Sin City (description)
Sin City is a nickname for an urban area (a city or part of) that caters to various vices,[citation needed] perhaps the most well known example being Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. These vices may be legal (depending on area) or illegal activities which are tolerated.
Examples of vices include sex-related services (prostitution, strip clubs, sex shops, etc), gambling (casinos, betting shops, etc), or drug use (alcohol, marijuana, etc consumption), and even excessive gang activity. If the area is small, it is often called a red-light district, as in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
As the saying goes, "What happens in Vega Stays in Vegas"
Sin Cities in the world
Cities or areas that have this description include:
- Americas
- Las Vegas, Nevada (gambling, alcohol)
- New Orleans, Louisiana (wild partying, flashing)[citation needed]
- Montréal, Québec, Canada (strip clubs, sex shops)[citation needed]
- Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S. (gambling, alcohol)[citation needed]
- Windsor, Ontario, Canada[citation needed]
- Lynn, Massachusetts, U.S. (various vices; quote: "Lynn Lynn the city of sin you never come out the way you went in; wine, whiskey, women, and gin; Lynn Lynn the city of sin.")[citation needed]
- San Francisco Bay Area, California, U.S. (marijuana consumption - the number 420 was associated with weed dealers in the East Bay)[citation needed]
- Kingston, Jamaica (marijuana consumption)[citation needed]
- Compton, California, U.S. (gang activity - notably the Bloods and Crips)[citation needed]
- The Boy's Town, Nuevo Laredo, Mexico area[citation needed]
- Europe
- Soho, London, England, U.K. (prostitution)
- Amsterdam, North Holland, the Netherlands (prostitution, brothels, strip clubs, sex shops, marijuana consumption)
- Asia
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates (untraditional culture, prostitution, drinking, clubing)
- Oceania
- Kings Cross, Sydney, Australia (prostitution, gang acitivty)
Historical Sin Cities
Older Sin Cities during the 1920s included: