Las Vegas's nightlife has never been hotter, spicier, or, for that matter, more competitive. Fueled by the "What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas" advertisements (read: "All your sins here expunged completely once you pay your credit card bill"), nightlife impresarios on the Strip are dipping into their vast pockets in order to create over-the-top experiences where party-mad Visigoths—plus, well, you and me-can live out some wild fantasies. The number of high-profile nightclubs, trendy lounges, and sizzling strip bars continue to grow, each attempting to trump the other in order to attract not just high rollers, but A-list celebrities and the publicity that surrounds them. Gambling? Why bother when you can lounge beside the pool by day and bellow at the moon by night while dancing half-clad at a cool club until noon the following day (when it's back into the pool you go)? More »
