Vegas Q&A: Who Owns Which Hotels?
UPDATED: 10:55 am EDT August 2,
2005
Question: Keeping along the same line of questions about the hotel-casinos ages, etc. -- Who currently owns which hotels?Debra in Melbourne, Australia
Answer: Excellent question, Debra. Here we go:MGM Mirage currently has more hotels on the Strip than anyone else. It owns Mandalay Bay (including the Four Seasons and THEhotel), Luxor, Excalibur, New York-New York, MGM Grand, Monte Carlo, the Boardwalk, Bellagio, Mirage, Treasure Island and Circus Circus.Harrah's Entertainment is next. It owns Harrah's, Caesars Palace, the Flamingo, Paris and Bally's (plus the Rio just off the Strip).Boyd Gaming and Coast Casinos are a merged company now, and they own the Barbary Coast and the Stardust.The Stratosphere is owned by Carl Icahn's company, which also owns Arizona Charlie's East and West.The rest are all independently owned by various companies: Aztar Gaming owns the Tropicana (and has others in Atlantic City); Planet Hollywood owns the Aladdin; the Imperial Palace is owned by a company that is run by the heirs of the man who built the place; same story on the Sahara; the Venetian is owned by the Las Vegas Sands Corporation, headed by Sheldon Adelson; Wynn Las Vegas is part of Wynn Resorts led by Steve Wynn; the Frontier is owned by Phil Ruffin; and the Riviera is owned by Riviera Holdings.Note that many of these companies also own other hotels around town or in other places around the country and world.If you have a question you'd like to submit, click here.Australia Bans 'Grand Theft Auto' Hidden Sex Scenes Change Rating'Grand Theft Auto' Can't Be Sold In AustraliaSYDNEY, Australia/newspowerBanned down under. That's the fate of the video game "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas."Officials for the Australian agency that rates software and game titles says the game has been banned from sale.That means the game can no longer be legally sold, rented, advertised or exhibited in Australia.What's more, retailers who have the game in stores have to get rid of their stock.The Classification Board said that explicit sex scenes that can be unlocked with a download pushed the rating beyond the 15-year-olds rating it had originally received.
Answer: Excellent question, Debra. Here we go:MGM Mirage currently has more hotels on the Strip than anyone else. It owns Mandalay Bay (including the Four Seasons and THEhotel), Luxor, Excalibur, New York-New York, MGM Grand, Monte Carlo, the Boardwalk, Bellagio, Mirage, Treasure Island and Circus Circus.Harrah's Entertainment is next. It owns Harrah's, Caesars Palace, the Flamingo, Paris and Bally's (plus the Rio just off the Strip).Boyd Gaming and Coast Casinos are a merged company now, and they own the Barbary Coast and the Stardust.The Stratosphere is owned by Carl Icahn's company, which also owns Arizona Charlie's East and West.The rest are all independently owned by various companies: Aztar Gaming owns the Tropicana (and has others in Atlantic City); Planet Hollywood owns the Aladdin; the Imperial Palace is owned by a company that is run by the heirs of the man who built the place; same story on the Sahara; the Venetian is owned by the Las Vegas Sands Corporation, headed by Sheldon Adelson; Wynn Las Vegas is part of Wynn Resorts led by Steve Wynn; the Frontier is owned by Phil Ruffin; and the Riviera is owned by Riviera Holdings.Note that many of these companies also own other hotels around town or in other places around the country and world.If you have a question you'd like to submit, click here.Australia Bans 'Grand Theft Auto' Hidden Sex Scenes Change Rating'Grand Theft Auto' Can't Be Sold In AustraliaSYDNEY, Australia/newspowerBanned down under. That's the fate of the video game "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas."Officials for the Australian agency that rates software and game titles says the game has been banned from sale.That means the game can no longer be legally sold, rented, advertised or exhibited in Australia.What's more, retailers who have the game in stores have to get rid of their stock.The Classification Board said that explicit sex scenes that can be unlocked with a download pushed the rating beyond the 15-year-olds rating it had originally received. Previous Stories:
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