Paris Las Vegas
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- This article is about the Las Vegas hotel. For other uses, see Paris (disambiguation).
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| Number of rooms | 2,916 | |
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| Theme | Paris | |
| Gaming space | 85,000sq.ft. (7,896m²) | |
| Permanent show(s) | None | |
| Signature attraction(s) | Risqué de Paris Eiffel Tower Experience | |
| Notable restaurant(s) | Ortanique Eiffel Tower Restaurant Mon Ami Gabi Les Artistes Steakhouse | |
| Owner | Harrah's Entertainment | |
| Date opened | September 1, 1999 | |
| Casino type | Land-Based | |
| Major renovation(s) | None | |
| Previous name(s) | None | |
| Casino website | Paris Las Vegas | |
Its adjacent sister property, Bally's Las Vegas, has a Las Vegas Monorail station.
[edit] History
Paris Opened September 1, 1999. The project was originally announced by Bally's Entertainment, owner of the adjacent Bally's Las Vegas.
Building began under Hilton Hotels, which purchased Bally Entertainment in 1996; Hilton's casinos were subsequently spun off into Park Place Entertainment, which purchased Caesars World in 2000 and changed its name to Caesars Entertainment in 2004. When Hilton Hotels began the building, it was originally going to be called Paris Hilton, presumably named after Mr. Hilton's daughter, but then Hilton spun off the casino business before Paris was open, so the name was changed back to the Paris Hotel and Casino.[citation needed]
At the time of its opening, the hotel ran amusing television advertisements throughout the United States implying that it had ensured the authenticity of its reproductions of Paris landmarks, culture and cuisine by looting the real city.
When the scale model of the Eiffel Tower was built, it was planned to be full scale, but the airport was too close and the tower had to be shrunk.
Paris cost USD $785 million to build, and occupies 24 acres (97,000 m²).
In November 2006, the Paris sports book was temporarily shut down pending an investigation of its employees for allegedly underreporting tips.
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