Now Monte Carlo does not sound very similar, does it? Its one commonality seems to be that gambling is a major activity there. Las Vegas attracts and is geared towards people of all classes from the prole to the posh. All-you-can-eat buffets proliferate, and you can eat multiple meals there on a 24-hour pass that costs something like $40. Hotels offer promotions to encourage their guests to gamble the money that they would otherwise be spending on accommodation. Cheap fares are available from most American cities. According to Wikipedia, Las Vegas makes almost 11 billion dollars per year compared with about 70 Germany cities which together make only 2 billion. As anyone who has ever been there or contemplated going there knows, Las Vegas is not expensive (if you resist the urge to gamble too much), nor is it exclusive. However usually there is only one casino in each of these places so it is a small industry and the cities do not depend on it. The poster even complained of this, with his claim that it cost $40 for a first drink and $20 for a second, third, fourth.Ĭontrast this with Las Vegas, which exaggerates certain aspects of stereotypical American life. It's expensive, and it's exclusive - at least if you want to join the party. Now, I've never been to Monte Carlo, but I know something about it. In one thread on the World forum a poster stated (in a passing reference) that Monte Carlo was the 'European Las Vegas'.

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