Looking for some trivial, yet interesting information about Las Vegas to toss around while at the blackjack table? Strike up a conversation with these fun Las Vegas facts. We guarantee there is a fact or two that will either surprise you or delight you.
- Year the first casino was licensed – 1931
- Number of slot machines in Las Vegas – 197,144
- Percentage of visitors from Southern California – 25
- Percentage of visitors that come to Las Vegas mainly to gamble – 5
- Percent of visitors who end up gambling during their stay – 87
- Hours per day average visitor spends gambling – 3.9
- Annual state gaming revenue, in billions of dollars – 9
- Percent of Nevada’s general fund fed by gaming-tax revenue – 43
- Average gambling budget per trip, in dollars – 559
- Number of people moving to Las Vegas annually – 96,057
- Average price for acre of land in the valley, in thousands of dollars – 161
- Price for a prime acre of land on the Strip, in millions of dollars – 11
- Number of hotel rooms – 124, 270
- Average number of pillow cases washed daily at MGM Grand – 15,000
- Average nightly room rate in dollars – 66
- Average length of stay, in nights – 3.7
- Number of conventions hosted annually – 3, 749
- Average number of Vegas wedding per day – 315
- Number of local golf courses – 37
- Amount in miles of lighted neon tubing on the Strip & downtown – 15,000
- Percent of county’s population over age 24 with college degree – 13.8
- Percentage of population registered to vote – 42.2
- Nevada’s population growth since 1990, in percentage – 83.3
- State’s nationwide rank in gold production – 1
- Cost of Nevada marriage license, in dollars – 35
- Average cost of filing for divorce in Nevada, in dollars – 450
Source: 2007 Las Vegas Perspective
