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Las Vegas Blvd. Fremont Street runs through the downtown {casinos;} Flamingo runs across the Strip where you will find Caesar's Palace diagonally facing Ballys.
Frank Sinatra. Francis Albert Sinatra---Ole Blue Eyes---had such an impact on the growth and symbolism of Las Vegas that they honored him upon his passing by dimming the neons outside.
| Who is the multi-millionaire owner that oversaw the construction of the casino property called the Bellagio? | Las Vegas: American Cities
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Steve Wynn. Within three years, he sold the Mirage properties (including the new Bellagio) for about {$500} Million.
MGMGrand, NYNY, Excalibur, Tropicana.
| What hotel could you previously find the Wayne Newton Theatre? The hotel was imploded on March 13th, 2007. | Las Vegas: American Cities
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Stardust. Wayne Newton, Mr. Las Vegas, has been an icon of the city for decades. He even agreed to poke fun at his own image in the 1997 comedy 'Vegas Vacation.'
| Singer Wayne Newton and boxer Mike Tyson both own property and homes in Las Vegas. In fact, they both live on the same block. What street corner will you find Casa de Shenandoah, Mr. Newton's home? | Las Vegas, Sin City
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Pecos and Sunset. Yes, it seems like an odd pairing, but both live on just off of Sunset Road. Mr. Newton has resided there several years longer and has been a fixture of Las Vegas long before anyone had ever heard of Mike Tyson.
| Nevada is one of the largest states in the United States, and Las Vegas is the most populous city in the state. How many states does Nevada border? | Las Vegas, Sin City
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5. Nevada borders California, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, and Arizona.
| What is the name of the U.S. military base that exists in the northeastern corner of Las Vegas? | Las Vegas, Sin City
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Nellis Air Force Base. Nellis originally began as a gunnery school for the Army Air Corps in 1941. In 1950, it was renamed in honor of William Harrell Nellis, a young man from Southern Nevada who was killed in the service of his country during World War II.
| What does it mean as per Las Vegas casino lingo when they say someone is 'in red'? | Las Vegas, Sin City
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A comped high roller who is listed on a reservation chart. 'In Red' is a color-coded reference that alerts Pit Bosses, Casino Floor Managers, and Front Desk personnel that a high roller who has been previously and currently 'comped' is gambling in their casino.
| What is written on the famous diamond-shaped Las Vegas neon sign that sits just south of Las Vegas Blvd., otherwise known as 'The Strip'? | Las Vegas, Sin City
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Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas Nevada. It is the welcoming sign that has been featured countless times in TV, movies, print media, etc. It sits in the sandy median just as you are driving north onto the main Strip, otherwise known as Las Vegas Blvd.
| Las Vegas lies at the corners of the Great Basin, Sonoran, and which other desert? | All About Las Vegas
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mojave . While the Mojave desert is the best known of the three, the city and the valley lie at the tips of each of these three deserts.
The meadows. The valley was initially founded by a lost man, who stumbled on the valley and survived because it was an oasis. Underground aquifers created a fertile area, and it was named 'The Meadows' in Spanish.
Joshua. The Joshua is the only tree endemic to the area. The palm trees along the strip and around the city have been imported. The Joshua is a tree with spiny clumps of green needles on the end.
| What was the profession of John Fremont, the man who first mapped out the Las Vegas Valley? | All About Las Vegas
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Military cartographer. While southern Nevada and the Las Vegas Valley wasn't discovered by John Fremont, he explored the area and produced complete maps of the area after just two visits.
| What hotel stands at the site of the first auction that sold land and property in Las Vegas? | All About Las Vegas
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The Plaza. Interestingly enough, the Plaza, which stands at the end of Fremont street and looks down Glitter Gultch, faces the old railroad yard in the back and downtown in the front. It looks back on the past and the history of how the city came to be, and forward on what became of Las Vegas.
| A hotel stands at the site of the first auction that sold land and property in Las Vegas: after the auction, and as the young city began to grow, what was the part of the city that initially was home to the bars, brothels, and gambling halls? | All About Las Vegas
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Block 16. Block 16 was the original center for the sin of the city, featuring alcohol, women, and various gaming.
El Rancho. Known then as Highway 91, The El Rancho was built on the road leading to Fremont Street. Prior to this, Fremont Street was the center of the action in Las Vegas. The El Rancho, however, was very successful, as there was plenty of room to build, plenty of parking, and it was built just outside of the city boundaries. This way, it was not subjected to as strict restrictions or taxes.
| What was the real name of Bugsy Siegel, the famous mobster who created the 'Fabulous Flamingo' in 1946? | All About Las Vegas
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Benjamin. Benjamin Siegel (he hated the name Bugsy) built the Flamingo, in hopes of building the grandest hotel in the world. Unfortunately, construction went way overbudget, he and his girlfriend were stealing money from the operation, and the hotel was a financial flop. He was shot by his fellow gangsters.
Howard Hughes . The man supposedly bought the hotel from Moe Dalitz for 13 million dollars. Hughes had been living in the hotel for some time, and occupied an entire floor. Dalitz wanted the rooms freed up for his high-rolling guests. Hughes did not want to leave, so he bought the hotel!
| Steve Wynn is famous for building what mega-resort in 1989, which many consider to be the start of the theme-resort building revolution? | All About Las Vegas
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The Mirage. Wynn built the Mirage, at a cost of about 700 million dollars, in 1989. The hotel started a building boom of other theme hotels, like the Excalibur and Luxor. In 1993, Wynn built Treasure Island next to the Mirage.
Jay Sarno. In 1966, Jay Sarno built Caesar's Palace, and in 1968, with the success of Caesar's, built Circus Circus. The early Circus Circus flopped, because Sarno treated it like a real circus - there was an admission charge, and people had to pay to enter the facility, and therefore the casino!
| What hotel was, when finished, actually the fourth biggest pyramid in the world? | All About Las Vegas
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Luxor Las Vegas. The Luxor also features the world's brightest light, which can be seen by pilots from L.A., and a 10-story Sphinx.
| This hotel was renamed the 'Castaways'. It was then imploded as the 'Castaways'. What was the name before 'Castaways'? | All About Las Vegas
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| The Binion family, owners of 'Binion's Horseshoe,' took over what downtown hotel, enlarging the Horseshoe to an entire city block? | All About Las Vegas
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| What downtown hotel is owned by MGM Mirage, owners of the Mirage, MGM Grand, Bellagio, New York New York, and Treasure Island? | All About Las Vegas
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Golden Nugget. MGM Mirage also owns half of the Monte Carlo and the Holiday Inn Boardwalk.
| The strip is technically not in Las Vegas. It is in an unincorporated part of Clark County called _________ ? | All About Las Vegas
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| In the 2001 remake of 'Ocean's 11,' Danny and his pals rob three casinos. How many were robbed in the original film, featuring the Rat Pack? | All About Las Vegas
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5. They robbed the Sands, Desert Inn, Flamingo, Riviera, and Sahara.
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