By Ric Anderson (contact) 
, Brian Nordli (contact), Conor Shine (contact) , Dave Toplikar (contact) , Jackie Valley (contact)
Published Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013 | 2 a.m.
Updated Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013 | 2:35 a.m.
With fireworks, fanfare and frivolity, Las Vegas once again showed the world Monday night how to put on a New Year's Eve party. Dancing, drinking and smooching as the final seconds of 2012 slipped away, the 300,000-plus New Year's Eve revelers on the Las Vegas Strip braved sub-freezing temperatures to toast the first few ticks of 2013. At the stroke of midnight, fireworks — both real and virtual — also erupted at the Fremont Street Experience in the city's downtown, where some 25,000 people gathered. Couples kissed, cameras snapped, bells rang and champagne glasses clinked together in toasts to the ...
Fremont Street Experience Legendary casinos, free entertainment, old-fashioned gambling hospitality – this is the vintage Vegas of the Fremont Street Experience. Some say it's almost intimate. You may even run into one of the casino owners while you sit at the blackjack table. Some say it's the free entertainment that makes us vintage. On any given night you may see famous bands, strolling showgirls, or an amazing saxophone performance. Some say it's the history. Las Vegas started 100 years ago in 1905 near the corner of Fremont and Main Streets. Fremont Street was the first paved street. The Fremont Hotel opened 50 years ago and launched the careers of famous entertainers like Wayne Newton. Others say it's the service. A dining experience at Hugo's Cellar inside the Four Queens is unrivaled and renowned. And we can't forget the gambling. Test your fortune at The Lady Luck or Fitzgeralds casinos on some of the loosest slots in town. 425 Fremont St Las Vegas,
NV 89101
702-678-5600
The Strip Las Vegas Boulevard Las Vegas,
NV 89109
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Sounds like it was a fairly smooth evening considering we had the number of tourists we did.