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33-630: Paris Las Vegas is a casino hotel on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada . It is owned and operated by Caesars Entertainment . Property features include a 95,263-square-foot (8,850.2 m) casino, 3,672 hotel rooms, a 1,400-seat performance theater, and various restaurants. The Paris -themed resort also includes a half scale replica of the Eiffel Tower , rising 540 feet (164.6 m). Replicas of other Paris landmarks are featured as well, including

66-413: A corporate spin-off which would be renamed Caesars Entertainment in 2003. Paris Las Vegas opened on September 1, 1999, following a private VIP party which included Nevada governor Kenny Guinn , Las Vegas mayor Oscar Goodman , French actress Catherine Deneuve , and businessman Donald Trump . Paris Las Vegas employed 4,200 workers. The resort project cost $ 785 million. Unlike high-end resorts opening on

99-502: A swimming pool , health club , and on-site entertainment. Many casino hotels in popular destinations, operate as resort hotels with additional services such as upscale lodgings, ballrooms, and large conference facilities, in which case they may be called integrated resort . An integrated resort ( IR ) is a major resort property that includes a hotel with a casino , together with convention facilities, entertainment shows, theme parks , luxury retail and fine dining . The term

132-539: A 95,263 sq ft (8,850.2 m) casino. To increase foot traffic, a new entrance along the Strip was added in 2003. The project included a new lounge and nightclub known as Risqué, which closed in 2010. Chateau Nightclub and Gardens opened the following year with 45,000 sq ft (4,200 m) of space, including outdoor areas overlooking the Strip. The original hotel tower is 34 stories, and includes 2,916 rooms. An $ 87 million hotel renovation, covering 1,600 rooms,

165-798: A leaf from Singapore's book". In 2007, the Philippine Amusement & Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) opened Entertainment City by the Manila Bay to four integrated resorts. In 2022, Universal Hotels & Resorts of the Gokongwei-led JG Summit Holdings conglomerate opened the Nustar Resort and Casino integrated resort in Kawit Island of the South Road Properties reclamation area of Cebu City . Cinnamon Life Colombo

198-540: A month later. Other new restaurants included the 194-seat Bedford by Martha Stewart , marking her first restaurant venture. She was involved in the recipes and design, the latter inspired by her 1925 farmhouse in Bedford, New York . Paris Las Vegas opened with a 1,400-seat performance theater. The venue has hosted numerous shows, though with minimal success. Notre-Dame de Paris , a popular musical in England and France, opened at

231-414: A new restaurant later that year, replacing Tres Jazz. Since the resort's opening, it has also featured Mon Ami Gabi , part of a chain of French bistros. The Eiffel Tower Restaurant seats 250 people and has long been overseen by French chef Jean Joho . Chef Gordon Ramsay opened his first Las Vegas restaurant, Gordon Ramsay Steak, at Paris in 2012. It was successful, leading to four other restaurants along

264-408: A restaurant, situated 11 stories above ground. The tower's legs measure 27 sq ft (2.5 m) at their base, and three of them rest within the casino floor. Upon the resort's opening, the three interior legs contained a sports book , a casino host area, and a bar, respectively. The fourth leg rests outside the resort along the Strip, and initially served as a ticket booth for guests to visit

297-487: A skybridge would connect to the existing Paris tower. Balconies were also added to rooms on the older tower's west-facing side, overlooking the Fountains of Bellagio . The tower conversion was finished in 2024. Paris Las Vegas opened with 10 restaurants, 7 of which served French food. Other choices included Chinese, Italian, and Mediterranean. Among the original restaurants was Tres Jazz, by businessman Robert L. Johnson . It

330-687: Is Sri Lanka's first integrated resort. The resort is consists of an 800 room hotel, 47-storeyed resident tower and convention center with 5,000 seating capacity. Integrated resorts are common on the Las Vegas Strip and in Atlantic City, New Jersey . Casino hotels can be significant employers in an area; in 2009 in Atlantic City, Local 54 of the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Union represented 22,000 casino hotel workers. Transfer switch Too Many Requests If you report this error to

363-501: Is largely Singaporean . Earlier IR licenses were awarded to Marina Bay Sands and Resorts World Sentosa , which both began operations in early 2010, and were by 2013 the most profitable casinos in the world. Since then, the term has been adopted by the hospitality industry for global use. In August 2018, the Queensland government was set to invite investors to register their interest in developing an Integrated Resort Development in

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396-773: The Arc de Triomphe , the Louvre , the Paris Opera House , and the Musée d'Orsay . Construction of Paris Las Vegas began on April 18, 1997, and the resort opened on September 1, 1999. It is located on 24 acres (9.7 ha), directly south of the Horseshoe Las Vegas resort, also owned by Caesars. In 2024, one of the Horseshoe hotel towers was renovated to become part of Paris Las Vegas, which previously had 2,916 rooms. The site of Paris Las Vegas

429-462: The Eiffel Tower in red, white, and blue. The show, which cost $ 1.7 million to create, recurs throughout each night. Casino hotel The casino may offer common forms of gambling including slot machines , table games , and sports betting . The hotel, nearby or directly connected to the casino, provides lodging and may include other popular services such as food and beverages, valet parking ,

462-738: The Gold Coast. This comes after a proposed development on the Gold Coast Spit ended on 1 August 2017. In June 2021, the Integrated Resort Development Act 1987 was updated. The City of Dreams Mediterranean , developed by the Integrated Casino Resorts Cyprus Consortium, is the first integrated resort in Cyprus, and all of Europe. It was expected to launch in 2021, and is currently open. On 20 July 2018,

495-550: The Japanese Diet passed a bill allowing the establishment of casinos in three Japanese cities. Under the Integrated Resort Implementation Law, "the casinos will be embedded in family-friendly resorts, partly in a bid to counter their seedy image"; customers are limited to three visits a week; and locals will have to pay an entrance charge of ¥6000, while foreigners can enter for free. The bill "clearly takes

528-409: The Strip around the same time, Paris targeted a middle-class clientele. Paris was built as a sister property to Bally's. The two resorts are connected, and initially shared operations, including a single gaming license and hotel reservation system. In late 1999, a fraud lawsuit was filed against the resort by Steven Mattes, a high roller who gambled there during its opening weekend. Mattes accused

561-437: The Strip depicts a Montgolfier hot-air balloon , with a diameter of 75 feet (23 m). The $ 6 million sign, rising 150 feet (46 m), was designed by Bergman and built by Las Vegas-based Federal Signs. Paris mayor Jean Tiberi was impressed with the project's size and design. However, some French residents expressed pessimism about the project, stating that Paris could not be adequately recreated. Paris Las Vegas includes

594-691: The Strip. Hexx Kitchen & Bar opened in 2015, and includes outdoor dining along the Strip. The adjacent Hexx Chocolate & Confexxions opened as the first "bean-to-bar" chocolate maker in Nevada. An addition to Hexx Kitchen, Alexxa's Bar, opened three years later. Beer Park also opened in 2016, featuring food and more than 70 varieties of beer. A revamp of the restaurant offerings was underway in 2021. Vanderpump à Paris, by reality television star Lisa Vanderpump , opened in March 2022, marking her second Strip restaurant. Nobu also opened its second Strip location at Paris

627-419: The casino of reneging on an agreement to provide him with a $ 2 million line of credit. A jury ruled in his favor in 2002, awarding him $ 8 million. However, the verdict was challenged by the resort and ruled erroneous in 2003. The case was summarily dismissed the following year. Mattes appealed the case to the U.S. Supreme Court , which declined to hear it in 2007. In 2001, the resort's performance theater hosted

660-611: The company's Bally's Las Vegas resort. Chanen Construction, based in Phoenix, Arizona , was hired as construction manager . However, Hilton acquired Bally Entertainment in late 1996, and Chanen was fired from the Paris project amid the ownership change. Construction of Paris Las Vegas eventually began on April 18, 1997, with Perini Building Company as the general contractor . In 1998, Hilton transferred ownership of its gaming properties – including Paris and Bally's – to Park Place Entertainment ,

693-545: The design of the original. Interior design of the resort's public spaces was handled by Yates-Silverman, with assistance from Kovacs & Associates of Chicago. The interior was inspired by the Paris street scene of the 1920s, and includes restaurants and shops located in a recreation of the Rue de la Paix shopping district. The casino floor also features a replica of the Pont Alexandre III bridge. The resort's main sign along

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726-460: The first BET Awards show. The Flag of France had hung from the resort's exterior since opening, but was briefly removed in 2003, amid France's opposition to the invasion of Iraq . Harrah's Entertainment acquired Caesars Entertainment in 2005 and took on the latter's name in 2010. A power outage occurred in November 2016, lasting more than 12 hours and trapping 11 people in elevators throughout

759-475: The first Strip resorts to host the World Series of Poker , which returned to the resorts for 2023 as well. Paris Las Vegas was designed by architect Joel Bergman . The Paris-themed facade along the Strip was created by Keenan Hopkins Suder & Stowell Contractors Inc. According to Dave Suder, "Paris Las Vegas was not intended to be a true, historical recreation of the real buildings in Paris, France. Everything

792-522: The observation deck. Bergman consulted Gustave Eiffel 's blueprints for the original Eiffel Tower. His firm created the replica's architectural design, while its structural design came from the Las Vegas-based Martin & Peltyn. It was built by Schuff Steel, based in Phoenix, using 5,000 tons of steel. Although the replica tower was created with welded steel, it also includes faux rivets to match

825-559: The resort in January 2000. The Las Vegas run received mixed reviews, selling only 130,000 tickets before closing in July 2000. We Will Rock You , a jukebox musical , opened in 2004. It closed the following year, as Harrah's sought to revamp the entertainment offerings at the newly purchased resort. The Producers , a Broadway musical comedy, ran from 2007 to 2008. To suit the Las Vegas demographic,

858-513: The resort, before being rescued by fire crews. A work crew had been making floor repairs in the resort's boiler room and accidentally drilled into the property's main power and backup generator lines, causing the outage. Another outage occurred in October 2020, after rodents interfered with an off-site transfer switch near the resort. Six people had to be rescued from elevators, and power was restored within three hours. In 2022, Paris and Bally's became

891-595: The resort, it closed due to low ticket sales in January 2023. Aside from the theater, hypnotist Anthony Cools also performed in his own venue at the resort from 2005 to 2020, and had also opened a topless variety show there in 2007. Jeff Civillico performed a comedy show in the Anthony Cools Showroom from 2017 to 2019. Until 2006, the resort interior offered free entertainment from various performers, including street musicians, mimes, and living statues . A free five-minute light show debuted in 2019, illuminating

924-424: The show was condensed to 90 minutes, down from the 150-minute Broadway version. During the show's first three months, the cast included actor David Hasselhoff as Roger De Bris , until he departed due to scheduling conflicts. The Producers would be the last resident show at Paris until March 2010, when Barry Manilow began a two-year residency. The musical Jersey Boys opened in 2012, and lasted until 2016. It

957-520: Was originally occupied by the Galaxy Motel and a small strip mall; the latter had included the Little Caesar's casino and a stand-alone sports book known as Churchill Downs. Bally Entertainment announced the Paris resort project on May 16, 1995. It was initially set to begin construction later that year, with the opening expected for late 1997. It would be built on 24 acres (9.7 ha) just south of

990-580: Was replaced a year later by Circus 1903 , replicating various circus acts from the early 20th century and incorporating life-sized elephant puppets. Although popular elsewhere, the Las Vegas version saw minimal success and concluded its run in January 2018, five months after opening. Circus 1903 was replaced shortly thereafter by Inferno , a pyrotechnic show starring Joe Labero and others as they performed fire-related stunts. Bat Out of Hell: The Musical opened at Paris in September 2022. Like previous shows at

1023-561: Was stylized, sized and proportioned to fit the project. But, the actual detail that went into the work is very detailed. The sculpted elements were carefully executed." The facade includes replicas of the Arc de Triomphe (two-thirds scale), the Louvre , the Paris Opera House , and the Musée d'Orsay . The designers traveled to France to study these landmarks. The resort's half-scale Eiffel Tower replica rises 540 ft (160 m), with an observation deck at 460 ft (140 m), capable of holding up to 96 people. The tower also includes

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1056-444: Was the fourth in a chain of restaurants owned by his television channel BET . The restaurant included live jazz music and a television broadcasting the BET on Jazz network. With Tres Jazz, Johnson became the first black person to own a restaurant inside a Strip resort. BET was sold in 2001, and Johnson announced plans to purchase Tres Jazz from the network along with two partners. They opened

1089-462: Was underway in 2019. In 2023, it was announced that the 756-room Jubilee tower of the adjacent Horseshoe Las Vegas (formerly Bally's) would be incorporated into Paris Las Vegas as the Versailles tower. The 26-story Jubilee tower was originally completed in 1981. A $ 100 million renovation project was launched to convert the building. Its height would be increased 17 feet with a Parisian-style roof, and

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