Now there's an interesting idea. Las Vegas has many things going for it as a potential tech hub, including a large metro area, dirt-cheap real estate, a lax att

Now there's an interesting idea. Las Vegas has many things going for it as a potential tech hub, including a large metro area, dirt-cheap real estate, a lax attitude towards regulation, easy access to the big west-coast hubs, and no shortage of ways for the young and single to keep themselves entertained. What it doesn't have is an intellectual atmosphere (now there's an understatement) or a critical mass of smart people (if I move there, are my friends gonna be croupiers and strippers?). Of all the cities mentioned in this thread, I like Las Vegas best as the next Austin (if not the next San Francisco).