Vegas Baby

I'm in Las Vegas for a couple days and thought I'd dig up some stats for you to read while I try my luck at the tables...

--Vegas Vic, the enormous neon cowboy that towers over Fremont Street, is the world's largest mechanical neon sign.

--Seventeen of the 20 largest hotels in the U.S. are in Las Vegas.

--Nearly 40 million hotel nights booked in Las Vegas each year, it is the most visited city in america, Orlando, Los Angeles, and New York all claim second place in the 25 million range.

--Howard Hughes stayed at the Desert Inn for so long that he was asked to leave... He bought the hotel.

--Percent of Visitors who say they come to Vegas to gamble: 5%...Percent that end up gambling:87%

--315, Average number of weddings per day

Let it Ride!