SIN CITY (DESCRIPTION)

'Sin City' is a nickname for an urban area (a city or part of) that caters to various vices, 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.

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Sin Cities in the world

Historical Sin Cities

References

See also

Sin Cities in the world

Cities or areas that have this description include:

★ 'Americas'

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★ Las Vegas, Nevada (gambling, alcohol)

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★ New Orleans, Louisiana (wild partying, flashing)

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★ Montréal, Québec, Canada (strip clubs, sex shops)

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★ Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S. (gambling, alcohol)

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★ Windsor, Ontario, Canada

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★ 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."'')

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★ San Francisco Bay Area, California, U.S. (marijuana consumption - the number 420 was associated with weed dealers in the East Bay)

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★ Kingston, Jamaica (marijuana consumption)

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★ Compton, California, U.S. (gang activity - notably the Bloods and Crips)

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★ The Boy's Town, Nuevo Laredo, Mexico area

★ 'Europe'

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★ Soho, London, England, U.K. (prostitution)

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★ Amsterdam, North Holland, the Netherlands (prostitution, brothels, strip clubs, sex shops, marijuana consumption)

★ 'Asia'

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★ Dubai, United Arab Emirates (untraditional culture)

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★ Angeles, Philippines (prostitution, alcohol, brothels, gambling, gang activity)

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★ Cities in Thailand:

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★ Bangkok (prostitution)

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★ Chiang Mai (gang activity)

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★ Chiang Rai (strip clubs, sex shops)

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★ Pai

★ 'Oceania'

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★ Kings Cross, Sydney, Australia (prostitution, gang acitivty)

Historical Sin Cities

Older Sin Cities during the 1920s included:

★ Berlin, Germany

★ Paris, France

★ Shanghai, China

References

See also

★ Vice City