Bally's Las Vegas is a hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada which is owned and operated by Harrah's Entertainment. The hotel has 2,814 rooms that are 450 sq ft (42 m2) or larger and over 175,000 sq ft (16,300 m2) of banquet and meeting space. The casino occupies 67,000 sq ft (6,200 m2). About 75% of the rooms are in the North Tower, and have been renovated in 2004. The remaining rooms are in the South Tower with views of Paris Casino and have not been renovated.

Bally's Las Vegas

Address : 3645 Las Vegas Blvd South
Las Vegas, NV 89109
Opening date : December 5, 1973
Theme : Cosmopolitan Las Vegas

No. of rooms : 2,814

Total gaming space : 67,000 sq ft (6,200 m2)

Permanent shows : Jubilee!
Signature attractions : Garden Walkway
Notable restaurants : Al Dente
Bally's Steakhouse
Ichiban Sushi
Casino type : Land-based
Owner : Harrah's Entertainment

Previous names : Bonanza
New Bonanza
MGM Grand
Bally's Grand

Years renovated : 1981, 1994, 2004

Website : Bally's Las Vegas




The 43 acres (17 ha) site was first occupied by the Bonanza Hotel and Casino which opened in July 1963. It was later renamed the New Bonanza Hotel and Casino shortly before construction on the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino, owned by Kirk Kerkorian, began. It opened in 1973 with 2,084 rooms for the then staggering cost of $106m and was the largest hotel in the world at that time. The hotel had a Los Angeles movie theme when it opened. It was the largest hotel in Las Vegas for 16 years until 1989 when the Mirage opened.

On November 21, 1980, it suffered a fire in the casino that spread through the hotel, resulting in a death toll of 85 guests and employees. The fire was, and still remains, the largest disaster in Nevada history in terms of loss of life and a major reform of city fire safety, which are now among the strictest in the United States.[citation needed] The facility was repaired and refurbished in eight months at a cost of $50m and a new hotel tower with an additional 732 rooms was added.

The hotel was sold in 1985 to Bally Entertainment Corporation for $594m and the property's name was changed to Bally's (the MGM Grand name was transferred to the former Marina Hotel, now known as MGM Grand Las Vegas). Bally Entertainment Corporation was purchased in 1995 by Hilton Hotels Corporation. On April 17, 1997 ground was broken on a sister property, the Paris Las Vegas. In September 1999 the new resort was opened and tightly integrated with Bally's property by a promenade. For many years the two resorts operated under a single gaming license.



Hilton's casino resorts division was subsequently spun off and became Caesars Entertainment in 2003. The hotel North tower was renovated in 2004. Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. acquired the property with its purchase of Caesars Entertainment, Inc in June 2005