Harrah's Las Vegas (formerly Holiday Casino ) is a hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. Owned by Vici Properties and operated by Caesars Entertainment. It has more than 1,200 slot machines.
The hotel offers 2,677 rooms with an attached casino that provides an area of ​​91,833 square feet (8,531.6m 2 ). The hotel consists of 2 towers, Mardi Gras and Valley Towers (Formerly named Carnival Tower), the highest of which, the Valley, has 35 floors.
There is a Las Vegas Monorail stop, Harrah's & amp; Linq station, behind the property. The shuttle service to Rio is stopped by the end of 2017.
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Holiday Casino (1973-1992)
On July 2, 1973, Shelby and Claudine Williams, former owners of the Silver Slipper casino, opened the Holiday Casino, a small river-themed casino in front of the Holiday Inn Las Vegas Center Strip.
In 1979, Holiday Inn purchased 40% of casino holding company, Riverboat, Inc. In 1982, the hotel has grown to over 1,000 rooms making it the largest in the chain. Holiday Inn bought the remaining 60% in 1983.
Harrah's Las Vegas (1992-present)
In April 1992, the property was renamed to Harrah's Las Vegas .
In 1997, he completed a renovation intended to make it the company's premier property, replacing the theme of the old river boat with the theme of Mardi Gras and Carnival. They expanded the 35-story tower by adding 986 rooms. Included in the renovation are six 22-carat 22-carat gold statues weighing 22,000 pounds (10,000 kg). Built from steel and reinforced polyester glass resin, the statue stands 32Ã, ft (9.8 m) tall and wears shoes size 43.
On the great reopening, Harry Connick, Jr. treated at Carnaval Court. Tino Wallenda, son of a legendary legend Karl Wallenda, traveled 139 feet (42 m) across a 1 inch (25 mm) steel cable, 99Ã, ft (30 m) above the ground. Celebrities also appeared including Sidney Poitier, Sandra Bullock, Minnie Driver, Stephen Baldwin, Lea Thompson, Dick Butkus and Steve Wynn.
On November 29, 2017, Caesars announced it was selling the property to Vici Properties while Caesars continued to operate it. The sale was completed the following month.
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See also
- List of Entertainment Caesars
- List of casinos in Nevada
References
External links
- Official website
- Harrah Online Casinos Website
- Media related to Harrah's Las Vegas on Wikimedia Commons
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