New Vegas Strip

The New Vegas Strip is a part of New Vegas in the Mojave Wasteland in 2281.

Background
The pre-War city of Las Vegas was founded on May 15, 1905, and was a thriving tourist destination until the Great War. Las Vegas's main strip and surrounding areas were saved from complete destruction thanks to Robert House, a wealthy businessman who was able to statistically predict the upcoming conflict and made preparations to protect his home town. Mr. House summarily used his considerable genius and wealth to ensure that most of the incoming missiles would not strike the city, utilizing surface-to-air long range missiles and long-range laser turrets on the roof of his casino, the Lucky 38. Though a few warheads managed to break through the defenses, the main city and vast majority of the surrounding area were spared from nuclear destruction.

In the years following the war, the Strip was settled by tribal families. In 2274, Mr. House dispatched his PDQ-88b securitron scouts to negotiate with the residents, using his considerable resources to ascertain their loyalty. Some tribes resisted and left to settle elsewhere. Three tribes eventually gained Mr. House's favor and became the most powerful entities on the Strip. They shirked their old identities and became known as the Omertas, the Chairmen, and the White Glove Society, adopting cultures that reflected the glory days of Vegas' past. These tribes, now referred to as the Three Families, began running the Gomorrah, The Tops and Ultra-Luxe casinos, respectively.

In the process of rebuilding the Strip, Mr. House gained control over Vault 21 after a gambling match with the vault's best players. After they evacuated, House had the vault stripped of useful technology, most of its actual volume filled with concrete, and the entrance turned into a gift shop. The remaining lower levels were converted into a small hotel. While the families rebuilt the casinos, the rest of the locals were hard at work erecting an enormous wall around the Strip. When NCR traders and explorers arrived on the scene, they were amazed at the Strip and returned back to California with tales of opulence and great wealth awaiting in the middle of the Mojave Desert.

Eventually, the NCR military arrived and found the Strip exceptionally well-protected and heavily policed. Though they struck a deal with Mr. House to establish a base in the area (along with control of Hoover Dam) the NCR has never controlled the Strip. After the First Battle of Hoover Dam the NCR negotiated to allow for a police presence on the Strip in the form of an embassy and police headquarters, but their influence still remains small.

Layout
The Strip is located in the heart of New Vegas. When entering through the Strip's north gate, Gomorrah is located to the right and the Lucky 38 is situated to the left. Through the first gate, the Tops casino, the Ultra-Luxe, and the monorail will be found. Through the final gate is Vault 21, Michael Angelo's workshop, and the NCR Embassy.

Entering the Strip
The entrance to the Strip is guarded by several securitrons. The Courier can not gain entrance initially due to their presence. There are 7 possible ways to gain admittance:
 * The securitrons at the gate will permit entrance to anyone possessing 2,000 caps. They will not take the money, but merely check to ensure that the visitor has sufficient funds to do business.
 * Having a Science skill of at least 80 (which is difficult if the player character heads directly to the Strip), the securitron can be hacked to gain entrance.
 * The same can be accomplished if the player character has a low Intelligence stat.
 * Alternatively, killing all the securitrons at the gate will allow access. Note that this triggers hostility in case of witnesses; the rest of the securitrons inside will also fight and give infamy.
 * The securitrons will also allow access with a New Vegas passport. A Speech of 50 or more allows convincing Ralph, from Mick & Ralph's to forge a passport for 500 caps. It can be acquired for 375 with a Barter check of 50, or for free with high enough NCR reputation.
 * A passport can be acquired for free and without needing to pass the Speech check by completing the G.I. Blues quest given by the King and choosing access to the Strip as the favor.
 * Having a "Liked" or greater reputation with the NCR or wearing an NCR uniform will allow travel via the monorail at Camp McCarran to Las Vegas Boulevard Station, bypassing the Freeside gate. After entering the Strip through this manner, the securitrons at the Freeside gate will allow leaving and entering the Strip freely without having to pass a skill check or showing caps.

Appearances
The New Vegas Strip appears only in Fallout: New Vegas.

Behind the scenes
The New Vegas Strip is based on real world location Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada. Many locations have real world equivalents, such as the casinos and monorail.

Bugs

 * Sometimes, when advancing in "For the Republic, Part 2" or "Wild Card: Side Bets", the door to the Strip is locked.
 * One solution is to travel to the Strip by monorail from Camp McCarran (unless it is already destroyed).
 * Another solution is to kill a gate securitron to get a key, resulting in lost reputation (and all gate securitrons will attack). If a silenced sniper rifle or Christine's CoS silencer rifle (with Old World Blues installed) is used, it is possible to kill one of the securitrons without alerting the remainder.
 * Reloading a previous auto-save seems to fix this problem.
 * Going near the gate to New Vegas Strip sometimes causes an extremely loud buzzing noise.
 * When in the New Vegas Strip outside of Gomorrah, if the girls dancing outside are attacked, many NPCs will run into Gomorrah. Entering alongside the NPCs will result in a lack of HUD and movement. A reload of a save is required.
 * Entering the Strip may cause a crash, showing only black screen. Wearing the old cowboy hat can prevent this.