Flamingo in Las Vegas F-G
Flamingo
3555 Las Vegas Boulevard South,
Las Vegas, Nevada 89109-8919,
United States
Phone: (702) 733-3111
Website: www.caesars.com/flamingo-las-vegas
About the Casino
It seems only appropriate that the retro-cool wave that has been sweeping Las Vegas should finally sweep back around to this place, one of the most famous (and now oldest continually operating) hotels on the Las Vegas Strip: The Flamingo. By embracing its fun and funky past, the hotel is well on its way to reinventing itself for a new generation and, believe it or not, now has some of the coolest and most unique rooms in town.
When The Flamingo opened in 1946 it was not, as is often reported, the first hotel on the dusty piece of desert that would eventually become 'The Strip'. The first one was actually El Rancho, which burned down in 1960. But although it wasn't first, it certainly was the most heralded - a million-dollar oasis for the rich and powerful built by legendary mobster Benjamin (Bugsy) Siegel.
Poor Bugsy wouldn't recognize the place now. The last little bit of the original remaining structure was torn down in 1993 to make way for new construction. These days, The Flamingo is a huge, upscale tropical themed palace - not a mobster or moll in sight. Oh well.
The casino features 55+ table games and 870+ slot machines.
See full review of the Flamingo Las Vegas courtesy of Rick Garman's Vegas4Visitors.com
