Living - Places - Casinos - Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Gambling and entertainment complexes; many have amenities such as restaurants, hotels, theaters with shows, conference/convention/meeting centers, architectural attractions, recreation, and special displays like fountains or museums; most of the largest ones are on The Strip (Las Vegas Boulevard South, outside the city limits of Las Vegas in Winchester and Paradise); this list is of prominent casinos
- Groups
- -Boyd Gaming-: Boyd Gaming Corporation casino group; casino entertainment, hotels, and entertainment in Las Vegas and elsewhere
- -Caesars-: Caesars Entertainment; casino-entertainment providers; in Las Vegas and elsewhere
- -Golden-: Golden Entertainment; casinos, taverns, and gaming in Las Vegas
- -MGM-: MGM Resorts International; hotels and casinos, meetings and conference spaces, live and theatrical entertainment, and an extensive array of restaurant, nightlife and retail offerings; in Las Vegas and elsewhere
- -Sands-: Las Vegas Sands Corporation; resorts that feature luxury hotels; gaming; retail; dining and entertainment
- -Station-: gaming and entertainment in Las Vegas; gaming, restaurants, entertainment venues, movie theaters, bowling and convention/banquet space
- Notable
- Aria: mixed-use urban project; originally developed as "CityCenter"
- Bally's: Classic Las Vegas theme; opened 1973 (as MGM Grand Hotel); Harrah's Entertainment-owned
- Bellagio: Italian resort theme; AAA Five Diamond Award; Bellagio Fountains; Bellagio Gallery Of Fine Art; Via Bellagio shopping; 3 hectare outdoor lake; named after Bellagio resort in Italy; opened in 1998; MGM Mirage-owned
- Binions: Vintage Las Vegas theme; former site of World Series of Poker; downtown; opened 1951 as Binion's Horseshoe; formerly El Dorado Club and Apache Hotel
- Caesars Palace: Ancient Rome theme; Forum Shops; opened 1966; Harrah's Entertainment-owned
- California: Hawaiian theme; downtown; opened 1975; Boyd Gaming-owned
- Circus Circus: Free circus acts; Adventuredome theme park; RV Park; opened 1968; MGM Mirage-owned
- Cosmopolitan: on the strip
- Downtown Grand: industrial chic
- El Cortez: Historic; downtown; much of the historic main building the same as it was in 1941 when it opened
- Excalibur: Medieval theme; Merlin vs. Dragon battle; opened in 1990; MGM Mirage-owned
- Flamingo: Caribbean theme; Wildlife habitat; opened 1946 (Bugsy Siegel); Harrah's Entertainment-owned
- Fremont: Downtown; opened 1956 as tallest building in the state of Nevada; Boyd Gaming-owned
- Four Queens: New Orleans motif; downtown; Queen's Machine big slot machine; opened 1955
- Gold Coast: West of strip; 70-lane bowling alley; opened 1986; Boyd Gaming-owned
- Golden Nugget: Downtown elegance theme; world's largest golden nugget; opened 1946
- Harrah's: Carnival theme; formerly Holiday Casino; Harrah's Entertainment-owned
- Hilton: hotel-casino; next to LV Convention Center; opened 1969 as International Hotel
- Luxor: Ancient Egypt theme; shaped as 106-meter pyramid in black glass with a 41.5 Tcd beam of light; King Tut's tomb replica; IMAX, RA Nightclub; opened 1993; MGM Mirage-owned
- Main St Station: Hotel, Casino, and Brewery; reopened 1996; Boyd Gaming-owned
- Mandalay Bay: Island theme; Shark Reef Aquarium;sand beach; 12,000-seat events center; opened 1999; MGM Mirage-owned
- MGM Grand: Hollywood theme; 1.5 hectare casino; 17,000-seat Grand Garden Arena; over 5,000 rooms; Lion Habitat; opened 1993; MGM Mirage-owned
- Mirage: South Seas theme; erupting volcano, White Tiger Habitat, Dolphin Habitat, The Secret Garden; opened 1989; MGM Mirage-owned
- NY-NY: New York City-theme; Manhattan Express rollercoaster; replicas of NYC landmarks including Empire State Building, State of Liberty, and Brooklyn Bridge; opened 1997; MGM Mirage-owned
- Orleans: Mardi Gras theme; 9,000-seat arena; bowling; movies; opened 1998; Boyd Gaming-owned
- Palms: West of strip; Rain nightclub; opened 2001
- Palace Station: Locals casino; off-strip; opened 1984; Station Casinos
- Paris: French theme; Eiffel Tower half-scale replica; opened 1999; Harrah's Entertainment-owned
- Planet Hollywood: Hollywood theme; shops; 7,000-seat Alladin Theater; opened 1963 (as Tally-Ho), imploded, reopened 2000; formerly Aladdin
- Plaza: Vintage Las Vegas; downtown; opened 1971 as "Union Plaza;" formerly Jackie Gaughan's Plaza, Union Plaza, Union Hotel; former site of Amtrak's Las Vegas station for the Desert Wind (Amtrak no longer serves Las Vegas); present site of Greyhound bus
- Railroad Pass: Railroad motif; established 1931; Henderson; MGM Mirage-owned
- Riviera: Nostalgic Las Vegas; Convention Center; opened 1955
- Sahara: Moroccan theme; Speed rollercoaster; opened 1952; formerly Club Bingo
- Sam's Town: Locals casino/Boulder Highway; RV park, bowling; opened 1979; Boyd Gaming-owned
- Station: Casinos throughout metro area; Palace Station, Boulder Station, Texas Station, Sunset Station, Santa Fe Station, Green Valley Ranch, Red Rock Resort Spa and Casino, Fiesta Rancho, Wildfire Casino, Wild Wild West
- Stratosphere: 350-meter tower; rollercoaster on top of it; reopened 1996; formerly Vegas World
- Suncoast: West Las Vegas; 81 holes of golf; opened 2000; Boyd Gaming-owned
- Treasure Island: Caribbean theme; AAA Four-Diamond Award; Bucaneers Bay Sirens show; opened 1993; MGM Mirage-owned
- Tropicana: Tropical theme; 2 hectare waterpark; Comedy Stop at the Trop; opened 1957
- Venetian: Venice theme; Guggenheim Hermitage Museum; Doge's Palace, Rialto Bridge, Campanile Tower replicas; Madame Tussaud's; opened 1999; formerly Sands Hotel
- Virgin:
- Wynn: Euro-modern theme; luxury sports cars; art collection; 3.7 megaliter water-oriented theater; opened 2005; formerly Desert Inn
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