The neon lights of world-class resorts light up the famous Las Vegas Strip, making it one of the most recognizable streets in the world. The Strip is home to 17 of the 20 largest hotels in the United States.
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The Las Vegas Strip is both an All-American Road and a National Scenic Byway, prestigious federal designations awarded to roads recognized nationally and internationally for their outstanding and highly unique qualities. Extraordinary sights include a giant Egyptian pyramid, a medieval castle, the New York City skyline, an Italian lakeside village, the Eiffel Tower, Venetian canals, and a Roman temple. With neon everywhere, it's like no place else on Earth.
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Visitors to the Fremont Street Experience enjoy an exciting pedestrian promenade in the neon center of downtown Las Vegas. Five city blocks covered with a $17 million canopy. Once the sun has set, visitors can peer upward to experience more than 12.5 million synchronized LED modules offering high-resolution images and special effects - all synched to a lively sound-track fed through a state-of-the-art 550,000-watt, concert-quality sound system.
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Designed in 1956, this treasured icon greets visitors arriving by car and is synonymous with Las Vegas. (PHOTO CREDIT: LAS VEGAS NEWS BUREAU)

It's no secret Nevada law permits a wide variety of gaming, including traditional card and dice games, race and sports books, slot machines, cashless slot machines, high-tech electronic gambling devices and international games of chance originating in Europe and Asia. In 2004, Clark County's casinos took in $8.7 billion in gross gaming revenue. Las Vegas casinos accounted for $6.8 billion. (PHOTO CREDIT: LAS VEGAS NEWS BUREAU)