Casinos throughout Las Vegas went dark the last weekend in March in honor of Earth Hour. The ubiquitous flashing lights and neon signs that adorn the outside of casinos on the Strip as well as in Downtown Las Vegas were shut down in an effort to raise awareness about climate change. Whether you believe in global warming or not, it was a pretty massive gesture on behalf of a city often times labeled as excessively and wastefully ostentatious. Las Vegas joined a number of major cities throughout the world—Paris, London, Sydney, New York, Tokyo, Singapore and many others—in shutting down the lights for an hour, and whether there was any appreciable impact from doing so is irrelevant. By turning off the lights—and not just to mourn the passing of a favorite celebrity—Las Vegas showed the world that it is not a wasteful and gluttonous city with no consideration for anything else, even if it was only for one hour.

By Casino Connection Staff