an acceptable city for professional football, in December 2021, [[https://www.nfl.com/news/raiders-allegiant-stadium-named-host-site-for-super-bowl-lviii-in-2024 the NFL announced]] that the Raiders' new Allegiant Stadium would be the venue of UsefulNotes/SuperBowl LVIII in 2024. In the game, the UsefulNotes/KansasCity Chiefs defeated the UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco 49ers 25-22.
** Much like the Raiders, the UsefulNotes/{{Oakland}} Athletics of [[UsefulNotes/MajorLeagueBaseball MLB]] announced in April 2023 of their intentions to relocate to Las Vegas[[note]]Specifically at the [[https://theathletic.com/4431782/2023/04/20/oakland-athletics-las-vegas-stadium-agreement/ site of the Tropicana]].[[/note]] as well, following troubles trying to get a new ballpark (as their old stadium was the same one they shared with the Raiders) of their own in Oakland.[[note]] Additionally, they couldn't look at anywhere else in the Bay Area, as the neighboring UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco Giants control the rest of the market space and would veto any stadium plan in cities like Palo Alto or San Jose.[[/note]] The relocation vote was unanimously approved in November, confirming that the A's would move to Nevada no earlier than 2028, following a three year stay in Sacramento while the new ballpark gets built.
** The [[UsefulNotes/{{Basketball}} WNBA]] came to Vegas in 2018. The MGM Resorts casino company bought the San Antonio Stars from that city's [[UsefulNotes/NationalBasketballAssociation NBA]] team, the Spurs, and rechristened the team as the Las Vegas Aces. They play at Mandalay Bay, also owned by the aforementioned MGM Resorts, in a facility now known per ProductPlacement as Michelob Ultra Arena. In 2021, MGM Resorts sold the Aces to Mark Davis, who controls the Las Vegas Raiders along with his mother Carol. In 2022, the Aces won their own first championship, the first for a top-level pro sports team based in Vegas.[[note]]UNLV won the NCAA Division I men's basketball title in 1990.[[/note]]
*** The NBA also hosts its annual Summer League tournament in Vegas, where NBA teams field rosters comprised of their rookie and sophomore players, as well as players from their affiliated G League teams and undrafted free agents looking to join a team's regular season roster. The competition gives the opportunity for coaches to experiment with different lineups for their teams' younger players and for scouts to look for talented players that went unnoticed by other teams.
** With the Raiders and Golden Knights calling Vegas home and with the Athletics inbound, the [[UsefulNotes/NationalBasketballAssociation NBA]] and [[UsefulNotes/MajorLeagueSoccer MLS]] are rumored to expand to Las Vegas within the coming years via an expansion team or a relocation.
*** In the case of the NBA, it has been speculated that T-Mobile Arena, the home venue of the Golden Knights, might serve as a home venue for an expansion team, following the grand tradition of NHL and NBA teams sharing the same arenas. Additionally, rumors have abounded that superstar UsefulNotes/LeBronJames and holding company Fenway Sports Group[[note]]Who already own the [[UsefulNotes/MajorLeagueBaseball Boston Red Sox]], [[UsefulNotes/NationalHockeyLeague Pittsburgh Penguins]], and [[UsefulNotes/EnglishPremierLeague Liverpool FC]].[[/note]] have expressed interest in owning a Las Vegas NBA team. The NBA established a presence in the city in 2023 though announcing that their new in-season tournament, the NBA Cup,[[note]]To explain in layman's terms, imagine UsefulNotes/TheWorldCup format inside an NBA schedule, and every game except the final counts towards the regular season record.[[/note]] would have its semifinals and final be played at T-Mobile Arena.
*** MLS's case is less clear cut, on account of the league's relatively young age. Currently the highest level soccer team in the city are Las Vegas Lights FC, who currently play in the second-level USL Championship. Nonetheless with MLS currently at 29 teams going on 30 and not looking to stop any time soon, it has been constantly rumored that Las Vegas will be one of the upcoming cities to call an MLS team home, though it'd have to compete with cities like [[UsefulNotes/{{California}} Sacramento]], UsefulNotes/{{Indianapolis}}, [[UsefulNotes/{{Arizona}} Phoenix]], and UsefulNotes/{{Detroit}} for that spot. Additionally, with the A's relocating to Las Vegas in the near future, there has been speculation that the San Jose Earthquakes might do the same on account of both teams sharing John Fisher as owner.
* On the college side, Vegas is also a regional hub for various tournaments, with the Big West, Mountain West, Pac-12, West Coast, and Western Athletic Conferences all holding their postseason tournaments here. Since the 2018–19 season, all but the Big West have held both men's and women's tournaments in Vegas; the Big West first brought its tournaments here in 2021–22. (Before 2018–19, the Pac-12 only brought its men's tournament to Vegas.)
* With so many Vegas residents having been born elsewhere, the area has produced relatively few prominent sporting figures. Probably the most notable are UsefulNotes/{{tennis}} great Andre Agassi; current MLB superstars Bryce Harper, Kris Bryant, and Joey Gallo; and UsefulNotes/{{NASCAR}} stars Kyle Busch and his older brother [[OvershadowedByAwesome Kurt]].
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[[folder:Theatre]]
* Creator/CirqueDuSoleil: As of 2016, seven unique permanent Cirque productions, which range from the family-friendly ''Theatre/{{Mystere}}'' to the adult-oriented ''Zumanity'', are playing on the Las Vegas Strip at seven different resort hotels, most of which are owned by MGM Resorts International.
* ''Theatre/CrissAngelBelieve''
* Creator/PennAndTeller
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[[folder:Video Games]]
* ''VideoGame/DeadRising2'': The backstory of the game has Vegas itself destroyed by the U.S. military as it was overrun by zombies. The actual game itself takes place in Fortune City, a rebuilt version of it.
* ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'': Life and adventures in a post-apocalyptic Vegas. The city was spared bombing during WorldWarIII thanks to the machinations of the mysterious Mr. House, and now, control of the city-state is being contested between him, the New California Republic to the west, and Caesar's Legion to the east.
* The "Desert Bus" game from ''VideoGame/PennAndTellersSmokeAndMirrors'': Drive a bus from Tucson, AZ to Las Vegas. In RealTime. Yes, really.
* Las Venturas in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas'' is a pastiche of the city. You can freely gamble in the casinos, one of which is owned by {{the Triads|AndTheTongs}} (and which you use as a base of operations) and the other by TheMafia.
* ''VideoGame/{{Homefront}}'': In the novel tie-in ''Homefront: The Voice of Freedom'', Las Vegas was bombed by the [[UsefulNotes/NorthKoreansWithNodongs KPA]] utilizing captured USAF [[CoolPlane B-2 Spirits]] [[UsefulNotes/PeaceThroughSuperiorFirePower bombers]] based from Whiteman AFB, Missouri. Their target was to kill Benjamin Walker, a.k.a. The Voice of Freedom, who promotes patriotic broadcasts among Americans fighting the KPA occupation. [[spoiler: Thankfully, he successfully escaped the bombing of Vegas.]]
* An internet cookie for you if you can figure out where ''VideoGame/RainbowSixVegas'' takes place. (Well, if we're being fair there's also some missions at Hoo- er, [[NoCommunitiesWereHarmed Nevada Dam]].)
* ''VideoGame/ProjectGothamRacing'': The third and fourth entries in this {{racing game}} series have tracks that are held on the Strip. Notably, almost all of the resorts and storefronts are shown fully-licensed and modeled with full images of how they appeared circa [[TurnOfTheMillennium mid-2000s]], defying NoCommunitiesWereHarmed. Players could also [[LevelEditor make their own tracks in the city]] in the third game.
* ''VideoGame/TheCrew'': The massive [[WideOpenSandbox open world]] racing game taking place across the continental United States has a condensed version Vegas as the main city for the Mountain States zone. When Alex Taylor reaches this city [[GameplayAndStorySegregation in the story]], from here he has to find out what happened to [[HollywoodHacking Roxanne's]] sister, revive the 5-10s' contraband trafficking network, and stop [[DirtyCop corrupt FBI Agent]] Bill Coburn.
** It reappears in ''VideoGame/TheCrew2'', only now it has an elevated highway going through the western portion of the city.
* ''VideoGame/Payday2'': The Golden Grin heist has the crew head to the eponymous casino in Vegas so they can rob the place blind.
* ''VideoGame/SubwaySurfers'' has a stage set in Las Vegas in one of the events in the game. The character Ricky and his car hoverboard are Las Vegas-themed.
* ''VideoGame/HorizonForbiddenWest'': Protagonist Aloy has to go to the [[MonumentalDamage post-apocalyptic ruins of the city]] to recover POSEIDON. Data logs scattered throughout the location reveal that Vegas came close to becoming a GhostTown due to GlobalWarming-induced droughts but rebounded thanks to an environmental restoration program launched by a billionaire named Stanley Cheng. When the Faro Plague, an apocalyptic RobotWar that [[spoiler:destroyed all life on Earth, requiring it to be reseeded anew centuries later]], ensued, Stanley, who was joining the space colonizer group Far Zenith, decided to put the automated systems running the city on standby [[FlingALightIntoTheFuture in the hopes that someone would find and revive the city in the future]]. This wish pays off when a trio of entertainers Aloy helps out during this quest declare they are going to create an entertainment haven out in the desert.
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[[folder:Visual Novels]]
* ''VisualNovel/SinWithMe'': An UrbanFantasy set in Vegas.
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!!Notable people associated with Las Vegas
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* Creator/AndreAgassi (tennis great born and raised in Vegas)
* Creator/CharismaCarpenter (''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'', born in Las Vegas)
* Creator/DaveighChase (''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch'', born in Las Vegas)
* Creator/HowardHughes (business tycoon who helped Vegas become the tourist city it is today)
* Music/ElvisPresley (The King of Rock and Roll, known for his residency in Vegas)
* The Creator/RatPack, who regularly performed in Vegas:
** Creator/SammyDavisJr
** Music/DeanMartin
** Creator/FrankSinatra (leader)

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!!Tropes associated with Las Vegas and the Strip include:

* AsceticAesthetic: The hotels built after the TurnOfTheMillennium invoke this trope. Instead of the oversized Roman forums, Egyptian pyramids, and faux Renaissance architecture previously used, resorts like Wynn Las Vegas, the Cosmopolitan, and the Aria all resemble tall, featureless, glass-and-steel monoliths.
* TheArtifact
** Las Vegas showgirls, with their {{Pimped Out Dress}}es, {{Showgirl Skirt}}s, FluffyFashionFeathers, and [[EverythingsSparklyWithJewelry sparkling jewelry,]] have fallen out of favor since TheNineties. No show built around showgirls currently runs in the city; at best they're minor players in B-level shows. Most of the Strip's shows today are either Creator/CirqueDuSoleil productions, other performance art shows such as Music/BlueManGroup and JABBAWOCKEEZ, musical concerts, or small stage acts. This does not stop resident women from dressing up like showgirls to take a few photos for tourists' tips.
** The faux-''Literature/ArabianNights'' architecture of a large stretch of the Miracle Mile Shops mall at the Planet Hollywood resort is an artifact of the resort's previous identity as the Aladdin.
** Neon lights and signs were once a staple of Vegas but have now been in decline since the 90s. [[TechnologyMarchesOn With the rise in [=LED=] technology]], resort owners found it easier, greener, and cheaper to just have large [=LED=] panels showing advertisements instead of building a custom neon sign.
* AudienceAlienatingEra: During TheNineties, there was a marketing trend to promote Las Vegas as a family-vacation destination. It was led by the opening of the Excalibur casino and hotel, and was quickly followed with the MGM Grand Hotel's full-sized theme park, the Egyptian-themed Luxor, and a Treasure Island complete with pirate duels and sinking ships just outside the doors to the casino. The experiment was deemed a flop a few years later -- the new features required a lot of manpower and money to operate, gamblers were annoyed at the kids running around the casinos, many parents simply [[ParentalNeglect dropped off their kids]] and rushed to the tables, the theme park bombed, and tourism did not increase significantly. By mid-2005, most of the new features were either shut down or repurposed into [[HotterAndSexier more adult fare]], and only a few family-oriented venues remain. That said, the push for family-friendly entertainment was what opened the door for Creator/CirqueDuSoleil to put down stakes in the city, and the Forum Shops mall at Caesars Palace was so popular that the Strip has since become an amazing destination for high-end shopping and dining.
** The north end of the Strip has been going through this since the mid-2000s with the Stardust and several other 1950s-era hotel/casinos closing and being demolished - the Circus Circus is the only major survivor of its era and area - just before the 2008 economic crash which hit Las Vegas harder than just about any other major city, leaving empty holes in the oldest part of the Strip for the better part of a decade.
* TheCasino: The bigger the better; if it's not a BigLabyrinthineBuilding, you're doing it wrong.
* ChannelHop: It's common for performers and even whole shows (usually small-scale ones) to move from one casino showroom to another as their popularity builds or declines. Often it's a jump from an off-Strip property to one on the Strip itself, or from a small/aging Strip property to a big-league resort, often with a corresponding jump in production values if their fortunes are on the upswing. Lounge acts are similarly mobile, if not more so.
* TheCobblersChildrenHaveNoShoes: An interesting variation of this trope. While the casinos on the Las Vegas Strip are a major tourist attraction (and, therefore, a main source of employment), [[https://www.feelingvegas.com/do-las-vegas-locals-go-to-the-strip/ most locals actually avoid going to the Strip on their time off]]. The reason is pretty simple: Since a large portion of residents in the Las Vegas area work at the casinos on the Strip, they just need time off and leave the Strip to the tourists.
* {{Disneyfication}} / TheThemeParkVersion: Not only is Vegas itself a theme-park version of a ViceCity, but many of the casinos are {{flanderiz|ation}}ed versions of RealLife attractions. Who needs to go to France, Rome, Venice, or Egypt when you can visit Paris Las Vegas, Caesars Palace, the Venetian, and the Luxor instead?
* {{Elopement}}: One of the most popular destinations for eloping couples, due to Nevada's very lax rules on marriage licenses, the fact that the Clark County Marriage License Bureau is open 7 days a week, including holidays, and the ''endless'' supply of wedding chapels (many of which have unique themes or gimmicks) in the city.
* EverybodyHasLotsOfSex: Played with; although prostitution is legal in the state of Nevada, it is illegal in Clark County itself, where The Strip is located (hence the lack of brothels in casinos). That doesn't stop the numerous adult entertainers from advertising themselves to visitors, usually by "slappers" handing out titillating cards to passersby.
* FollowTheLeader: Common practice when it comes to shows, dining, clubs, etc. If one concept hits it big, every other casino will rush to come up with its own version of it. Now that two big corporations (MGM Resorts International and Caesars Entertainment) run most of the big Strip casinos in TheNewTens, it is even easier to quickly duplicate concepts that hit it big.
* GoofySuit: In the wake of the Great Recession of the turn of TheNewTens, which cut heavily into available professional opportunities for performers in the city, the Strip and Downtown's Fremont Street have been flush with celebrity/movie character lookalikes and street performers in unlicensed character costumes (Mickey Mouse, Batman, Hello Kitty, etc.) who pose with passerby for pictures and take tips as payment, ''a la'' New York's Times Square and Los Angeles' Hollywood Boulevard.
* MetaphoricallyTrue: As stated before, most of the opulent casinos and other tourist attractions on the Las Vegas Strip that are popularly associated with Las Vegas are not located within Las Vegas ''the city'', but rather in a nearby unincorporated community named Paradise. However, it should be noted that the city of Las Vegas itself, Paradise, and the other surrounding suburbs and unincorporated communities collectively form the Las Vegas ''Valley,'' meaning that you can ''technically'' be honest about visiting the Strip and claiming that you were in Las Vegas. Not to mention that the US Postal Service defines "Las Vegas" to include both the city proper and all of the Valley's unincorporated communities (including Paradise).
* {{Retool}}: Las Vegas resorts are constantly in a state of flux in one aspect or another. Showrooms, nightclubs, restaurants, shopping venues, etc. go up and are remodeled, rebranded, or torn down entirely to chase, keep pace with, and start trends.
* StageMagician: A mainstay of many of the Strip's headliners, from perpetual favorites Lance Burton and David Copperfield to Creator/PennAndTeller at the Rio and ''Theatre/CrissAngelBelieve'' at the Luxor. The city's most famous magicians, however, are arguably Siegfried & Roy, who headlined at the Mirage for over a decade until Roy's CareerEndingInjury in 2003.
* TrashTheSet: It's generally a tradition when a historic resort/casino is closed down and replaced that it gets demolished by implosion usually preceded by a grand spectacle of fireworks and pyrotechnics. The demolition of the Landmark casino tower was filmed for use in ''Film/MarsAttacks'', largely because Creator/TimBurton had frequently visited there and wanted to immortalize it on film.
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