Las Vegas casinos are a fantastical melange of flashing neon, jangling coins, sparking lights and exuberant shouts of fun and enthusiasm.

Poker, craps, baccarat, blackjack, roulette and slot machines spawn 24-hour Las Vegas action, and there is a game to fit every appetite and level of play.

Visitors to the Tropicana swim to a blackjack table in the resort's pool, the best poker players in the world compete yearly for million dollar jackpots in Binion's World Series of Poker, a slot machine may cost 25 cents to pull or USD 500.00, statewide slot machine networks have turned lucky Las Vegas gamblers into overnight millionaires.

Gamblers enjoy fast-paced races, ball games or special sporting events in the opulent comfort of race and sports books. Live events are projected onto giant, satellite-fed screens in plush resorts where players may be treated to free drinks and bfets. Those unfamiliar with casino games can find free how-to classes.

In other parts of the casinos, entertainers adorned in glittering costumes join forces in lavish stage spectaculars to make Las Vegas an unsurpassed entertainment bonanza. Extravaganzas costing millions to produce surround visitors in a fantasy of shapely dancers, intricate choreography and special effects.

A galaxy of superstars light up the Las Vegas night, setting marquees ablaze with world-famous names such as Barbra Streisand, Willie Nelson, Julio Inglesias, Liza Minnelli, Whitney Houston, Frank Sinatra and Michael Crawford.

Visitors quickly realize why Las Vegas is renowned for being the entertainment capital of the world.