New Vegas

New Vegas is one of, if not the largest, city in the wasteland. Home to nearly 800,000 residents, along with over 70,000 tourists at any given moment. It is the capital of the Free Economic Zone of the Mojave, with the central seat of government inside the Lucky 38 Casino's top five floors. In terms of local government, it is primarily a form of libertarian anarchy, with Securitron enforcers only patrolling the Most central places, and local mobs, clubs and businesses either using internal or contracted security. The city's aesthetic changes drastically depending on which part of town one is in, with large neon-covered buildings dominating the strip, and tightly packed apartments, buildings, stalls, and streets making up just about everything else. 
Beneath Vegas is one of the most extensive sewer system in the Southwest, it is also the most dangerous. Home to mutants and creatures, ruffians and addicts, and an entire arena dedicated to testing mankind's physical limits, these sewers are practically a city beneath a city. 
In the center of the city, is the Vegas Strip, the jewel of the Mojave Wasteland. Filled with casinos, clubs, brothels, stores, and other vices and commodities, the Strip attract hundreds of thousands of tourists a year, mostly from the New California Republic. 
Like the rest of the Mojave, there is no such thing as contraband inside Vegas, markets sell explosives and chems next to medicine and food. All that matters to the businesses of Vegas is security and profit, and all that matters to the people who live there is safety and freedom. All of which is guaranteed, if you are wiling to fight for it, and defend it once you have it. This is not to say that Vegas is particularly violent, rather just dangerous for newcomers and outsiders, particularly when one leaves the strip and enters other districts. These locales are tight knit, and protect their neighbors and blocks, as a result it is difficult for people to integrate once they immigrate, but once they do, they are considered extended family. Local gangs protect city blocks, and Securitrons patrol only the higher or middle-income areas.

Government

Vegas is owned by the Courier, but each family and casino runs and patrols their own properties. As for the private property of the citizens, it is their own to maintain and protect, Securitron and Executive guards patrol the strip frequently, but the city is so large that not every murder or robbery can be stopped, as such personal defense is a personal responsibility. The positive outlook of this however, is that since their is no major government, the people of Vegas really only need to worry about crossing the local mobs, which rarely deal with the regular citizenry, as the type of pre-war extortion, or protection fees, that was common with mobs before are expressly forbidden. As such, Vegas citizens pay no taxes, live without oversight, and have very tight-knit and helpful communities, to themselves.

Defences

Vegas has the largest and most fortified walls in the wastes, surrounding all but the Industrial District. Additionally, an army of over 1,000 Securitron Troops, and thousands of armed mobs and gangs kill any sort of threat, or stupid tourist, quick. As for actual automated defense's, many skyscrapers have laser cannons, Anti-Aircraft, artillery, and sniper's nests on their roofs. The Mojave Air Army also has a detachment of Vertibirds on standby inside McCarran Station.

Industry & Trade

The Industrial District of Vegas produces hundreds of pounds of refined metals, tools, weapons, armors, clothing, clean water, and other goods every day, and is the largest grouping of industry in the known world.

Infrastructure

The infrastructure of Vegas is second to none. Skyscrapers rise above the heads of the people, grass grows along the main street sidewalks, fountains, public trollies, walkways, and streets are well maintained. Additionally pre-war building standards are common and expected within the city, so Vegas's building are among the safest, if most tightly packed, in the wasteland. Brick, concrete, metal, stucco, and glass are common building materials, all wrapped up in neon lights and signs.

Districts

Vegas is separated into five districts. The outermost district is the industrial district, which lies outside the city walls, and is filled with refineries, foundries, and factories, and is the usual first sight for travelers from the NCR. Above the Industrial District is the Vegas Strip, with casinos and hotels lining the main and side streets. Neon lights consume this district, and the businesses, and tourists, never really rest. Its skyscrapers are the tallest in the wastes, with the Lucky 38, a massive Roulette wheel, towering above it all, and spotlights and fountains rising up along with the buildings. Above the strip are the three "Residential" Districts, in truth there are still casinos and businesses in these districts, but they are usually frequented by locals only, as tourists are advised not to leave the strip, for their safety. Directly above the Strip is Freeside, a sort of microcosm of Vegas, with plenty of Casino's clubs, and stores, and just as many apartment skyscrapers. Above Freeside is Northside, a very close community, and considered a sort of middle-class area, with apartments, stores, and many town-houses, securitrons frequent the area, the only patrol routes outside of the Strip and Industrial area. Next to Northside and Freeside is the largest district, Westside. Westside is dangerous for anyone who doesn't live there. A rough neighborhood by nature, locals frequently jump or kill tourists who stray into their district. It is filled with old buildings, cramped apartments and multi-family homes, small businesses, brothels, clubs, and gangs of younger folk, who kill for their blocks and territories. Westside is also home to Klamath, a very densly populated section of the city, only two or three square miles with the same population as the rest of Westside.

Tourism

The Casinos of Vegas are built for tourism, and receive thousands of tourists a day, along with millions of caps. In truth, the Tourism industry is the only taxed industry, with casinos being the only taxed groups in the Nation, owing 20% of their revenue to the Vegas treasury.

Maps

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  Map of New Vegas

  A detailed map of New Vegas, the "Jewel of the Mojave".

Founding Date

1905

Alternative Name(s)

Vegas, Sin City

Type

Capital

Population

798, 453

Location under

Mojave Wasteland

Included Locations

• Calico Jack's Bar
• Camp McCarran
• Chemico Headquarters
• Destek Headquarters
• Fairy House
• Fen's Fold
• Girls! Girls! Girls!
• Gomorrah
• Klamath
• Lacey's Latex Ladies
• Lain Steel Foundry
• Legion Embassy
• LOD Distribution Center
• Lucky 38 Casino
• Monorail Station
• NCR Embassy
• Northern Caravan Company Headquarters
• Showstop
• Sinema Screens
• Sunset Sarsparilla Headquarters
• Sweetie's
• The Castle
• The Grande
• Token Hotel
• Tops Hotel & Casino
• Ultra Luxe Hotel
• Vault 21 Hotel
• Vegas Hospital
• Vegas Records

Owner/Ruler

Courier

Owning Organization

Free Economic Zone of the Mojave

Characters in Location

• Courier