Aladdin (hotel and casino)

Aladdin
Aladdin is located in Las Vegas Strip
Aladdin
Aladdin is located in Nevada
Aladdin
Location Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Address 3667 South Las Vegas Boulevard
Opening dateDecember 24, 1962; 61 years ago (1962-12-24) (as Tallyho) April 1, 1966; 58 years ago (1966-04-01) (as Aladdin)
Closing dateNovember 25, 1997; 26 years ago (1997-11-25)
ThemeArabian
No. of rooms1,100
Total gaming space37,000 sq ft (3,400 m2)
Signature attractionsAladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts
Notable restaurantsContinental
Hickory Grill
The Oasis Coffeehouse
Genie Buffet
Fishery
The Deli
OwnerAladdin Holdings
ArchitectMartin Stern Jr.
Previous namesTallyho (1962–64)
King's Crown Tallyho (1964–66)
Renovated in1964, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1975–76
Coordinates36°06′36″N 115°10′17″W / 36.11000°N 115.17139°W / 36.11000; -115.17139

The Aladdin was a hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. Toy manufacturer Edwin S. Lowe originally opened the 450-room Tallyho Hotel on the property in 1962.[1] The Tallyho was the only major hotel in Nevada to not include a casino; it closed at the end of the year and was sold to Kings Crown Inns of America, a hotel chain which reopened the property a month later as the King's Crown Tallyho. The company added a casino and showroom but plans to open the casino were halted when the Nevada Gaming Control Board declined to issue a gambling license because of concerns about the resort being inadequately financed.

Milton Prell purchased the hotel and began an extensive $3 million renovation of the property before reopening it as the Aladdin on April 1, 1966. A 19-story hotel tower was added in 1976. After various ownership changes, the Aladdin was closed in 1997 and demolished the following year to make room for a new Aladdin resort that opened in 2000.

  1. ^ Bushkin, Henry (2013). Johnny Carson. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 131. ISBN 9780544217621. Retrieved 2019-07-21. aladdin hotel opening date 1962.