Four Queens

July 23rd, 2008

Four QueensFacts and statistics
Address: 202 East Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
Opening date: 1966
Casino type: Land-Based
Theme: Victorian Carnival
Owner: TLC Casino Enterprises, Inc.
No. of rooms: 690
Total gaming space: 50,000 ft²
Signature attractions: Queen’s Machine
Notable restaurants: Hugo’s Cellar,Magnolia’s
Years renovated: 1976, 1977, 1981, 1999
Website: The Four Queens
Coordinates: 36°10′11″N 115°8′37″W
The Four Queens Hotel and Casino is located in downtown Las Vegas on the Fremont Street Experience. [...]

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Excalibur Hotel and Casino

July 15th, 2008

Excalibur
3850 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Las Vegas, Nevada 89109

Number of rooms
3,991

Theme
Medieval / Camelot

Gaming space
100,000 ft² (9,290 m²)

Permanent show(s)
Tournament of Kings
Thunder Down Under
Anthony Cools

Signature attraction(s)
Merlin vs. Dragon battle

Notable restaurant(s)
The Steakhouse at Camelot
Sir Galahad’s Prime Rib House
Regale Italian Eatery

Owner
MGM Mirage

Date opened
June 19, 1990

Casino type
Land

Major renovation(s)
N/A

Previous name(s)
Xanadu project (never built)

Casino website
excalibur.com

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Circus Circus Las Vegas

July 14th, 2008

Circus Circus Las Vegas
2880 Las Vegas Blvd South
Las Vegas, NV 89109

Number of rooms
3,774

Theme
Circus

Gaming space
101,100 ft² (9,392.19 m²)

Permanent show(s)

Signature attraction(s)
Circus Circus Adventuredome

Notable restaurant(s)
The Steakhouse
Blue Iguana

Owner
MGM Mirage

Date opened
October 18, 1968

Casino type
Land-Based

Major renovation(s)
none

Previous name(s)
none

Casino website
Circus Circus Las Vegas

Circus Circus Las Vegas is a circus-themed 3,774 room hotel and 101,000 square foot (9,392 m²) casino located [...]

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Bellagio

July 3rd, 2008

Bellagio
3600 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Las Vegas, Nevada 89109

Number of rooms
3,421

Theme
Mediterranean

Gaming space
116,000 ft² (10,776.75 m²)

Permanent show(s)
“O”

Signature attraction(s)
Bellagio Gallery Of Fine Art
Conservatory
The Fountains of Bellagio

Notable restaurant(s)
Le Cirque
Circo
Picasso
Michael Mina
Jasmine

Owner
MGM Mirage

Date opened
October 15, 1998

Casino type
Land

Major renovation(s)
Bellagio Spa Tower added: 2005

Previous name(s)
Dunes (demolished)

Casino website
Bellagio

Bellagio is a hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Las [...]

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Casino

July 3rd, 2008

A casino is a facility that accommodates certain types of gambling activities. Casinos are often placed near or combined with hotels, restaurants, retail shopping, cruise ships and other vacation attractions. Some casinos are known for hosting live entertainment events, such as concerts and sporting events, especially boxing.
The Trump Taj Mahal [...]

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Bally’s Las Vegas

July 1st, 2008

Bally’s
3645 Las Vegas Blvd South
Las Vegas, NV 89109

Number of rooms
2,814

Theme
Cosmopolitan Las Vegas

Gaming space
67,000 ft² (6,224.5 m²)

Permanent show(s)
Jubilee!

Signature attraction(s)
Garden Walkway

Notable restaurant(s)
Al Dente
Bally’s Steakhouse
Chang’s

Owner
Harrah’s Entertainment

Date opened
1973

Casino type
Land-based

Major renovation(s)
1981, 1994

Previous name(s)
Bonanza
New Bonanza
MGM Grand
Bally’s Grand

Casino website
Bally’s Website

Bally’s Las Vegas is a hotel and casino located in Las Vegas, Nevada on the Las Vegas Strip. The hotel has 2,814 [...]

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Fashion Show Mall

June 13th, 2008

Fashion Show Mall is located at 3200 Las Vegas Boulevard South on the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada. Fashion Show Mall is owned by the General Growth Properties Inc.. With almost 2 million square feet (200,000 m²) of space, this is one of the largest enclosed malls in the world. [...]

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Casino Constanta redivivus

May 29th, 2008

Queenco Leisure International (QLI) has finalised the terms of an agreement with Constanta Municipality, Romania, granting the QLI concession rights over a historic building in the city, which the company intends to renovate and operate, Casino Constanta.
The agreement is for an initial period of 49 years, but grants QLI the option [...]

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Gambling affiliate

May 19th, 2008

A gambling affiliate is a commercial entity with a relationship with a peer or a larger entity.
We well define the gambling corporative, a facility that houses and accommodates certain types of gambling activities. It can be a casino, poker room, bingo halls, lotteries, sports betting agency, as well as hotels, restaurants, [...]

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Gambling and entertainment investment in Chile

January 22nd, 2008

Merchant bank Clairvest Group Inc. and Clairvest Equity Partners III Limited Partnership are investing $41.6 million in a new gambling and entertainment centre in southern Chile, adjacent to the city of Concepción.
The centre will include a casino, hotel, entertainment theatre, restaurants and family entertainment facility. The completion of the casino is [...]

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