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The tax that is charged on gambling monies is 6.25% based on gross revenues. Taxation started in 1931 and was 1% at the time. Nevada does not charge state taxes.
    
       
  On a daily basis, an average of 300 people tie the knot in Vegas. For an entire year, more than 100,000 couples obtain marriage licenses in Las Vegas and they boast that they have married more than 3 million couples!    
       
  The only place, in Las Vegas, where Elvis Presley ever played at was the International (now the L V Hilton)    
       
  Elvis and Priscilla Presley were married at the original Aladdin hotel.    
       
  Las Vegas is the fastest growing city in the United States. Each month aproximately 4,000 new people move to Vegas. It is also the largest city founded during the 20th century.    
       
  The MGM Grand is one of the world's largest hotel, with 5,035 rooms. They estimate that they usually host about 20,000 people at any given time.    
       
  Carole Lombard died in a plane crash about 30 miles outside of Las Vegas. Rumors were that a necklace her husband had given to her actually went through her heart at the time of the accident. This was never confirmed.    
       
  Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum boasts that they used 3,300 pounds of wax to make the figures of the celebrities that they feature.    
       
  Nevada is a leading supplier of turquoise, fire opals and garnets that are mined from their soil.    
       
  1946 The Flamingo was built by mobster Bugsy Siegal. The contractor for the job was Dell E. Webb who was said to have robbed Siegel blind. Bugsy's penthouse at the Flamingo gave him a clear view of the ladies at the pool. This was short lived as he was shot and killed in California in 1947.    
       
  The stage at the Jubilee show at Bally's is 150ft. long and 150ft high. It hosts 11 elevators to carry the cast and crew.    
       
  1941 a luxury resort named El Rancho opened. This was the first hotel/casino on the infamous "Las Vegas Strip". It sat on 66 acres and boasted 63 rooms. Cost to build this resort was a staggering $425,000! The El Rancho burned to the ground over 40 years ago.    
       
  1935 Raymond Smith opened Harold's Club located in Reno. He was the first to start the "free drinks and comped meals" as well as other promotions to players.    
       
  The Grand was built by Kirk Kerkorian the second MGM Grand (Las Vegas) that he built. The first was built on the site of the old Bonanza, at the corner of L V Blvd S. and Flamingo and is now Bally's.    
       
  1912 Nevada legalizes the use of slot machines for trade only. (gum, candy, etc)    
       
  1931 The State of Nevada legalizes gambling.    
       
  1933 Nevada legalizes drinking.    
       
  The Aladdin started life as the Tally Ho (with no casino) A resort hotel for non gambling millionaires (just how many non gambling millionaires do you suppose come to Vegas?) The hotel lost money from the first, and went broke, was renamed the Aladdin and had a casino added, continued to lose money through 3 owners.A new group now tore it down and rebuilt it.    
       
  Steve Wynn's first Vegas investment was a Bingo Hall on Ogden. He used the profits from selling a parking lot to Caesars Palace to finance his purchase of the Golden Nugget. He then used his profits from the Golden Nugget to finance the Mirage and the rest is history.    
       
  Frank Sinatra first made his debut in Las Vegas at the Desert Inn.    
       
  The Stardust Hotel-Casino was the first to add a sports book. It was brought in by Lefty Rosenthal, the mob's "manager" in the '70's, that whole story was recounted in the book/ movie "Casino".    
       
  1980 Friday, November 21 At about 7:00am fire in the downstairs area was spotted by a MGM employee.The result was a flash fire that spread at a rate of 19 feet per second through the casino. 84 people lost their lives in that fire. It was the second worst hotel fire in United States history. $223 million in legal settlements were paid out and a lesson was learned. Las Vegas is now the leader in the world when it comes to fire safety.    
       
  One of Elvis Presley's final songs recorded before he died was "My Way" It was written by Paul Anka. Paul had played it for Frank Sinatra, who was playing at Caesars and he loved it. The rest is history.    
       
  In the early days of the strip, slot machines were initially a diversion for the women companions of male gamblers who were busy at the tables. Now slot machines typically earn 60% - 70% of a casino's take.    
       
 
NOTE: Trivia is for enteratinment purposes only and does not guarantee to be 100% accurate or factual.