Las Vegas is one of the gambling hot spots of the world. When all of the noise, action and lights get to be a little too much and women gamblers need a little relaxation, the perfect relaxation activity is shopping. A leisurely stroll through a mall can send a fashion fiend’s mind on a mini-vacation.

Las Vegas offers every type of shopping imaginable, with upscale French retail shopping, outlet shopping, large department stores and chains, specialty shops and high-end designer stores. The Boulevard Mall offers 1.2 million square feet of retail space and has over 100 stores. Large department stores such as Dillard’s, Macy’s and JC Penney can be found here as well as smaller specialty stores such as Gap, Yankee Candle, and Footlocker. The mall is billed as one of Nevada’s largest malls and is only minutes from the Strip and convention center.

Outlet shopping is plentiful. The Las Vegas Outlet Center is located on the south end of the Strip. It features a full-sized carousel and outlets Levi’s, Nine West, Off 5th, Waterford Wedgwood, and Reebok among others. Las Vegas Premium Outlets contains 100 designer and name brand stores such as Armani Exchange, Lacoste, Theory and Tahari to name a few. Fashion Outlets of Las Vegas located in Primm, Nevada contains Burberry, Neiman Marcus, Last Call Clearance Center, Escada and others. It is located 40 miles south of Las Vegas, and a passenger shuttle to the mall can be arranged from the MGM Grand Hotel.

Many of the casinos offer excellent shopping as well. The Forum Shops at Caesar’s Palace offers high end shopping with stores such as Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Christian Dior, Fendi and Hugo Boss. Via Bellagio located in the Bellagio offers fashion and jewelry stores such as Hermes, Prada, Chanel and Tiffany & Co. Le Boulevard at Paris Las Vegas offers shopping in buildings with facades representative of various Paris districts and upscale French retail shopping is featured.

Any type of shopper is sure to find what she are looking for in these as well as many other shopping venues to sample while taking a gambling break in Vegas.