Well, It's Official - Las Vegas is CLOSED.

actually i could do without it
Yea me too. But it's an American icon of excess and success.
Can't stand the place personally. I used to go there to bowl. For events it is nice.
But if I want to see the Eiffel Tower I'll go to France, pyramids then Egypt. Last time I was there one of the casinos had a lion in a cage as a spectacle and a pint of beer was $15. That was it for me.