City elders tried marketing Las Vegas as a family destination. The scheme was jettisoned for a new campaign that hypes Las Vegas as America's grown-up romper room, the center of sin and indulgence. Now the hotel rooms are full, and people keep moving here. Las Vegas grows at a supersonic rate. But within this growth lie seeds of conflict. One in four Las Vegans is a minor. Who needs high school anyway? teenagers ask. Not when valet parking attendants tell stories about making $100,000 a year. Here, stripping and blackjack dealing are viable career choices. To a teenager, adult life in Las Vegas can look easy. IT? Who needs IT? Adolescents in Adult City |