Viva Lost Wages. This city has it all. Literally; the rich, the poor, the klassy, the trashy, the slutty, the prude, hell they have everything... even Yule Brenner a time or two...
One night in Bangkok doesn't hold a candle to one night in Vegas. The gambling, the strip bars, the alcohol, hell if you got the cash you can likely find it in Vegas. One night in Bangkok should be rewritten for this place:
One night in Vegas and the world's your oyster
The bars are temples but the pearls ain't free
You'll find a god in every golden cloister
And if you're lucky then the god's a she
I can feel an angel sliding up to me
Or
One night in Vegas makes a hard man humble
Not much between despair and ecstasy
One night in Vegas and the tough guys tumble
Can't be too careful with your company
I can feel the devil walking next to me
Tell me that isn't an apt description of Sin City? If you want to find it here, you will...
Personally I love this town at times and hate it at others. When you are here during the weekend, its non-stop uncontrolled craziness, during the week, the population is halved from the weekends and slowed way down to just crazy.
Its close to a lot of fun activities other than just gambling gluttony and shows of visible excitement. For example there is; Hoover Dam, Lake Mead, Red Rock Canyon, the Grand Canyon, etc etc etc. Don't forget that most of the casinos are in and of themselves tourist destinations to see as well as eat shop and gamble like; Statosphere tower, Luxor Pyramid, NY NY Roller Coaster, Circus Circus Midway, etc.
Let alone the food here now is unbelievably good now. Yes you can still find the cut rate cheap buffet here or there, but most of the hotels and restaurants in town are definitely cutting edge fresh and super tasty. Albeit some want to break the bank, but many are well within reason.
Dang I wish I could go back right now... I miss this place and all the good and bad things that come from it. See you there soon!