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The Flamingo Las Vegas is owned and operated
by Caesars Entertainment and is located on the Las Vegas Strip
in Las Vegas, Nevada. The property offers a 77,000 ft²
(7,200 m²) casino along with 3,626 hotel rooms. The hotel
is sometimes referred to as the pink hotel from the pink neon
on the building similar to the color of flamingos. The 15
ac (61,000 m²) site is landscaped in a Caribbean theme,
with the central area housing an exhibit of flamingos and
penguins as part of a wildlife habitat.
The Flamingo has a Las Vegas Monorail station
at the rear of the property.
History
The hotel was opened in 1946 by Bugsy Siegel.
Kirk Kerkorian acquired the property in 1967.
The hotel was acquired by the Hilton Corporation
in 1972 and became the Flamingo Hilton in 1974.
In the 1998 spin off of Hilton's gaming operations
ownership was changed to Park Place Entertainment which was
renamed to Caesars Entertainment in 2004.
To enhance the hotel's theme, a Jimmy Buffet's
Margaritaville restaurant was opened in 2004.
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