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The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas [1] (commonly referred to simply as The Cosmopolitan or The Cosmo) [2] is a resort casino and hotel on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. It is owned by The Blackstone Group , Stonepeak Partners , and Cherng Family Trust and operated by MGM Resorts International .
The Fontainebleau Las Vegas is a resort and casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Winchester, Nevada.It is owned and operated by Fontainebleau Development and is a sister property to Fontainebleau Miami Beach, and sits on the 24.5-acre (9.9 ha) site previously occupied by the El Rancho Hotel and Casino and the Algiers Hotel.
The casino's Drop Bar was designed by Michael Czysz, and was operated by Rande Gerber, who also owned Whiskey Sky. [23] [15] [31] In January 2003, Green Valley Ranch became the first locals casino in the Las Vegas Valley to receive an AAA Four Diamond Award. [32] [33] An expansion began at the end of the year. It included 296 hotel rooms, built ...
Caesars Palace is a luxury hotel and casino in Paradise, Nevada, United States.The hotel is situated on the west side of the Las Vegas Strip between Bellagio and The Mirage.It is one of Las Vegas's largest and best known landmarks.
Las Vegas Review-Journal. Archived from the original on October 13, 2012. Clarke, Norm (November 22, 2015). "Firefighter still chilled by MGM Grand blaze". Las Vegas Review-Journal. "10 historical hotel-casino fires on the Las Vegas Strip". Las Vegas Review-Journal. April 14, 2017. Videos and audio. KNPR's "The Las Vegas I Remember" – MGM fire
The Mint Las Vegas was a hotel and casino in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada. The Mint was the sponsor of the Mint 400 , the largest off-road race from the mid-1960s to the mid-1980s. The Mint was made famous (or infamous) as the first night's stay in Hunter S. Thompson and Oscar Acosta 's legendary 1971 weekend trip to Las Vegas, immortalized in Thompson's novel Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas .
Encore Las Vegas (also called Encore at Wynn Las Vegas or simply Encore) is a luxury resort, casino and hotel located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. The resort is connected to its sister resort, Wynn Las Vegas , located directly south.
The 1950s was a time of considerable change for Las Vegas. By the 1950s, there were 44,600 living in the Las Vegas Valley. [1] Over 8 million people were visiting Las Vegas annually in 1954, pumping $200 million into casinos, which consolidated its image as "wild, full of late-night, exotic entertainment". [2]