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Vegas is the randy teenager of American cities: impulsive, overtly risqué (although tamer than we'd like you to think), trying hard to build the cultural depth that comes naturally with age and experience. And although we continue to be the most traveled-to city in the world - Vegas expects to host a record-breaking 37 million visitors by the end of 2004 - we still don't get any respect.

On the other hand, business travelers who venture off the Strip will find that Vegas sports a freshness and vigor that is hard to match. With a population that has more than doubled over the past 10 years, local art and theater are just beginning to explode as locals finally have the numbers to support an increasingly vibrant arts scene.

The arts aren't the only industry to benefit from the seemingly unquenchable pent-up demand fueled by the 5,000 new residents who move here each month. Vegas has to have one of the most friendly business climates in the country. With no state income taxes, a strengthening university system with a high-tech infrastructure already in place, over the next decade Vegas may finally see some competition to its primary industry of gaming.

Make no mistake, however, that gaming will continue to be a core industry. Although tourists no longer list gambling as the primary reason for their visit, almost 90% are willing to risk an average of $500 each while here, pouring almost $8 billion into the local economy.

That moola, in turn, helps spur the burgeoning entertainment, dining and shopping scenes, and even more casino development. Recent expansions, like Mandalay Bay's THE Hotel are increasingly sophisticated, sexy and aware that the casino floor should be an exciting addition instead of the main attraction.

A major remodeling and expansion of the Fashion Show Mall and the Forum Shops at Caesars entices both residents and tourists to shop and celebrity-watch in what is becoming the shopping Mecca of America.

Several downtown loft projects, a spectacular market for multimillion dollar high-rise condos like Turnberry Place and the half-billion-dollar purchase of BLM land in Henderson, mean that an urban core may finally be on the horizon.

Despite the new advertising jingoes and the racy billboards, families can avert their eyes and enjoy the silliness; 20-somethings can dress themselves in their newly acquired adulthood to feel sophisticated and uninhibited at a variety of trendy bars; honeymooners can flit between romantic restaurants and isolated outdoor escapes; and those beyond those stages can indulge in the increasingly sophisticated culinary, art, shopping and show scenes.

Entertainment so dominates Las Vegas that it is the backbone of the city's economy, creating vibrant hotel, retail and hospitality industries. Other industries, such as construction, to a large degree owe their existence to the fact that hotels need to be built or expanded. It's the city's sheer exuberance in attracting visitors has created something along the lines of a city-sized theme park. Its residents lead normal lives in normal suburbs but to visitors, it is an endless playground of neon lights, hotel lounges, topless revues, live entertainment and casinos.

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