Today, Las Vegas has more than 70 casinos, and while Macau may have more gross revenue with just a dozen casinos than the Las Vegas Strip does, nothing compares to the overall color, excitement, and yes, total garishness, of Vegas.įor roulette players, Las Vegas has more games to choose from than any other gaming center, including neighboring states like California and Arizona, which have plenty of casinos, don’t offer live roulette. Originally, Reno was the Nevada hot spot, with plenty of casinos and a divorce machine that churned-out newly-single people at a rate higher than any other state in the US but those days have passed. Las Vegas remains the original and most talked about gambling center in the world, although Monte Carlo has offered high-stakes gaming for twice as many years as Sin City.