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Written by locationvegas.com
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Las Vegas is the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 478,434 making it the largest city in the state of Nevada.
With gambling legalized in 1931, Las Vegas started its rise to world fame in 1941, when developers began building large hotels incorporating gambling casinos in the middle of the arid desert.
The nickname favored by many locals is "The Entertainment Capital of the World." In the last fifteen years or so, many huge, extravagant casinos have been built, and the emphasis has turned from gambling and other pursuits to entertainment for both adults and children.
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