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There are no clocks in Las Vegas casinos!

Did you know that there are no clocks in Las Vegas casinos?  The reason is that the casinos want the gamblers to lose track of time.  The casino windows are heavily tinted and the bright lights, noise, plus alcohol all add to the excitement and confusion.

All the numbers in roulette add up to 666, which is associated with sin and the devil; hence the popular Las Vegas nickname, Sin City!

Las Vegas' first casino on the famous strip was El Rancho Vegas in 1941; one of Las Vegas' most iconic casinos, The Flamingo, was opened by mobster Bugsy Siegel and his associates, on December 26, 1946, at a cost of 6 million dollars.  It was rumored that the casino was named after Siegel's girlfriend, Virginia Hill, because of her long legs!

At one of Las Vegas, largest casinos, Caesar's Palace, 2.8 million eggs are eaten at the breakfast buffet each year; 427 pounds of coffee are consumed daily!  By the way, Las Vegas is Spanish for The Meadows.

Las Vegas casino facts
Las Vegas Casinos decked out in glittery lights

 Some more interesting Las Vegas Casino facts:
  • Card counting, or the practice of keeping a mental check of the ratio of high to low cards in a deck in Las Vegas casinos is not illegal; however, gamblers are carefully watched for this type of behavior.  If the count carding tactic is noted on several occasions, then the gamblers are advised to change to another casino game to deter this activity.
  • In 2008, the Las Vegas casinos have considered gamblers who have at least $300,000 in winning assets as high rollers.  This was marked down from gambling winnings of $500,000 as the original standard.  High rollers are lavished with amazing perks, such as luxurious penthouse suites, top of the line spa and limo services, food and beverage upgrades, and private access to gambling parlors.
  • A major fire broke out at the 23-story-MGM Grand Hotel and Casino on November 21, 1980. The first 2 stories of this huge complex did not have any water sprinklers installed, since the established assumed that any fire could be quickly extinguished.  However, on this tragic day, a faulty wire from a ground floor restaurant set off a fire and quickly traveled to the casino area. The Nevada National Guard had to airlift 2,000 people to safety.  In the end, 85 people had lost their lives and 679 people were injured.
  • The largest amount of money ever won in Las Vegas was at the Excalibur Casino by a 25-year-old engineer.  He placed a $100 bill in the slot machine and ended up winning $39 million dollars!  The odds of winning this huge jackpot: 1 in 16.7 million!


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