Abstract
This eight page paper examines urban sprawl in Las Vegas. The author notes that in writing about urban sprawl in Las Vegas and analyzing its impact on the city future growth it is evident that environmental and city planning issues must be examined, for successful future growth depends upon better solutions to the problems Las Vegas is currently experiencing. The writer further points out that unfortunately the present expansion of the city has been driven by too much of a focus on short term goals, many of which are incompatible with one another.

From the Paper
"In writing about urban sprawl in Las Vegas and analyzing its impact on the city's future growth, it is evident that environmental and city planning issues must be examined, for successful future growth depends upon better solutions to the problems Las Vegas is currently experiencing. Unfortunately, the present expansion of the city has been driven by too much of a focus on short-term goals, many of which are incompatible with one another. This has led to urban sprawl, unnecessary traffic congestion, and a host of other problems. Analyzing these issues indicates that the solution to urban sprawl in Las Vegas is to develop the central city first and revitalize the city from within."

Tags:las, vegas, issues

Abstract
This paper addresses the history of legalized gambling and gaming in Las Vegas.

Tags:GEOGRAPHY / URBAN STUDIES, gaming gambling vegas

Abstract
The paper discusses the predominance of poker and gambling within the city of Las Vegas and the opportunities this practice offers investors. The paper highlights the profitability of the casinos themselves and how they have also aided in the pull and attraction of Las Vegas. The paper shows how Las Vegas and poker are a combination which have proved to be a hit to the American public and that of the world.

Outline;
Poker, Gambling, and Las Vegas
The Tourist Draw of Gambling and Poker
Investments and Opportunities Poker and gambling Presents Vegas
Conclusion

From the Paper
"Poker has been a hugely successful sporting phenomenon in the United States, with everyone from the college crowd on up through the office environment being affected. This craze however finds its origins within the card-houses and casinos of days past, which the presence of Las Vegas helped to establish. Thus, poker and gambling, being games and pastimes of previous years, has made a great come-back in the form of Las Vegas, to which a vast number of tourists and gamers alike flock each year, to capitalize upon the poker and gambling, the primary draws of the city."

Tags:gambling, casinos, investors, credit, cash

Abstract
This paper discusses the dynamics of race relations in contemporary Las Vegas, from the viewpoint of a Caucasian middle-aged male. The author describes the demographic and political makeup of Las Vegas, and the way in which local media has embraced racial and cultural diversity. The author explains, giving specific examples, that from his personal experience, factors such as income and social class appear to racialize human interactions in Vegas more strongly than race alone. Age is also perceived as playing an important part in determining whether the author experiences racial reactions. The paper concludes with the author's belief that within racial minorities, different individuals enter into social interactions with different degrees of preconceived expectations and racialized perspective in Las Vegas.

Outline:
Racial Relations in Society
Unique Cultural Elements of Las Vegas
Personal Experiences and Observations

From the Paper
"Conversely, members of racial minorities are likely much more conscious of the degree to which the predominant social culture embraces cultural diversity, both in its formal policies as well as prevailing informal attitudes. This is an issue that affects me more because, to a certain extent, the perceptions among minority cultures about their relationship to society shape their expectations of individual members of the predominant majority in social situations. Likewise, it may very well play a role in the outward attitude of many members of racial minorities expressed to me in personal interactions, although it is sometimes difficult to know the underlying source of substantial variations that likely mean more than many aspects of outward behavior."

Tags:inequality, psychological, conversational, culture, racialization, tension, community, tourism

Abstract
This paper studies the city of Las Vegas, touted as sin city. The author takes a look at the attractions of one of America's most visited city and provides the demographics of Las Vegas as well as of the individuals to better understand the lure of the city. Apart from the many casinos, the paper also lists other draw factors for tourists, such as the shows and conferences.

Outline:
They Go For the Show
The Odds Are In Favor Of Gambling
The Business Opportunists
Conventional Las Vegas
Las Vegas Revisited
Works Cited

From the Paper
"Las Vegas is without a doubt one of America's most popular tourist destinations, with all those going there expecting this, as all representations of the city, from films such as "Ocean's Eleven" to shows such as "Las Vegas", present it to be a towering cacophony of neon-lit casinos, restaurants, hotels, and any other means of fun and pleasure. Entertainment of myriad sources may be found within the confines of Las Vegas, from family oriented tourist attractions such as theme-parks and restaurants, to more adult-oriented entertainment, spanning the spectrum from gambling to exotic dancing. Regardless of the ends sought, the location is sure to consume the resources and cash of those who choose to make an outing there, ensuring their continued success economically, and thereby presence as an attractive recreational opportunity."

Tags:casino shows entertainment businesses, tourist destinations

Abstract
This paper discusses how the Las Vegas Valley, including the cities of Las Vegas, Henderson, and North Las Vegas, is the fastest growing region in the United States. New tourist attractions and large casino resort hotels are also being built and opened on a regular basis. This paper looks at the three major factors which may have an effect on construction in the Las Vegas Valley. The first is summer heat, the second is wind, and the third is flash floods.

From the Paper
"Construction in the area is constant. New subdivisions are being built at a tremendous rate to keep up with those who are moving into the area. New tourist attractions and large casino resort hotels are also being built and opened on a regular basis. The city is growing at an exponential rate. The tourist Mecca of Las Vegas is located in a broad desert valley in extreme southern Nevada. Mountains surrounding the valley extend 2,000 to 10,000 feet above the valley floor. The Las Vegas Valley comprises about six hundred square miles and runs from the north to the southeast. These mountains and the metropolitan area's location at the bottom of the valley have extreme effects on the weather."

Tags:mountain, flood, tourism, casino, gambling, resort

Abstract
This paper discusses how as Hollywood's entertainment counterpart, Las Vegas has been screened as a mecca for romance, crime, action and adventure. It shows how with its consumer expenditure and capital gain, its seductive neon lights, together with its surrounding vast desert, make it an ideal space for filmmakers to explore a diverse range of character types and narratives. It analyzes how although all set in three different periods of time, the films "Ocean?s 11", "Casino" and "Leaving Las Vegas" depict very different images of Las Vegas. It discusses how each film does this through the director's use of mise-en-scene and iconography and the values it holds and their use of time both outside of the film to create a period of time and within the film to correspond to the film's narrative.

From the Paper
"Scorsese depicts a Vegas at a time when organized crime played a pivotal role in the ownership and running of the casinos. Behind the sexy showgirls, the enticing neon lights, the shining slot machines and the lucky blackjack tables, lives an underworld of greed, vengeance and power which he explores in his 1995 film Casino. In 1983, Ace Rothstein played by Robert De Niro is blown into a sky of flames and is dropped into the flashing neon lights of 1970's Las Vegas. The opening credits are supplied over a close up of the dots which combine to create a neon sign; very similar to the opening credits of Milestone's 1960's classic Ocean's 11, reminding us that these signs will take us into the glittering world of Vegas, where "anything goes;" a world in which before Casino, has only ever been depicted through the eyes of the visitor."

Tags:nevada, urbanism, scorsese, hollywood, gambling, city

Abstract
This report deals with how the gaming and entertainment industry affects Las Vegas in terms of structure. The report looks at issues of urban structure, consumption, culture, and economy to look at the ways in which this city operates and has operated in the past, in terms of changes that have been taking place in Las Vegas, the role of the worker, the target of tourism, and other attendant issues. The report
also explores the relationship between consumption and cities in post-war and contemporary America, because these are the two main epochs of the growth of Las Vegas' structure via the gaming and entertainment industry.

From the Paper
"Aside from showing how this industry contributes to Las Vegas' structure, this report will also look at elements of the commodity city and the landscape as it is organized around consumer desires, particularly in terms of the recent Wynn developments in the city being commodity spectacles. The report will also look at Las Vegas as a place of consumption, focusing on economic factors which again link the
gaming and entertainment industry to Las Vegas as a city in terms of its essential structure. "

Tags:structure, tourism

Abstract
This paper examines the pollution problems facing Las Vegas. The author argues that Las Vegas has in the past violated major health standards and has been the major culprit in air pollution. This paper analyzes how the city of Las Vegas can address the problem. Included is an analysis of health risks to the local population, risks effecting the environment, as well as economic and political issues relating to the problem.

From the Paper
"Next to the famously smog-clogged Los Angeles, Las Vegas is one of the most polluted cities in the United States. (Clean Fresh Air.com) In fact, according to the EPA, Las Vegas was the only city in the entire country that violated all the federal health standards for the three major types of air pollution between 1989 and 1998. The prime culprit was dust from construction and unpaved roads and lots. This statistic is particularly shocking when one considers the fact that on a national basis, the levels of all six federally regulated pollutants decreased between 1989 and 1998. ("EPA Reports Las Vegas Violated Air Pollution Standards.")"

Tags:pollution, air, health, hazard, population, environment, economic, political, risk

Abstract
This paper sheds light on the "land of temptation" known as Las Vegas. While the city has earned fame by being one of the biggest gambling centers in the world, still it is important to understand that the place has a lot to offer to those visitors too whose idea of fun doesn't include squandering money. This paper shows how Las Vegas turned into the fastest growing city of the United States both in terms of economy and population during the mid-1980s and but while the former brought huge investment into the city, the latter led to numerous problems which are commonly associated with a rapidly growing urban center. The paper focuses on all the things that keep Las Vegas in the news.

From the Paper
"The city earned its reputation as a gambling town in the fifties and sixties when its ever-sprouting casinos attracted the not-so-decent crowd and it was believed that the city was good for those who wanted some adult fun on the weekends. But all that has changed now, not only has it become a major vacation resort, there are actually some people who would love to call this once-wicked town their home. One thing has remained unchanged though, the city with its Disney-like magic and lure and its almost surreal magnificence aims to attract adult visitors only. Just like Disney would lure the young kids to its magical world, similarly this land of vicious temptations is meant primarily for adults."

Tags:Mormons, Land, Act, casino