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| Bally's Las Vegas | |
|---|---|
| Name | Bally's Las Vegas |
| Location | Paradise, Nevada, United States |
| Address | 3645 Las Vegas Boulevard South |
| Opened | 1973 (as MGM Grand Hotel and Casino) |
| Former names | MGM Grand Hotel and Casino (1973–1985), Bally's (1986–present) |
| Owner | Bally's Corporation (formerly Twin River Worldwide Holdings) |
| Architect | Martin Stern Jr. |
| Notable features | Casino, hotel tower, Grand Bazaar Shops nearby |
Bally's Las Vegas is a casino hotel on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. Opened in 1973 as the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino, the property was rebranded in 1986 and has since hosted gaming, live entertainment, and conventions. Located near landmarks such as Caesars Palace, Paris Las Vegas, The Mirage, Bellagio and Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, the resort has undergone multiple renovations and ownership changes tied to the evolution of the Las Vegas Strip.
The site began with the 1973 opening of the MGM Grand designed by architect Martin Stern Jr., contemporaneous with developments like Circus Circus Las Vegas and Hilton Las Vegas. Following a major fire at the MGM in 1980, which prompted regulatory scrutiny from the Nevada Gaming Commission and prompted building code changes similar to incidents involving Las Vegas Convention Center expansion debates, the property was sold to Bally Manufacturing in 1986 and renamed. During the late 20th century, Bally's competed with contemporaries such as Wynn Las Vegas, Mandalay Bay, Luxor Las Vegas and Riviera for tourist and convention business. In the 21st century, the resort adapted to trends established by modern megaresorts and nearby development projects like The Venetian Las Vegas and the transformation of Las Vegas Boulevard into a global entertainment corridor.
Bally's features a casino floor competing with properties such as Wynn Las Vegas, Caesars Palace, Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas and Treasure Island. The gaming offerings include slots and table games similar to those at Golden Nugget Las Vegas, and a sportsbook model reflecting trends from operators like Station Casinos and William Hill. The hotel accommodations include the landmark hotel tower and remodeled rooms that seek to match mid-market inventory offered by Harrah's Las Vegas and Planet Hollywood. Bally's has also functioned as a nexus for convention and meeting traffic comparable to the Las Vegas Convention Center catchment served by The Venetian Las Vegas and ARIA Resort & Casino.
Bally's has hosted residencies and productions alongside shows at Colosseum at Caesars Palace, MGM Grand Garden Arena, T-Mobile Arena, Zappos Theater and Palms Casino Resort. Notable performers and productions at the property over time have included acts that also appeared at venues such as Siegfried & Roy, Celine Dion, Elton John, Cirque du Soleil and shows tied to Las Vegas Strip entertainment circuits. The property staged long-running revue formats similar to those at Flamingo Las Vegas and specialty performances connected to promoters like AEG Presents and Live Nation Entertainment.
Dining at Bally's has ranged from casual restaurants to steakhouses in the mode of Nobu, Gordon Ramsay Steak, Tom Colicchio establishments and celebrity chef venues on the Strip. Retail offerings historically compete with shopping complexes such as Forum Shops at Caesars, Grand Canal Shoppes, Fashion Show Mall and adjacent projects like the Grand Bazaar Shops. Food and beverage operations have engaged operators and brands familiar from MGM Grand Las Vegas, Caesars Entertainment Corporation properties, and partnerships resembling collaborations seen at Venetian Macao and other integrated resorts.
The original structure reflected late-20th-century Las Vegas design by Martin Stern Jr., whose portfolio includes work on projects comparable to The International and early towers that shaped the Strip. Exterior massing and facade treatments have been altered in waves paralleling renovations at Treasure Island, Paris Las Vegas and The Mirage. Interior public spaces and casino floor planning echo design patterns found in Bellagio and MGM Grand Las Vegas with centralized gaming pits and promenades oriented toward Las Vegas Boulevard foot traffic. Recent updates have incorporated contemporary resort motifs used by developers like Caesars Entertainment and Las Vegas Sands.
Originally developed by MGM Resorts International predecessor entities, the property was acquired by Bally Manufacturing in the mid-1980s. Subsequent operators and owners have included corporate entities linked to national gaming portfolios such as Harrah's Entertainment era companies and modern gaming firms analogous to Boyd Gaming Corporation and Station Casinos. In the 2010s and 2020s, ownership changes reflected consolidation trends in the industry similar to transactions involving Caesars Entertainment acquisitions and mergers like MGM Resorts International corporate restructurings.
The property’s earlier decades were marked by high-profile incidents on the Strip that drove regulatory and safety reforms similar to those prompted by events at MGM Grand fire (1980) and controversies that affected licensing by the Nevada Gaming Commission and civil litigation seen across the industry, including disputes analogous to lawsuits involving Harrah's Entertainment and Caesars Entertainment Corporation. Operational controversies over labor, licensing and redevelopment have paralleled disputes at other resorts, such as union negotiations like those involving the Culinary Workers Union and land-use debates similar to controversies around Fontainebleau Resort Las Vegas and Echelon Place redevelopment.
Category:Casinos in the Las Vegas Valley Category:Hotels established in 1973 Category:Casino hotels