Further Interesting Information on Nevada

There are more than 200,000 slot machines in Nevada, one for every 10 residents.

Gambling was legalised in Nevada in March 1931.

Nevada takes its name from a Spanish word meaning 'snow-clad'.

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Nevada has more mountain ranges than any other state. Its highest point is Boundary Peak, 13,145 feet high (4,006.5 meters).

Nevada is the seventh-largest state in the U.S.

Nevada is the largest gold-producing state in the U.S. It is second in the world, behind South Africa.

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The Hoover Dam in Nevada is the single largest public works project in the history of the U.S.