With gambling legalized in 1931, Las Vegas started its rise to world fame as the gambling capital of the world.  Gaming (although already legal in Las Vegas) became organized and regulated.  The city issued the first gaming license in 1931, to the Northern Club.  As other Las Vegas Resort Casinos were licensed on Fremont Street like the Las Vegas Club and the Apache Hotel. Fremont Street developed its nickname as Glitter Gulch from all of the lights that were powered by electricity from Hoover Dam.  Hoover Dam and its resevoir, Lake Mead, turned into tourist attractions on their own and the need for additional higher class hotels became clear.  Freemont street received the city’s first traffic light in 1931.

In 1940, US 95 was finally extended south into Las Vegas, giving the city 2 major roads that provided access from the rest of the country.  Also in 1940 Las Vegas’s first permanent radio station KENO began broadcasting replacing the niche occupied earlier by transient broadcasters.’

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On January 25, 1941 the U.S. Army finally moved into Las Vegas when Las Vegas Mayor, John L. Russell, signed over land to the U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps for the development of a flexible gunnery school for the Army Air Corps.  The gunnery school would become Nellis Air Force Base.  The U.S Army was not pleased with prostitution being legal in Las Vegas and in 1942 used it’s clout to force Las Vegas to outlaw the practice, handing Block 16, which since the inception of Las Vegas, was the equivalent of the city’s “Red Light District”, it’s death sentence.

On April 3, 1941, hotel owner, Thomas Hull opened the El Rancho Vegas. It was the first Las Vegas Resort Casino that would become the Las Vegas Strip.  The hotel gained much of its fame from the all you can eat buffet that it offered.

Three years later, on October 30, 1942, R. E. Griffith rebuilt on the site of a nightclub called [[Pair O’Dice], that first opened in 1930, and renamed it Hotel Last Frontier. A few more resorts were built on and around Fremont Street but the next hotel on The Strip showed pubilcly the influence of Organized Crime on Las Vegas. Bugsy Siegel, with help from Meyer Lansky built one of the most famous Las Vegas Resort Casinos , The Flamingo in 1946.

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If you have a passion for art and antiques, then pay a visit to the Las Vegas Arts District. Besides the antique stores and art galleries, the district also plays host to a number of boutiques and cafes to help you relax and unwind. This district covers 18 blocks and is within the Colorado Avenue. Older travelers do concur that the Caesar’s place is among the best places that you should visit. Here, you will get to experience the breathtaking ancient splendor and the royal pleasures of that Las Vegas.  You will find Caesar’s place near Flamingo Boulevard and the Las Vegas’ corner.

If you are visiting this area with kids, then the best place to in Las Vegas is the Circus Circus, which boasts of being the largest live circus in the world and carnival midway. It’s a good idea to get your tickets to Las Vegas shows early. This circus offers great pleasure and plenty of excitement to its first time visitors. You will easily locate this attraction as it is right opposite the Riviera.

Besides the attractions mentioned above, there are still plenty of places to visit in Las Vegas like the Desert Inn, Excalibur, and Glass pool Inn, Flamingo and many more.  In order to visit and sample the niceties in Las Vegas, make sure that you find a nice and affordable hotel that is in close to the best sites and offers competitive room rates. While searching for a good hotel, mind your security and choose a secure hotel where you can leave money and other valuables.