| Flamingo Las Vegas | |
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 Flamingo Las Vegas in 2017, advertising Donny and Marie Osmond's show at the resort. | |
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| Location | Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |
| Address | 3555 South Las Vegas Boulevard |
| Opening date | December 26, 1946 |
| No. of rooms | 3,460 |
| Total gaming space | 72,299 sq ft (6,716.8 m2) |
| Permanent shows | Piff the Magic Dragon RuPaul's Drag Race Live! Wayne Newton X Burlesque |
| Signature attractions | Wildlife habitat |
| Notable restaurants | Bugsy & Meyer's Steakhouse Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville (2003–2024) |
| Casino type | Land-based |
| Owner | Caesars Entertainment |
| Architect | Richard Stadelman (1946) Max Horowitz (1952) Martin Stern Jr. (1967) Rissman & Rissman (1977) |
| Previous names | Flamingo Hilton (1971–2001)[a] |
| Renovated in | 1953, 1967, 1978, 1980, 1988, 1990, 1995, 2001, 2004, 2012, 2018 |
| Coordinates | 36°6′58″N 115°10′14″W / 36.11611°N 115.17056°W |
| Website | caesars |
Flamingo Las Vegas (formerly the Flamingo Hilton[a]) is a casino hotel on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Caesars Entertainment. The Flamingo includes a 72,299 sq ft (6,716.8 m2) casino and a 28-story hotel with 3,460 rooms.
The resort was originally proposed by Billy Wilkerson, founder of The Hollywood Reporter, who purchased the land in 1945. Early the following year, he partnered with a trio of mobsters to obtain financing. Among his partners was Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, who proceeded to take over the $1 million project, to Wilkerson's dismay. Construction costs rose under Siegel's management, with a final price of $6 million.
The Flamingo's casino opened on December 26, 1946, followed by a three-story hotel on March 1, 1947. It is the oldest continuously operating resort on the Strip, and was the third to open there. Siegel was killed by an unknown shooter in June 1947, and numerous ownership changes would take place in the years to come.
Hilton Hotels Corporation bought the resort in the early 1970s, and renamed it the Flamingo Hilton, a name it would retain until 2001. The first 28-story addition was completed in 1978, and others would follow over the next two decades, with the final one finished in 1995.
The three-story hotel, the last remaining structure from the original Flamingo, was demolished in 1993, helping make way for the final high-rise addition. A portion of this property was also redeveloped as a new 15-acre (6.1 ha) pool area, accompanied by an animal habitat which includes flamingos. The resort has hosted numerous entertainers, including an 11-year residency for musical duo Donny and Marie Osmond that concluded in 2019.
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