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Las Vegas luxury hotels and casinos. Las Vegas is the home of gambling in the United States, and is often promoted as The Entertainment Capital of the World, but is also commonly known as Sin City or Vice City, due to the popularity of legalized gambling, availability of alcohol, and various forms of adult entertainment. The city has seen the development of many luxury casinos and hotels along the famous Strip and the Downtown area. The Las Vegas Strip developed in the 1940’s with the building of the El Rancho Vegas Casino (later destroyed by fire), and the Flamingo Hotel Casino. The Strip extends from the Stratosphere Hotel at the north end to the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino at the south end and is home to some of the largest casino, resort properties and hotels in the world, including – The Mirage, Las Vegas Hilton, Sahara Hotel & Casino, Riviera, New Frontier, Wynn Las Vegas, Treasure Island, Venetian Resort Hotel Casino, Imperial Palace, Caesar`s Palace, Bellagio, Bally’s, Paris Hotel, Aladdin Resort & Casino, Monte Carlo Resort & Casino, New York New York Hotel, Tropicana Resort and Casino, Excalibur Hotel and Casino, Luxor, and Four Seasons Hotel. Apart from the Strip, downtown Las Vegas is also popular with visitors especially the Fremont Street Experience mall, which includes famous hotel casinos such as the Golden Nugget, and the Four Queens Hotel & Casino. A new development, the Project City Center, which will comprise hotel, casino, residential, and retail is currently being constructed, with a partial completion date in 2009.