This is a map of past, present and future casinos that are on, or fairly close to, the Strip (Las Vegas Blvd.)
south of downtown. A list of the casinos, with some comments, is below the map. Other interesting links are below the list
of casinos.
The map is not drawn to scale,
the curves have been removed from streets so the page can be viewed without horizontal scrolling,
and most of the streets have been omitted. This map should NOT be used by a tourist
as a street map of Las Vegas. It is intended as a guide to names and relative
locations of casinos.
Updated 4/19/99.
- A casino name in black means it is now open as a casino (or will be open very soon)
- A casino name in red
means it is no longer operating as a casino (or will be closed very soon).
Some old casinos were renamed or remodeled, some were demolished, and some are still in business but not operating as
casinos.
- A casino name in blue
means it is not now open as a casino but there are plans to open it in the future
- If two or more casinos have been at a single location, they are enclosed within parentheses and separated by commas.
- Aladdin: opened in 1963 as the Tally-Ho Motel; reopened in 1966 as the Aladdin; implosion coverage
here and
here
- Ambassador Inn
- Anthony's
- Aztec Inn
- Bally's: for awhile after the name change from MGM Grand, it was called Bally Grand
- Barbary Coast: opened 1979
- Beau Rivage: see Bellagio
- Bellagio: info
on 10/15/98 opening; more info; the original
name for the project was Beau Rivage
- Bingo Palace: opened 1976; became Palace Station in 1984
- Boardwalk: also called Holiday Inn Boardwalk (not to be confused with the
lodging portion of Fitzgerald's downtown which is also a Holiday Inn);
to be bought by Mirage
- The Boat: news
about Titanic-themed casino;
more
- Bonanza: opened 1967; closed 1970; according to the LV Sun,
the Fiberglas cowgirl outside (and the Fiberglas cowboy inside) the House of Antiques, a
slot machine restoration and retail store, 1234 Las Vegas Blvd. South, were obtained by the owners
from the Bonanza, which was demolished to make room for the
original MGM Grand in 1972.
- Boomtown: now Silverton
- Bourbon Street: casino has re-opened
- Bugsy's: plans
- Caesars Palace: opened August 1966; Forum Shops opened 1992;
recent expansion;
Race for Atlantis;
more on Atlantis
- Caribbean: for years, it has been just a model of a sailing ship and a big sign on a large, fenced-in lot
- Casino Royale
- Castaways: closed 1987
- CBS Sports World Casino: name
changed to Sports World
- Centerfold
- Circus Circus: opened 1968; Grand Slam Canyon amusement
park opened 1993
- Club Bingo: there was later another Club Bingo downtown
- Continental: closed
March 31, 1999
- Countryland USA: see El Rancho
- Dan's Royal Flush: was in the strip mall at the SE corner of Strip & Convention
Center Blvd
- Days Inn Town Hall: see Town Hall
- Debbie Reynolds:
purchased by World Wrestling
Federation!
- Desert Inn: opened 1950; also called Sheraton Desert Inn; formerly known as
Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn; proposed Desert
Kingdom and Planet Hollywood developments have been shelved (a Planet Hollywood casino is now planned adjacent to
the Aladdin)
- Desert Kingdom: see Desert Inn
- Desert Spa
- Dunes: opened 1955; closed and demolished 1993; the Dunes contained a main casino and also
a second casino known as the Oasis Casino;
download videos of Dunes implosion;
Dunes photos
- Dynasty: according to a newspaper
article, the Dynasty casino was planned for a location adjacent to the Jockey Club, but it was never built
- Ellis Island
- El Morocco: casino closed; still open as a hotel; their neon sign now says "Ginseng B-B-Q Korean & Japanese Restaurant"
- El Rancho: closed 1992; not to be confused with El Rancho Vegas;
plans for
Countryland USA at the site
- El Rancho Vegas: opened 1941; burned down 1960; now a vacant lot; not to be
confused with El Rancho; plans
for casino on the site;
more info;
LV Sun photo of El Rancho Vegas fire
- Excalibur: opened 1990
- Flamingo Capri: not to be confused with Flamingo
- Flamingo Hilton: formerly called Flamingo;
opened 1946; closed and reopened 1947;
After
50 years, Siegel legend haunts Flamingo; not to be confused with Flamingo Capri
- Foxy's Firehouse
- Frontier: strike ended
February 1, 1998; now the New Frontier
- Gold Coast
- Granada
- Hacienda: opened 1956;
closed December 1, 1996;
imploded on December 31, 1996;
see Mandalay Bay;
LV Sun on Hacienda closing and implosion;
more info & photos
- Hard Rock:
Worth magazine article;
rock's new mecca;
expansion plans
- Harrah's
- Holiday: the lodging portion was once a Holiday Inn
- Holy Cow
- Honest John's
- Imperial Palace: opened 1976
- International: opened 1969
- Jackpot: another Jackpot once operated downtown
- Jockey Club: still open but not as a casino (now timeshares and condos)
- Jolly Trolley: another Jolly Trolley later opened downtown
- Key Largo:
info
- King 8: now Wild Wild West
- Klondike
- La Mirage: not to be confused with Mirage
- Landmark: opened 1969; closed 1991;
imploded November 7, 1995;
Landmark implosion footage was used in the movie "Mars Attacks!"; the "Galaxy" in that movie was
actually the Landmark
- Las Vegas Hilton:
"Star Trek: The Experience," a themed
attraction at the Hilton, is now open;
more;
more
- Last Frontier: opened 1942;
Abbe Lane at the Last Frontier swimming pool
- Little Caesar's: tiny casino known for its high-limit sports book; it closed when the owner died
- Luxor: opened 1993;
article on expansion;
new
lighting
- Mandalay Bay: open March 2, 1999;
info;
more info;
info on Four Seasons;
settling in
- Marina: became part of MGM Grand
- Maxim:
uncertainty over the future
- MGM Grand: the old MGM Grand was at Flamingo & the Strip, opened in 1973,
had a big fire in 1980, and was later renamed Bally's;
the new MGM Grand is at Tropicana & the Strip and opened in 1993;
MGM's new lion
- Millennium: part of Circus Circus' "Masterplan Mile"; haven't heard anything about it since 1996--maybe it's no longer in the cards?
- Million Dollar Historic Gambling Museum & Casino: opened and closed in 1974
- Mirage: opened 1989; not to be confused with La Mirage
- Moneytree
- Monte Carlo: opened June 1996;
info
- New Frontier: the casino at this location was named the "New Frontier"
for awhile in the '50s;
the Frontier became the
New Frontier on February 1, 1998
- New York-New York: opened January 3, 1997;
articles and photos;
construction photos
- 91 Club
- Nob Hill
- Oasis: see Dunes
- Orleans: opened December 18, 1996:
info & photos
- O'Shea's
- Paddlewheel
- Pair-O-Dice Club
- Palace Station: the lodging portion was once a
Mini-Price Motor Inn
- Paris-Las Vegas:
open September 1999
- Peppermill: was in the strip mall at the SE corner of Strip & Convention Center Blvd;
not to be confused with the Peppermill restaurant just north of Silver City
- Planet Hollywood: never built; plans for an ITT/Planet Hollywood
joint venture south of the Desert Inn were shelved; then a "Sound Republic"
hotel and casino was planned by Planet Hollywood and the Aladdin fronting Harmon Avenue and
adjacent to the new Aladdin; that project
was called off in September, 1998
- Players Club
- Polynesian
- Project Paradise: see Mandalay Bay
- Quality Inn: the casino is now called Key Largo, but the lodging portion of the establishment is still called Quality Inn
- Rio: also called Rio Suites;
expansion plans
- Riviera: opened 1955
- Royal: formerly called Royal Las Vegas; not to be confused with Royal Nevada or Royal Inn
- Royal Inn: not to be confused with Royal Nevada or Royal
- Royal Nevada: it was just south of the original Stardust; it was bought and eventually demolished by the Stardust;
not to be confused with the Royal or the Royal Inn
- Sahara: opened 1952; Speedworld Indy car
simulator attraction now open;
renovation;
Judy Garland in 1965
- Sands: opened 1952; closed 6/30/96; was briefly called MGM Sands; to be replaced by The
Venetian;
history;
package of Sinatra stories;
another package of Sinatra stories;
Rat Pack Page with Sands photos and info;
story and photos of 11/26/96 demolition;
Sands Rat Pack photos
- San Remo
- Sans Souci
- Silverbird: renamed El Rancho in 1981
- Silver City: formerly the only non-smoking casino in LV--smoking is again permitted; according to a December 11, 1996
United Leisure Corporation press release, it has agreed to purchase a 50 percent interest in approximately 8.5 acres of partially
developed land and plans to develop the property into a major theme center including a casino, hotel, mall and
theme restaurants; currently on the property is the Silver City and
several retailers;
Casinos fight bid to clear the air
- Silver Slipper: closed 1988
- Silverton: formerly Boomtown
- Slots A Fun
- Sound Republic: never built; see Planet Hollywood
- Sport of Kings: was race and sports book only; now "The Beach" (a bar/nightclub)
- Sports World: formerly CBS Sports World
- Stardust: opened 1958
- Starship Orion: casino
complex with this name was once planned for the El Rancho site
- Stratosphere: opened 1996;
info;
neat image;
for the view from the Stratosphere go here and click on "Las Vegas Cam";
Everything's Coming Up Stratosphere
- Tangiers: fictional casino; see the notes for the movie Casino in
the Las Vegas Movie List
- Thunderbird: renamed Silverbird in 1977; not to be confused with the still-operating Thunderbird
Hotel at 1213 S. Las Vegas Blvd (the still operating Thunderbird Hotel had a display of
Thunderbird memorabilia when I last stayed there a couple of years ago)
- Titanic: see Boat
- Town Hall: also
known as Days Inn Town Hall; formerly a Mini-Price Motor Inn
- Treasure Island: opened 1993; also called Treasure Island at the Mirage
- Treasury
- Tropicana: opened 1957
- 20th Century
- Vacation Village
- Vegas World: article about Bob Stupak and
Vegas World;
photo;
vacation package settlement
- Venetian:
open May, 1999?;
groundbreaking
- Viva: planned but never built
- Westward Ho: may be the world's largest motel. The
Ho has about 1000 rooms according to Frommer's and the woman
who answered the phone at the Ho; 800 according to the International Casino Guide. The Motel 6 at Tropicana & Koval has 602
units according to the Motel 6 Directory.
- Wild Wild West: opened July 1998; formerly King 8
- WWF: info
