Vegas
Encyclopedia
Vegas may refer to a variety of entities. In English, it is almost always a reference or an allusion to the city of Las Vegas, Nevada
or the region of Las Vegas Valley in Nevada or to the gambling activities associated with it.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
or the region of Las Vegas Valley in Nevada or to the gambling activities associated with it.
Entertainment
- Vega$Vega$Vega$ is an American detective television drama series that aired on ABC between 1978 and 1981. It was produced by Aaron Spelling. The series, was filmed in its entirety in Las Vegas, Nevada, which is believed to be the first television series produced entirely in Las Vegas...
, an American TV series (1978–1981) - Vegas (The Crystal Method album)
- "Vegas" (song)Vegas (song)"Vegas" is the fourth single by English Britpop band Sleeper, written by the band's vocalist and guitarist Louise Wener. It was the fourth and final single to be released from their debut album Smart in March 1994...
, a song by Sleeper - "Vegas" (Calvin Harris song)
- Vegas (pinball machine)Vegas (pinball machine)The Vegas is a Gottlieb pinball machine with a card game theme. It first appeared in July 1990. About 1500 were manufactured.Several strategies allow players to win a free game:*Reaching the "replay" score determined by the machine ....
- Vegas (comics)Vegas (comics)Vegas is a fictional character from the Marvel Universe. Debuting in Amazing Fantasy #13, Vegas is the protagonist of a modern superhero Western.- Fictional character biography :Little information is known about the man known as Vegas...
, a fictional character in the Marvel Comic universe - Vegas (duo)Vegas (duo)Vegas was a musical outfit, active in the early 1990s. The duo was formed by the former Specials & Fun Boy 3 singer Terry Hall and Eurythmics member David A. Stewart. They released their self-titled début album in 1992 as well as a trio of singles....
, a musical collaboration of Terry Hall and David A. Stewart- Vegas (Vegas album)Vegas (Vegas album)Vegas is the self-titled début album by the duo of ex-Eurythmics member David A. Stewart and Terry Hall formerly of The Specials.The album was promoted by three singles - "Possessed" and "She" in September and November of 1992 and "Walk Into The Wind" in April 1993.-Track listing:All songs written...
, their 1992 album
- Vegas (Vegas album)
- Viva Las VegasViva Las VegasViva Las Vegas is a 1964 American romantic musical movie starring music icon Elvis Presley and actress/dancer Ann-Margret. This movie is regarded by many fans of these actors and by film critics as one of Presley's best movies, and it is noted for the apparent on-screen chemistry between Presley...
, a 1964 movie starring Elvis Presley and Ann-Margret - Las Vegas (TV series)Las Vegas (TV series)Las Vegas was an American television series broadcast by NBC from September 22, 2003 to February 15, 2008. The show focuses on a team of people working at the ficticional Montecito Resort & Casino dealing with issues that arise within the working environment, ranging from valet parking and...
, an American TV series (2003–08) - "Vegas", an episode of Stargate AtlantisStargate AtlantisStargate Atlantis is a Canadian-American adventure and military science fiction television series and part of MGM's Stargate franchise. The show was created by Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper as a spin-off series of Stargate SG-1, which was created by Wright and Jonathan Glassner and was itself...
- Vegas (film)Vegas (film)Vegas is a 2009 Norwegian drama film directed by Gunnar Vikene, and written by Torun Lian and Vikene.Vegas tells the story of Thomas, Marianne and Terje - three youngsters that have lost everything and have a common dream about finding a new home....
(2009), directed by Gunnar Vikene - Johnny VegasJohnny VegasJohnny Vegas is an English actor and comedian. He is known for his angry rants, portly figure, high husky voice and support of St Helens rugby league club. More recently he has moved into dramatic acting.-Early life:He was born in St Helens, Lancashire, the youngest of four children of Laurence...
, the English actor and comedian - Tony Vegas, member of the turntablistTurntablismTurntablism is the art of manipulating sounds and creating music using phonograph turntables and a DJ mixer.The word 'turntablist' was coined in 1995 by DJ Babu to describe the difference between a DJ who just plays records, and one who performs by touching and moving the records, stylus and mixer...
DJ crew, Scratch PervertsScratch PervertsThe Scratch Perverts are a collective of turntablist DJs from London, formed in 1996 by Tony Vegas, Prime Cuts and DJ Renegade.-Biography:The Scratch Perverts originally consisted of 4 members; Tony Vegas, Renegade, First Rate and Mr Thing. The Scratch Perverts later expanded to an 8-member...
. - The Hangover (film)The Hangover (film)The Hangover is a 2009 American comedy film directed by Todd Phillips and written by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore. The film stars Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Heather Graham, Justin Bartha and Jeffrey Tambor...
(2009)
Other
- Fallout: New VegasFallout: New VegasFallout: New Vegas is a first person action role-playing video game in the Fallout series developed by Obsidian Entertainment, and published by Bethesda Softworks. The game is based in a post-apocalyptic environment in and around Las Vegas, Nevada...
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: VegasTom Clancy's Rainbow Six: VegasTom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas is the fifth game in the Rainbow Six series of video games. It was released for the Xbox 360 on November 21, 2006 and Windows on December 12, 2006. The PlayStation Portable version was released on June 12, 2007, while the PlayStation 3 version was released on June...
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 is the sixth installment in the Rainbow Six series. It is a first person shooter video game and the sequel to Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas. It was announced by Ubisoft on November 20, 2007...
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2
- Die Hard Trilogy 2: Viva Las Vegas
- Vegas Oil and GasVegas Oil and GasVegas Oil and Gas S.A. is a company based in Egypt focusing on petroleum exploration. Headquartered in Athens, but mainly operating from the Cairo suburb of Maadi.Vegas is owned by the Vardinogiannis family....
, a petroleum exploration company in Egypt - Orange VegasOrange VegasThe ZTE-G X760 Vegas is a GSM Dual-Band Digital touchscreen mobile phone. Orange targeted the entry-level touchscreen market keeping the cost of the Vegas as low as possible by omitting some of the features found on high-end products, such as GPS, 3G or Wi-Fi...
, a touchscreen mobile phone released by Orange in 2009. - The TCP VegasTCP VegasTCP Vegas is a TCP congestion avoidance algorithm that emphasizes packet delay, rather than packet loss, as a signal to help determine the rate at which to send packets. It was developed at the University of Arizona by Lawrence Brakmo and Larry L...
congestion avoidance algorithm - Sony VegasSony VegasSony Vegas is a professional video editing software package for non-linear editing systems originally published by Sonic Foundry, now owned and run by Sony Creative Software. Originally developed as an audio editor, it eventually developed into an NLE for video and audio from version 2.0...
, video and audio editing software
See also
- Vagus nerveVagus nerveThe vagus nerve , also called pneumogastric nerve or cranial nerve X, is the tenth of twelve paired cranial nerves...
- Las Vegas (disambiguation)
- La Vega (disambiguation)
- De la Vega (disambiguation)