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  UNLV Libraries -> Architecture Studies Library-> Collections -> Las Vegas Guides and Collections -> Casinos: by name

Las Vegas Hotels / Casinos: By Name

*ORIGINAL CONSTRUCTION DATE of EXISTING BUILDING
Note: as of Spring 2007, for the most recent changes in ownership or other information be sure to check the Las Vegas Architects & Buildings Database.

Las Vegas Hotels / Casinos: Time Line
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Facility Prior Names Area Architect/Consultant Owner Cost Rooms # Floors

Aladdin
1966 Opened Under New Name "Aladdin"198
3667 Las Vegas Blvd. S
http://www.aladdincasino.com

Tally-Ho (1963-1965), King's Crown (1965-1966) Strip Milton Prell24,198 Milton Prell $16 M24
$9 M198
350 Orig.199
1100 by 1998 24
 
Aladdin
1968 Parvin Dohrmann Corp. Takes Over Ownership 198
    Parvin Dohrmann Corp/Recon Corp.198      
Aladdin
1972 Sold to Sam Diamond, Peter Webbe and Richard Daly for $5 M198
    Sam Diamond, Peter Webbe & Richard Daly 198 $5 M198    

Aladdin
1975 Renovation24

  Lee Linton, Martin Stern Jr and Gary Guy Wilson164,165     2024
Aladdin
1976 Theater for Performing Arts Opened198
         
Aladdin
1979 Several Casino Executives Convicted of Conspiring to Allow "Hidden" Owners to Exert Control Over the Resort198
         
Aladdin
1980 Sold to Ed Torres & Wayne Newton for $85 M198
    Ed Torres & Wayne Newton198 $85 M198    

Aladdin
1981 Renovation

  Martin Stern, Jr.253 $50 M    
Aladdin
1982 Wayne Newton Sells His Aladdin Interest to Ed Torres198
    Ed Torres198      
Aladdin
1984 Placed Under Bankruptcy Protection198
         
Aladdin
1985 Sold to Ginji Yasuda for $54 M198
    Ginji Yasuda198 $54 M198    
Aladdin
1986 Closed and Expanded for $30 M198
    $30 M198    
Aladdin
1989 Placed Under Bankruptcy Protection 198
         
Aladdin
1991 Federal Judge Gives Bell Atlantic Tricon Deed to Hotel and
Emerges from Bankruptcy with Joe Burt of JMJ Management as "Owner" 198
    Bell Atlantic Tricon & Joe Burt (JMJ Management) 198        
Aladdin
1993 Joe Burt Killed in Motorcycle Accident 198
         
Aladdin
1994 Sold to Jack Sommer of the Sigman Sommer Family Trust for $80 M 198
    Jack Sommer (Sigman Sommer Family Trust) 198 $80 M198    
Aladdin
1998 Imploded 72
         
Aladdin
2000* Opened 72
  Nadel Architects (Architect of Record), Fluor Daniel (Design/Build), Brennan Beer Gorman Monk, RTLK/ID8, Rockwell Group (Interior Designers) & HKS Architects (Architect - Aladdin Music Project) 73 $1.02 B72 2567 72
260074
39 74
Aladdin
Aladdin Theater for the Performing Arts
2000*118
  Korte-Bellew & Associates Construction Co.118 $20 M118    
Aladdin
2004 Sold to Planet Hollywood International, Inc, Bay Harbour Management LLC and Starwood Hotel & Resorts Worldwide, Inc75,307
    Planet Hollywood International, Inc, Bay Harbour Management LLC and Starwood Hotel & Resorts Worldwide, Inc75 $635 M75,307    
Aladdin
2004 Desert Passage Mail Remodeling299
    Skidmore, Ownings ;& Merrill (SOM) Entrance Designers299 Planet Hollywood International, Inc, Bay Harbour Management LLC and Starwood Hotel & Resorts Worldwide, Inc (Hotel-Casino Owners) and RFR Holdings and Tristar Capital (Mall Owners)299 $100 M304    

Alystra (no hotel)
1995 Opened under name Alystra
333 W Sunset Rd., Henderson

Grand Victorian Henderson Veldon Simpson Red Englert   N/A  
Alystra
1998 Closed for Renovation but Never Reopened119
May 13, 2008 Destroyed by fire.
    John Connors119      
Arizona Charlies
1988* Opened
740 S. Decatur Blvd.
  West       258  
Arizona Charlies
2004 Remodel295
      $2.4 M295 301295  
Arizona Charlie's
2006 Expansion347
  American Casino and Entertainment Properties347 $ 8 M347    
Bally's
1993 Opened167
3645 Las Vegas Blvd. S
http://www.ballyslv.com
MGM Grand (1973-1993) Strip Martin Stern, Jr.29 Bally's Manufacturing Corp.167 $120 M 281488 26
Bally's New People Mover & Porte Cochere
1993 Completed
  Brad Friedmutter (Architect), Perini Corp. (General Contractor) $14 M    
Bally's
1996 Hilton Hotels acquires Bally's Casino Resort Division167
    Hilton Hotels Corp.167      
Bally's
1998 Hilton Hotels "Spins Off" Gaming Operations to Create Park Place Entertainment167
    Park Place Entertainment167      
Bally's
2004 Park Place Entertainment Changes Name to Caesars Entertainment167
    Caesars Entertainment167      
Bally's
2004 Proposed $9.4 B Merger with Harrah's Entertainment290
    $9.4 B includes other assets290    

Barbary Coast
1979* Opened
3595 Las Vegas Blvd. S
http://www.barbarycoastcasino.com

  Strip Leo A. Daly (Architect) & Yates-Silverman, Inc. (Interior Design)259 Gaughan Partners / Coast Hotels and Casinos Inc.   200 6
Barbary Coast
2004 $1.3 B Merger with Boyd Gaming Corporation approved by NV Gaming Commision282

March 2007 Reopens as: Bill's Gamblin' Hall & Saloon.
      $1.3 B Includes other assets259    
Bellagio
1998* Opened121,122,126
3600 Las Vegas Blvd. S
http://www.bellagiolasvegas.com
  Strip Deruyter Butler with Atlandia Design (Design Architect), Jerde Partnership (Theme Architect) and Marnell Corrao (Contractor & Architect of Record)120 Mirage Resorts120 $1.6 B 116,120,121,126 3005122
3036121
36116
Bellagio
2000 Sold to MGM207,281
    MGM Mirage207,281 $6.4 B Includes Other Assets207,281    
Bellagio
2003 Expansion Est. Completion Dec. 2004122,125,284
  Marnell Corrao (Design/Build)125 $375 M 122,125,284 928 Added122,284 925 Added125  
Bellagio
2004 Proposed $7.9 B Merger between MGM Mirage & Mandalay Resort Group281
    $7.9 B Includes other assets281    
Bellagio
2004 New Tower Opens and Completes Renovation 319
  Marnell Corrao (Architect/General Contractor)125 $110 M319   33319
Bellagio
2005 Merger Complete324
         
Bill's Gamblin' Hall & Saloon.
Renamed March 2007
( Previously Barbary Coast)
Barbary Coast
1979-2007
    Harrah's Entertainment      
Bingo Palace
1976* Opened
2411 W. Sahara
  West of Strip Martin Stern, Jr.     1027  
Bingo Palace
1984 Renamed Palace Station
           
Binion's Horseshoe
1966 Opened Under New Name "Binion's Horseshoe" and Renovated
128 Fremont St.
Horseshoe (1950-1966) Downtown Martin Stern, Jr.254 Benny Binion   375 25
Binion's Horseshoe
2004 Closed (Bankrupt)246
    Becky Binion Behnen246      
Binion's Horseshoe
2004 Sold to Harrah's Entertainment and MTR Gaming Group for $50 M246 and Reopened
    Harrah's Entertainment (Operator) and MTR Gaming Group (Landlord)246 $50 M246    
Binion's Horseshoe
2004 Harrah's Sells Its Interest to MTR Gaming Group for $20 M321
    MTR Gaming Group $20 M321    
Binion's
2005 MTR Gaming Group Assumes Ownership and Renames Casino "Binion's" 321
         
Boardwalk
1969* Opened
3750 Las Vegas Blvd S.
  Strip Fred Doriot (Architect) and Yates-Silverman, Inc. (Interior Designer)     654  
Boardwalk
1994 Changed Name to Holiday Inn / Boardwalk
    Mirage Resorts      
Boardwalk
2000 Sold to MGM for $6.4 B207,281
    MGM Mirage $6.4 B Includes other assets207,281    
Boardwalk
2004 Proposed $7.9 B Merger with Mandalay Resort Group281
    $7.9 B Includes other assets281    
Boardwalk
2005 Merger Complete324
    Mandalay Resort Group      
Boardwalk
2006 January 10-Closed339
       
Boardwalk
2006 May 9-Imploded344
       
Bonanza
1967 Opened (Sold to Kirkoven after 3 months)
Flamingo and Las Vegas Blvd.
    Larry Wolfe   160  
Bonanza329
1968 Sold to Levin-Townsend Computer Corp. for $10 M
    Levin-Townsend Computer Corp.329 $10 M329    
Bonanza
1970 Closed329
           
Boomtown
1994* Opened
3333 Blue Diamond Rd.
  South Majestic Realty (Facility Architect) and John Kasperowicz (Thematic Architect) Majestic Realty $57.7 M 306  
Boomtown
1998 Renamed Silverton
         
Boulder Station
1995* Opened
4111 Boulder Hwy.
http://www.boulderstation.com
  Boulder Hwy   Station Casino, Inc. $103 M 300  

Bourbon Street
1985* Opened
120 E. Flamingo

  East of Strip   Carma Ltd. $10 M 166349 9
Bourbon Street
2005 Sold to Harrah's and Closed349
  Harrah's Entertainment349      
Bourbon Street
2005 Imploded349
       

Buffalo Bill's
1994* Opened161
I-15
http://www.primadonna.com/

  Primm   Yates-Silverman, Inc. (Interior Designer) Primadonna Casino Resorts $130 M 592 Orig.
1242 Total161
 
Buffalo Bill's
1995 Tower Addition
  650 Add.  

Caesars Palace
1966* Opened25,91,102,116
3570 Las Vegas Blvd. S
http://www.Caesars.com

  Strip Melvin Grossman25,91,116
Jo Harris (Interior Designer)331
Jay Sarno25,116  and Nate Jacobson291 $25 M25,91,102 680 Orig.25
2400 Now
3370 Est. 2005
1424,116
Caesars Palace
1969 Sold to Lum's for $60 M291
    Lum's291 $60 M291    
Caesars Palace
1970 Additions - Centurion Tower and Cleopatra's Barge Bar291
    $4.2 M291   14291
Caesars Palace
1971 Corporate Name Change to Caesars World291
    Caesars World291      
Caesars Palace
1973 Additions - Roman Tower291
    $16 M291   16291
Caesars Palace
1979 Additions - Fantasy Tower (Now Called Forum Tower) and Omni Max Theatre291
    $47 M291   23291
Caesars Palace
1980-1990 Additions
  Marnell Carrao25      
Caesars Palace
1992 Forum Shops Opened116
  Dougall Design Associates (Interior Designer)116 and Marnell Carrao Associates (Design/Build)123 Caesars World123 w/ Simon Property Group, Inc. (Retail Space Owners)116 $90 M125    
Caesars Palace
1995 Acquired by ITT for $1.7 B223,291
    ITT223,291 $1.7 B223    
Caesars Palace
1997 Addition - Palace Tower50 and Second Wing Forum Shops (250,000 sf) 291
  Bergman, Walls & Youngblood, Ltd. (Production), Wimberly, Allison, Tong, & Goo (Design Architects), Wilson & Associates (Interior design), James Adams Design (Theming design), Lifescapes International Inc. (Landscape designer) and Perini Building (General Contractor)260 $ 600 M50 1134 Add.50 2950
17291
Caesars Palace
1998 Sold to Starwood Hotels and Resorts for $14.6 B168,291
    Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide168,291 $14.6 B Includes Other Assets168    
Caesars Palace
1999 Sold to Park Place Entertainment for $3.0 B127,167,291
    Park Place Entertainment127,167 $3.0 B Includes Other Assets167    
Caesars Palace
2000 Renovations200
  Bergman, Wall & Youngblood (Architect) and Wilson & Associates (Interior Designer)200 $60 M200    
Caesars Palace
2003 Colosseum Theater Opened124,125,291
  Sceno Plus (Architect)127 and Perini Building Co. (General Contractor)126 $ 95 M126,291 4,180 Seats126  
Caesars Palace
2003 Forum Shops Expansion Est. Completion Oct. 2004124,125
  Donnell Design & Associate (Interior Designer), KGA Architect (Architect) and Perini Building (General Contractor)125 Park Place Entertainment w/ Simon Property Group, Inc. (Retail Space Owners)124,125 $139 M124,125    

Caesars Palace
2004 Luxury Tower plus Convention & Meeting Facility Addition68,296

  Bergman Walls & Associates296 Park Place Entertainment Changes Name to Caesars Entertainment167 $ 376 M68,296 949 Add.68,296 2668
Caesars Palace
2004 Opened New Pedestrian Entrance, Restaurant, Amphitheatre and Market Places287,291
    Caesars Entertainment $40 M287    
Caesars Palace
2004 Proposed $9.4 B Merger with Harrah's Entertainment290
    $9.4 B Includes Other Assets290    
Caesars Palace
2004 Forum Shops Expansion's Grand Opening314
  Donnell Design & Associates (Interior Designer), KGA Architects (Executive Architect) and Perini Building (General Contractor) 314 $139 M314    

California
1975* Opened169
12 Ogden Ave.
http://www.thecal.com

  Downtown James McDaniel279 Sam Boyd, Boyd Gaming31 $10 M 325 Orig.
781 Now169
 
California
1994 Tower Addition & Remodel294
  Boyd Gaming Corporation (Design Architect) and Marnell Carrao Associates (Consulting Architect) 294      
California
2004 $1.3 B Merged with Coast Casinos282
    $1.3 B Includes other assets282    

Cannery
2003* Opened
2121 E. Craig Road129

  N. Las Vegas Klai::Juba Architects (Architect) & Yates Silverman (Interior Designer)261 Millennium Manaagement & Cannery Casino Resorts261 $100 M128 201129  
Cannery
2004 Expansion - Includes Movie Theather, Casino Space and a Parking Garage286
  Klai::Juba Architects298   $40 M286
$35M298
   
Casino Royale
1992 Reopened as Casino Royale
3411 Las Vegas Blvd. S
http://www.casinoroyalehotel.com

1964* Opened as Joey's New Yorker Night Club

Nob Hill Casino 1978-1990

Strip Tom Elardi Casino Royale   152130  

Castaways
1963 Opened Under New Name "Castaways"
3320 Las Vegas Blvd. S

San Souci

Strip

  Ike Larue (1963-1969)
Howard Hughes (1969)
     

Castaways
1987 Closed

           

Castaways
2000 Opened Under New Name "Castaways"131
2800 Fremont St.

Showboat (1954-2000) Boulder Highway William J. Moore VSS Enterprises131   477131 19170
Castaways
2004 Closed and Sold to Vestin Mortgage for $20.7 M196
    Vestin Mortgage196 $20.7 M196    
Castaways
2004 Sold to MGI Group for Undisclosed Amount308
    MGI Group308      
Castaways
2004 Sold to Station Casinos for $33.7 M313
    Station Casinos313 $33.7 M313    
Castaways
2005 Closed and Imploded336
       
Cattle Baron Casino
1990 Remodel303
Near Pabco & Boulder Hwy
  Henderson Lee Linton303        
Cattle Baron Casino
1994 Closed303
           

Circus Circus
1968* Opened26,101
2880 Las Vegas Blvd. S
http://www.circuscircus-lasvegas.com

  Strip Rissman & Rissman / Lee Linton, Yates-Silverman Inc.26, Jo Harris (Interior Designer)331 Jay Sarno26, Jud McIntoch & Stanley Malling281 $15 M26
$20 M281
395 Orig.
3770 Now
 

Circus Circus
1973 Casino Tower Addition26,101

  Rissman & Rissman Architect   400 Add. 15281

Circus Circus
1974 Sold to William Bennett26 or 1983281

    William Bennett26 $72 M281    
Circus Circus
1975 Casino Tower (15 Story Addition)
New Porte Chochere
New 126 Ft Clown Sign26
  Lee Linton & Yesco (Porte Cochere Designers)26     1526
Circus Circus
1977 Expansion281
      400 Add.281  
Circus Circus
1979 Circus Land RV Park Opened281
      421 Spaces281  
Circus Circus
1980 Manor Addition
      810 Add. 3
Circus Circus
1981 Added 1,500 ft Monorail Connecting Main Hotel-Casino to Circus Circus Manor281
         
Circus Circus
1982 Renovation
    $ 7 M    
Circus Circus
1986 Skyrise Tower Addition
      1188 Add. 29
Circus Circus
1993 Grand Slam Canyon Addition
    Circus Circus Enterprises281 $ 90 M    
Circus Circus
1996 West Tower Addition and Renovation201
    $100 M201 999 Add.201 35201
Circus Circus
1999 Changed Corporate Name to Mandalay Resort Group281
    Mandalay Resort Group281      
Circus Circus
2004 Proposed $7.9 B Merger with MGM Mirage281
    $7.9 B    
Circus Circus
2005 Merger Complete324
    MGM Mirage      
Club Bingo (Bingo Club)338
c. 1948 Opened338
c. 1952 Closed338
Las Vegas Blvd. S.
           

Continental, Hotel
1975* Opened
1979* Opened202
4100 Paradise

  East of Strip         400202  
Continental Hotel
1996 Sold to Crowne Ventures for $ 36.7 M202
    Crowne Ventures, Inc202 $36.7 M202    
Continental Hotel
1999 Sold to E-T-T Gaming,  Closed and Renovated248
    E-T-T Gaming248 $65 M (Acquisition and Renovation Cost)248    

Continental, Hotel
2000 Reopened Under New Name "Terrible's Casino Hotel"248

         

Convention Center Drive Hotel
1999 Opened Under New Name "Convention Center Drive Hotel"
305 Convention Center Dr.

Debbie Reynolds' Hollywood Hotel (1993-1999), Paddlewheel (1986?-1993)

East of Strip

 

WWF

 

150

 
Convention Center Drive Hotel
2000 Sold to Convention Center Drive Hotel LLC for $11.8 M
    Convention Center Drive Hotel LCC a subsidiary of Mark IV $11.8 M    
Convention Center Drive Hotel
2001 Open under new name "Greek Isles Hotel Casino"
         
Debbie Reynolds' Hollywood Hotel
1993 Opened Under New Name "Debbie Reynolds' Hollywood Hotel"203
305 Convention Center Dr.
Paddlewheel (1986?-1993) East of Strip   Debbie Reynolds203 $3 M203 19260 1260
Debbie Reynolds' Hollywood Hotel
1998 Sold to World Wrestling Federation (WWF)60
    WWF60 $10.8 M60    

Debbie Reynolds' Hollywood Hotel
1999 Renamed Convention Center Drive Hotel

         

Desert Inn
1950* Opened16,82
3145 Las Vegas Blvd. S

 

Strip

Wayne McAllister, Hugh Taylor (Architect) and Jac Lessmann (Interior Designer)10

Wilbur Clark206 $4.5 M206 225 Orig.10,92
715 Now
310

Desert Inn
1952 Golf Course Opened

         

Desert Inn
1963 St. Andrews Tower Addition10

  William Tabler10   100 Add.10 1010
Desert Inn
1964 Sold to Moe Dalitz and "Others"206
    Moe Dalitz and "Others"206      

Desert Inn
1967 Sold to Howard Hughes206

    Howard Hughes (Summa Corp.)206 $13.25 M206    
Desert Inn
1978 Augusta Tower Addition10,206
  John Spohrer of Archi Systems International10 $54 M206 425 Add. 1410

Desert Inn
1988 Sold to Kirk Kerkorian for $167 M206

    Kirk Kerkorian206 $167 M Includes The Sands206    

Desert Inn
1993 Sold to ITT / Sheraton for $160 M205

    ITT / Sheraton205 $160 M205    

Desert Inn
1997 Renovation49,132

  Paul Steelman Companies and Hirsch Bedner Associates (Architect / Interior Designer)49 $200 M132    
Desert Inn
1998 Sold to Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.206
    Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.206 $400 M206    

Desert Inn
2000 Sold to Steve Wynn for $270 M132

   

Steve Wynn132

$270 M132    

Desert Inn
2001 Closed in August and Augusta Tower Imploded in October

         
Desert Inn
2004 Palms and St. Andrew's Towers Imploded315
           

Dunes
1955* Opened16
3600 Las Vegas Blvd. S

  Strip Robert Dorr, Jr./ John Repogle16 Joe Sullivan/ Al Gottesman $3.5 M16 200 Orig.  

Dunes
1961 Addition (Tower)16

  Milton Schwartz16   450 24

Dunes
1964 Remodel16

  Jacob Gottleib16      
Dunes
1971 Remodel133
  Zick & Sharp Architects133        

Dunes
1992 Sold to Steve Wynn

    Steve Wynn / Mirage Resorts $75 M    

Dunes
1993 Imploded

         
Echelon Place
2006 Planned Opening 2010327
Westside Strip and North of Wynn Las Vegas
        5300327  
Echelon Resort
Includes 4000 Seat Theater and a 1500 Seat Theater327
        3300327  

El Cortez
1941* Opened
600 Fremont St.
http://www.elcortezhotelcasino.com/

 

Downtown

Marion Hicks with John Grayson5 J.K. Houssels $250 K5 59 Orig.5
299 Now
3

El Cortez
1946 Remodel134

  Wayne McAllister134 Bugsy Siegel134      

El Cortez
1963 Tower Addition and Sold to Jackie Gaughan134

  Wayne McAllister (Consulting Architect)134 Jackie Gaughan171     14134

El Cortez
1980 Tower Addition

         

El Dorado Club
(took over ground floor of the Hotel Apache) c194699
102 N. 2nd St.

New Western Casino Downtown          
El Morocco
1965 Opened - Closed in 1983
2975 Las Vegas Blvd.
  Downtown          

El Rancho
1981 Opened
1982 Opened36
2755 Las Vegas Blvd. S

Thunderbird (1948-1976), Silverbird (1976-1981)

Strip

  Ed Torres $500 K 1009 Now 1361

El Rancho
1982 Expansion252

 

Martin Stern, Jr.252

  $37 M    

El Rancho
1987 Remodel252

    $12 M    

El Rancho
1992 Closed

    Las Vegas Entertainment Network Inc. / Intnl. Thoroughbred Breeders Corp.      

El Rancho
2000 sold to Turnberry Associates for $45 M61

   

Turnberry Associates61

$45 M61    

El Rancho
2000 Imploded61

         
El Rancho Vegas
1941* Opened4,98,134
2500 Las Vegas Blvd. S
  Strip Wayne McAllister4,61,134 Thomas Hull, later Wilbur Clark4   50 Orig.4  

El Rancho Vegas
1947 Sold to Beldon Katleman and Additions14

    Beldon Katleman   220 Add.4  

El Rancho Vegas
1960 Burned Down Now Vacant Lot4

         
Eldorado Casino
1964* Opened
140 Water St.
http://www.eldoradocasino.com
  Henderson   Sam Boyd, Boyd Gaming   N/A  
Eldorado Casino
2004 $1.3 B Merger w/ Coast Casino Approved by Nevada Gaming Commission282
         
Emerald Island Casino
2003 Opened65
120 Market St
Pot O' Gold65
(?-2001)
Downtown Henderson   Boulder Highway Gamming CCC66 $2.4 M65,67 N/A  
Emerald Springs Holiday Inn
1991* Opened
325 E. Flamingo
 

East of Strip

  Holiday Inn, Inc.   150 3

Excalibur
1990* Opened
3850 Las Vegas Blvd. S
http://www.excalibur-casino.com

  Strip Veldon Simpson (Architect)40 and Marnell Corrao Assoc., Inc. (General Contractor)262 Circus Circus Enterprises $290 M40,80,121 3990135
4032121
3040
Excalibur
1999 Corporate Name Change to Mandalay Resort Group281
    Mandalay Resort Group      
Excalibur
2004 Proposed $7.9 B Merger with MGM Mirage281
    $7.8 B    
Excalibur
2005 Merger Complete324
    MGM Mirage      

Fiesta
1994* Opened
2400 N. Rancho Dr.

  Northwest   Fiesta Hotel Corp. $35 M 100172 5172
Fiesta
2001 Sold to Station Casinos for $185 M and Renamed Fiesta Rancho159
    Station Casinos, Inc.159 $185 M159    

Fiesta Henderson
2001 Renovated and Opened Under Name "Fiesta Henderson"
777 W. Lake Mead Dr.

Reserve Henderson   Station Casinos, Inc $12 M (Renovation)    
Fiesta Rancho
2001 Opened Under New Name "Fiesta Rancho"172
Fiesta (1994-2001) Northwest   Station Casinos, Inc.172   100172 5172

Fitzgeralds
1987 Opened Under New Name "Fitzgerald's"
301 Fremont St.

Sundance (1979-1987) Downtown     Fitzgeralds Las Vegas Inc.   638174 34

Fitzgeralds
2001 Sold to Majestic Investor LLC (Don Barden) for $149 M173

    Majestic Investor LLC, Now named Barden Nevada (Don Barden)173 $149 M Includes Other Assets173    
Fitzgeralds
2006 Renovations346
    Barden Nevada      

Flamingo
1946* Opened
3555 Las Vegas Blvd. S81

 

Strip

George Vernon Russell & Honnold / Luckman & Pereira81 Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, Gus Greenbaum81 $6 M81 200 Orig.
93 Orig.8
105 Orig.166
3642 Now
4
Flamingo
1953 Remodel8
  Luckman & Pereira8 Gus Greenbaum8      
Flamingo
1967 Sold to Kirk Kerkorian8
    Kirk Kerkorian8      
Flamingo
1968 Low-Rise Remodel8,252
  Martin Stern, Jr.252 and Yates-Silverman, Inc. (Interior Designer) $2 M    

Flamingo
1972 Sold to Hilton Corp.

    Hilton Hotels Corp.        
Flamingo
1974 Renamed Flamingo Hilton
         

Flamingo Capri
1959 Opened
1980 Renamed Imperial Palace
3535 Las Vegas Blvd. S.

  Strip          

Flamingo Hilton
1974 Opened Under New Name "Flamingo Hilton"
3555 Las Vegas Blvd. S
Website

Flamingo (1946-1974) Strip   Hilton Hotel Corp.   200 Orig.
3642 Now
 

Flamingo Hilton
1977 Tower Addition

  Rissman & Rissman (Architect) and Heath & Co. (Porte Cochere Designer)      
Flamingo Hilton
1980's Addditions: 4 Towers
  Rissman & Rissman (Architect)      
Flamingo Hilton
1998 Owner Hilton Hotels "spins off" Gaming Operations to Create Park Place Entertainment167
    Park Place Entertainment167      
Flamingo Hilton
2004 Park Place Entertainment Changes Name to Caesars Entertainment167
    Caesars Entertainment167      
Flamingo Hilton
2004 Proposed $9.4 B Merger with Harrah's Entertainment290
    $9.4 B Includes Other Assests290    

Four Queens
1955* Opened
202 Fremont St.
http://www.fourqueens.com

  Downtown     Elsinore (Hyatt)   400 Orig.
690 Now175
19175
Four Queens
2002 Sold to Summes Gate Inc. For $22 M
    Summes Gate, Inc $22 M    

Four Seasons
1999 Opened (Floors 35-39 At Mandalay Bay)136
3960 Las Vegas Blvd. S
http://www.fourseasons.com/locations/lasvegas

  Strip ABA Avery Brook & Associates (Interior Designer)136 Four Seasons Resorts   424136 5

Fremont Hotel and Casino
1956* Opened18
200 Fremont St.
http://www.fremontcasino.com

  Downtown Wayne McAllister/ William Wagner6,18 Ed Levinson/ Lou Lurie18 $6 M18 155 Orig.18
447 Now176
1318

Fremont Hotel and Casino
1963 Hotel Expansion18

  Zick & Sharp Architects w/ Wayne McAllister (Consulting Architect)18     1418

Fremont Hotel and Casino
1976 Casino Expansion

  Martin Stern, Jr.255   $4 M    
Fremont Hotel and Casino
1983 Sold to Sam Boyd
    Sam Boyd, Boyd Gaming      
Fremont Hotel and Casino
2004 $1.3 B Merger with Coast Casinos Approved by the Nevada Gaming Commission282
         

Frontier
1967 opened under new name "Frontier"27
3120 Las Vegas Blvd. .S

Last Frontier (1942-1955), New Frontier (1955-1967)98

Strip

Rissman & Rissman Architects27 R.E. Griffith $0.5 M27 996 Now  

Frontier
1967 Sold to Howard Hughes

   

Howard Hughes

     

Frontier
1969 Tower Addition

      650 Add.27 16177

Frontier
1988 Sold to Margaret Elardi

   

Margaret Elardi

     

Frontier
1998 Sold to Phil Ruffin & Renamed New Frontier197

2007 Permanently closed for demolition on July 16 12:01 AM
Imploded Nov. 13, 2007 2:30 AM

    Phil Ruffin197 $167 M197    

Glass Pool Inn
1952, Opened Under This Name in 1988138
4613 Las Vegas Blvd. S.

The Mirage
(1952-1988)
South Strip Plewe Brothers Allen Rosoff     2
Glass Pool Inn
1999 Sold to Howard Bulloch and David Gaffin for $5.5 M138
    Howard Bulloch and David Gaffin138 $5.5 M138    
Glass Pool Inn
2003 Closed138
         
Glass Pool Inn
2004 Demolished306
           

Gold Coast
1986* Opened
4000 W. Flamingo
http://www.goldcoastcasino.com

  West of Strip Leo A. Daly (Architect)335 and Yates-Silverman, Inc. (Interior Designer)263 Gaughan Partners / Coast Hotels And Casinos Ins.   711178 10, 11322
Gold Coast
2004 $1.3 B Merger with Boyd Gaming Corp. Approved by the Nevada Gaming Commission282
         

Gold Spike
1975* Opened
400 E. Ogden

  Downtown  

C.P. Co.

 

110

 

Gold Spike
1983 Sold to Jackie Gaughan

   

Gaughan South Inc.

$2.3 M

   
Gold Spike
2004 Sold to Barrick Gaming Group for $82 M272
    Barrick Gaming Group272 $82 M Includes Other Assets272    
Gold Spike
2005 Barrick Gaming Group Sells Minority Interest to Tamares Group (Majority Owner)330
  Tamares Group330      

Gold Strike
1987*
I-15

  Jean  

Gold Strike Resorts

 

812

 

Gold Strike
1995 Sold to Circus Circus Enterprises.

   

Circus Circus Enterprises

     
Gold Strike
1999 Corporate Name Change to Manadalay Resort Group281
    Mandalay Resort Group      
Gold Strike
2004 Proposed $7.9 B Merger with MGM Mirage281
         
Gold Strike
2005 Merger Complete324
    MGM Mirage      

Gold Strike Inn
1982* Opened
US 93

 

Boulder City

 

Lakeview Co.

 

374

17

Gold Strike Inn
1998 Fire

         

Gold Strike Inn
1999 Remodeled & Renamed Hacienda Hotel

         

Golden Gate
1955 Opened Under New Name "Golden Gate Hotel"2
1 Fremont St.

Nevada Hotel 1906-1931
Sal Sagev Hotel (1931-1954)

Downtown

  Italo Ghelfi and 21 other Partners112   96 Orig.2
106 Now112
 
Golden Gate
1964 Expansion (Added Metal Facade)112
  Jack Miller Associates112     10 Add.139  
Golden Gate
1990 Metal Facade Removed112
    Mark Bradenburg and Craig Ghelfi112      

Golden Nugget
1946* Opened179
129 Fremont

 

Downtown

   
  Guy McAfee and Others $18 M 1907 Now179,280 2
Golden Nugget
1972 Acquired by Steve Wynn and Tower Addition208
1976 Acquired by Steve Wynn112
  Fred Doriot112

Steve Wynn / Mirage Resorts208

 
     

Golden Nugget
1983 Facade Remodel112

       
Golden Nugget
1984 Tower Addition112
  Joel Berman112      
Golden Nugget
2000 Sold to MGM for $6.4 B207,281
    MGM Mirage207,281 $6.4 B Includes Other Assets207,281    
Golden Nugget
2004 Sold to Tim Poster, Tom Breitling, Andre Agassi, Chuck Matthewson and Rich Barton for $215 M44
    Tim Poster, Tom Breitling, Andre Agassi, Chuck Matthewson and Rich Barton44 $215 M44 Includes other Assets 280    
Golden Nugget
2005 Proposed Acquisition by Landry's Restaurants for $140 M320
    $140 M320    
Golden Nugget
2005 September-Sold to Landry Restaurant for $325 M345
  Landry Restaurants345 $ 325 M345 Includes other Assess    
Golden Nugget
2006 Renovation and Additions345
  $ 100 M345    

Golden Slipper Saloon and Gambling Hall
3100 Las Vegas Blvd. S.
Renamed Silver Slipper

 

Strip

 

Belden Katleman

     
Grand Victorian
1995 Openned Ch