They shot him [Erik Scott] when he was standing, they shot him when he was on his knees, and they shot him even when he was on the ground. ibid.
‘You slaughtered him [Stanley Gibson] in the streets.’ ibid. friend
‘Gillespie [rozzer chief] is as rotten as you get.’ ibid. Erik’s father
It’s the world’s entertainment capital. An oasis of excess in the Nevada desert attracting forty million people each year. Where high-rollers gamble, drink, visitors stuff themselves and celebrate non-stop. Here, nothing’s off limits and anything can be bought. It’s the ultimate party destination. Secret World of Las Vegas 24/7 I, Channel 5 2019
The most expensive butler in town: yours for $15,000 a night. ibid.
Las Vegas boulevard: the glitziest four and half mile highway in all of America. Known to everyone as The Strip. It’s home to six of the world’s ten largest hotels. ibid.
There are day as well as nightclubs. And no day club is complete without a pool party. ibid.
Las Vegas is known as Sin City for good reason. It’s where visitors can drink, gamble and sample everything else on offer far away from prying eyes. Secret World of Las Vegas 24/7 II
But the biggest killer is speed. A decade ago Interstate 15 became known as the deadliest road in America. ibid.
Vegas’s newest vice [marijuana] flies off the shelf. ibid.
Las Vegas attracts the biggest names in entertainment. ibid.
‘The Heart Attack Grill treats its heaviest customers the best.’ ibid. owner
High stakes at the table: a British poker ace is taking on the world’s best … The Rio hotel is putting on a very special event: each year, Vegas hosts the richest playing card tournament on the planet: the World Series of Poker with over $200 million in total prize money. Secret World of Las Vegas 24/7 III
Las Vegas, the home of gambling, is the destination for visitors wanting to splash some serious cash. ibid.
The craziest minister in all of Las Vegas … ‘My record is sixty weddings in one day.’ Secret World of Las Vegas 24/7 IV
Over 100,000 weddings a year. ibid.
After the huge success of the Comeback Special there was only one place for Elvis to go – Vegas. Elvis: The Man that Rocked the World, Channel 5 2020
The Venetian Palazzo, Las Vegas … a one-and-a-half-billion-dollar replica of Venice. World’s Busiest Hotel, Channel 5 2013
It’s got an authentic bell tower, it’s got canals, it’s got gondolas, it’s got three theatres, it’s got the highest grossing restaurant in the whole of the United States of America. ibid.
An army of 8,500 almost invisible staff. ibid.
The hotel owns thirty tons of linen. ibid.
In the hottest months the hotel uses over a million gallons of water a day. ibid.
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. ibid.
On October 1st 2017 the largest mass shooting in US history took place at a music festival in Las Vegas, Nevada. 11 Minutes: America’s Deadliest Mass Shooting I & II & III & IV, BBC 2023
‘Humans helping humans, and to me, that is the only story that should be told.’ ibid.
‘I kind of went into a different zone’ … ‘There’s a lot of gunfire, dude’… ‘My body just getting turned around … with so much force … It knocked my glasses off. And I hit the ground … I had been shot …’ ibid.
I just knew I had a big hole in my neck …’ ibid. victim
I’m inside the Mandalay Bay on the 31st floor. I can hear the automatic fire coming from one floor above us. ibid. rozzer
Many people are living in poverty or are homeless and struggling to survive the very harsh and dangerous streets of the city. Poverty in Paradise aka Homeless in Las Vegas: Poverty in the USA, Endevr 2023
‘No pity in sin city, bro.’ ibid.
With an estimated 6,500 homeless people now residing on the city’s streets, poverty in Las Vegas had been an increasing problem in the city and continues to rapidly grow. ibid.
‘The worst thing in the world is being homeless. You’re never safe. Not for a moment.’ ibid.
‘The tunnels are packed with people … Nine people died in the floods.’ ibid.
‘Most residents just walk by and don’t look.’ ibid.
The police continue to move them on even if they are unseen by the public. ibid.