Questions & Answers

(1) Can you list the Strip casinos and when they were built?

Here they are (red means they don't exist any more):

1941 El Rancho Vegas (currently a vacant lot, SW corner of Sahara Ave and Las Vegas Blvd)

1942 Last Frontier (renamed New Frontier, and closed in July 2007)

1946 Flamingo

1947 Club Bingo (on the site of Sahara)

1948 Thunderbird (later El Rancho, then Silverbird; on the site of Wet 'n' Wild Water Park)

1950 Desert Inn (on the site of Wynn Las Vegas)

1952 Sahara and Sands (on the site of The Venetian)

1955 Riviera and The Dunes (on the site of Bellagio)

1956 Hacienda (on the site of Mandalay Bay)

1957 Tropicana

1958 Stardust (Echelon to be built on its site)

1963 Castaways (on the site of Mirage)

1966 Aladdin (renamed Planet Hollywood in 2007), Caesars Palace

1968 Circus Circus

1973 MGM Grand (renamed Bally's)

1974 Holiday Inn (renamed Harrah's)

1979 Imperial Palace, Barbary Coast, Vegas World (on the site of Stratosphere)

1983 Westward Ho

1988 Boardwalk

1989 Mirage

1990 Excalibur

1993 Luxor, MGM Grand, Treasure Island

1996 Monte Carlo, Stratosphere

1997 New York-New York

1998 Bellagio

1999 Paris Las Vegas, Mandalay Bay, The Venetian

2005 Wynn Las Vegas

2007 Palazzo (on the site of Tam O'Shanter motel, next to the Venetian; to open in December 2007)

(2) How many hotel/motel rooms are in Las Vegas?

(About) 126,000. (Compare with San Diego, 49,000; New York, 73,500; Atlanta, 84,000; and Orlando, 113,000.)

(3) What celebrities were married in Las Vegas?

Ann-Margaret. Pamela Anderson. Burt Bacharach. Brigitte Bardot. Priscilla Anne Beaulieu. Richard Burton. James Caan. Michael Caine. David Cassidy. Charo. Joan Collins. Ray Conniff. Cindy Crawford. Joan Crawford. Bing Crosby. Tony Curtis. Angie Dickinson. Tommy Dorsey. Kirk Douglas. Clint Eastwood. Mia Farrow. Jane Fonda. Zsa Zsa Gabor. Ava Gardner. Judy Garland. Richard Gere. Whoopi Goldberg. Melanie Griffith. George Hamilton. Rita Hayworth. John Huston. Don Johnson. Jon Bon Jovi. Fletcher Jones. Michael Jordan. Bette Midler. Dudley Moore. Demi Moore. Mary Tyler Moore. Paul Newman. Wayne Newton. Elvis Presley. Mickey Rooney. Diana Ross. David Sanborn. George Sanders. Telly Savalas. Frank Sinatra. Britney Spears. Elizabeth Taylor. Roger Vadim. Johnny Weissmuller. Betty White. Bruce Willis. Joanne Woodward.

(4) What other nicknames does Las Vegas have besides "Sin City"?

Adults' Playground. Adults' Disneyland. City of Lost Wages. City That Never Sleeps. Devil's Playground. Entertainment Capital Of The World. Gambleville. Marriage (Wedding) Capital of America. Neon City. Playground USA.

(5) Which are the 20 largest hotels in the world?

1. MGM Grand, Las Vegas (5,034 rooms)

2. Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas (4,800, including the new tower, THEhotel)

3. Ambassador City Jomtlen, Thailand (4,631)

4. Luxor, Las Vegas (4,476)

5. The Venetian, Las Vegas (4,049)

6. Excalibur, Las Vegas (3,991)

7. Circus Circus, Las Vegas (3,774)

8. Flamingo, Las Vegas (3,174)

9. Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas (3,174)

10. Mirage, Las Vegas (3,049)

11. Monte Carlo, Las Vegas (3,014)

12. Bellagio, Las Vegas (3,005)

13. Hilton Hawaiian Village, Honolulu (2,998)

14. Paris Las Vegas, Las Vegas (2,916)

15. Treasure Island, Las Vegas (2,900)

16. Opryland USA, Nashville (2,883)

17. Bally's, Las Vegas (2,832)

18. Imperial Palace, Las Vegas (2,635)

19. Harrah's, Las Vegas (2,579)

20. Planet Hollywood (formerly Aladdin), Las Vegas (2,567)

(6) Is tap water in Las Vegas safe to drink?

Yes. See the Las Vegas Water District website for more information.

(7) Where can I get information about voter registration?

Voters must be US citizens and 18 years old. They must live in Clark County for at least 30 days before the next election. To register for voting, visit Clark County Election Department in the Government Center building at 500 S Grand Central Pkwy; or call 455-VOTE between 8 am and 5 pm; or pick up a registration form available at offices of Department of Motor Vehicles, at many banks and local libraries and mail it. See also accessclarkcounty.com/election/votequal.asp.

(7) What restaurants are part of the "restaurant row"?

• Cozymel's (Mexican, 355 Hughes Center, 702-732-4833)
• Bahama Breeze (375 Hughes Center, 702-731-3252)
• Buca di Beppo (Italian, 412 East Flamingo Rd., 702-866-2867)
• Del Frisco's Steakhouse (3925 Paradise Rd., 702-796-0063)
• Gordon Biersch Brewery/Restaurant (3987 Paradise Rd., 702-312-5247)
• Hamada of Japan (365 E. Flamingo, 702-733-3005)
• Lawry's The Prime Rib (4043 Howard Hughes Parkway, 702-893-2223)
• McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurant (335 Hughes Center, 702-836-9000)
• Morton's Steakhouse (400 E. Flamingo Rd., 702-893-0703)
• P.F. Chang's (4165 Paradise Rd., 702-792-2207)
• Roy's Restaurant (Hawaiian, 620 E. Flamingo Rd., 702-691-2053)
• Sammy's California Woodfire Pizza (3900 Paradise Rd.)
• Shalimar (Indian, 3900 Paradise Rd.)