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The Sands Hotel and Casino was a historic American hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, United States, that operated from 1952 to 1996. Designed by architect Wayne McAllister, with a prominent 56-foot (17 m) high sign, the Sands was the seventh resort to open on the Strip.
The Mirage was the first megaresort to open on the Las Vegas Strip, and its success prompted a building boom in the 1990s for other large resorts along the Strip. The Mirage opened with several non-traditional attractions for a Las Vegas casino, including animal habitats for dolphins and tigers, and an indoor tropical forest display.
El Rancho Vegas was the first resort to be built on the Las Vegas Strip, still known then as part of Highway 91. [ 20 ] [ 36 ] Hull and the El Rancho are credited with the creation of the Strip, [ 21 ] [ 37 ] [ 38 ] as the property's unexpected success prompted other developers to open resorts in the vicinity, eventually transforming Highway 91 ...
The Las Vegas House of Blues would compete against the Hard Rock Hotel, which was known for hosting rock performances at its Joint venue. [177] [93] [179] House of Blues had wanted to open a Las Vegas location for years, and partnered with Mandalay Bay after discussions with the Las Vegas Hilton failed to produce an agreement. [180]
At a cost of $2.7 billion, Wynn Las Vegas was the most expensive resort ever built, beating Wynn's $1.6 billion Bellagio, which opened on the Strip in 1998. Wynn Las Vegas opened on April 28, 2005, with 2,716 rooms and a 111,000 sq ft (10,300 m 2) casino. At the time, its 45-story hotel tower was the tallest building in Nevada.
[318] [319] [320] Viva Las Vegas closed in December 2006. [321] American Superstars closed in March 2011, as the producers and resort came to a mutual decision to end the show after a 15-year run. It was one of the longest-running shows in Las Vegas history. [303] [302] Later that year, singer Frankie Moreno signed a two-year residency.
A food court with a handful of eateries was built near the resort's movie theater. A French restaurant, Alize, was built on the top floor of the hotel tower and was mostly glass-enclosed for views of the Las Vegas Valley. The restaurant featured nearly 1,000 types of wine, and was named after the French word for trade winds. Other restaurants ...
By 2004, Bellagio was the most profitable hotel-casino in Las Vegas. [65] [66] In 2012, MGM and Suning Real Estate announced plans to expand the Bellagio name with a 200-room hotel in Shanghai, [67] which eventually opened in 2018. [52] Twenty years after its opening, the Bellagio remained one of the most popular resorts on the Las Vegas Strip ...