17th-century Equivalant to Las Vegas

I apologize for being a tardy blogger. Last week I was at technology meeting in Las Vegas. It got me thinking what the 17th-century analog of Las Vegas might be. What are the main characteristics of Las Vegas?

1. Large crowds of people aware only of themselves.
2. Prices beyond the reach of most, but so persistent that people pay or go hungry.
3. Temptations so artfully decorated that victims recognize their folly only as it consumes them.

There is only one 17th-century analog: hell.

Most of what is known about the views of the English and Scots on the subject of Hell comes from entertainments--plays like Marlowe's Faust. A study of contemporary ecclesiastical sources on the nature of the "other place" would be rewarding, I think. I admit that the underworld the poets portray does not have the surface attraction of Las Vegas, but the theme of selfish denizens condemned by their own acts to pain and suffering is immediately applicable.