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Flamingo Las Vegas joins El Cortez marking milestone dates

Published November 19, 2021 11:13 AM

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Two iconic Las Vegas hotel-casinos are marking milestone dates — one on the Strip and one downtown. The Flamingo Las Vegas has begun celebrating its 75th birthday ahead of the Dec. 26, 1946 anniversary of Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel and Meyer Lansky opening a 105-room property on what is now Las Vegas Boulevard. Today, it has 3,400 rooms in a 28-story tower owned by casino giant Caesars Entertainment. Downtown, the El Cortez Hotel & Casino is commemorating 80 years since opening in November 1941 with 59 rooms. Longtime owner Jackie Gaughan lived for years in a penthouse atop today’s 15-story tower.

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