Close to done now, here are a few more about ways people find to make money

[Mira]

These don't touch the many ways imaginable of course... they're what I have from one hour and a bit in the old downtown of Las Vegas. Downtown is where the action used to be, before the Las Vegas Blvd. aka "The Strip" was built.
Downtown are seedy casinos, where the locals play for a dollar a hand at blackjack. Where in the 4 Queens Casino there is a 5 star restaurant in a corner of the cellar where you can't touch an entree for under about 50 bucks. Next to a restaurant where you can have a really fine 12 oz. prime rib dinner for 9.95.

It's easy to eat cheap in Vegas, because the casinos make their money on the players staying drunk (no payment required for unlimitid amounts of mixed drinks brought to your specifications by a scantily clad, always quite beautiful woman - and if you give her a dollar chip for it she is verbally grateful) and staying filled up on quick cheap food.

Downtown Vegas is where you find, and I kid you not, DRIVE THROUGH windows where you can get married.

I did not have enough time to go and chronicle that for you.











I realize the last two are repeats, but once I saw them on a monitor with size they were the better pictures.

Thanks everybody for your indulgence, which I grab with the same kind of courage I take some of the photos.

There will be one more, with straggler favorites of mine that don't fit a category.
But that can wait.

[regnaD kciN]

1. This has been a really great series, Mira...

During my days as a software developer, I used to go to Vegas every January for CES. Unfortunately, photography wasn't a real priority for me at the time, and all I have are some tourist-style snapshots of the various casinos at night (none of which worked out very well, since I lacked the experience in night photography to know how to meter very well, and didn't find out the problems until I got the prints back from the lab). And I never would have dared to try photographing inside a casino, fearing that a couple of mob goons would proceed to "deconstruct" my camera (and, quite possibly, me). Your work here has been very impressive.

[dixiegrrrrl]

2. I have to admit, I have never been to Vegas.

Till now.

Thanks for tour!

:hi:

[Callalily]

3. Las Vegas must be

a mecca for people watching! You've really captured the flavor of the city.

[Mz Pip]

4. I am amazed that people would pay

to hold a python. :scared:

Interesting place!

[Celebration]

5. more wonderful photos

If I have time I am going to look at all of them again tomorrow. I see something new every time!