Part V: Regional & Cultural · Casino Slang & Historical Terms
Flamingo Hotel and Casino
Historical — PropertyREPORTED
The Flamingo Hotel and Casino, opened December 26, 1946 by Bugsy Siegel, was one of the first resorts on the Las Vegas Strip and the first built as a luxury resort. Located on what would become Las Vegas Boulevard, the Flamingo featured a casino, hotel rooms, gourmet restaurants, a swimming pool, and big-name entertainment: amenities unprecedented in desert gambling establishments. Despite Siegel’s assassination in 1947, the Flamingo proved profitable under mob management and established the model of gambling revenue subsidizing luxury amenities that define the Las Vegas industry.
In practice
The Flamingo still operates today as The Flamingo Las Vegas, part of Caesars Entertainment.
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