Circus Circus Las Vegas
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Circus Circus with "tent" in front and the Adventuredome behind it.
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| Location | Winchester, Nevada, U.S. |
| Address | 2880 South Las Vegas Boulevard |
| Opening date | October 18, 1968 |
| Theme | Circus |
| No. of rooms | 3,773 |
| Total gaming space | 123,928 sq ft (11,513.3 m2) |
| Permanent shows | Circus acts |
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Adventuredome Carnival midway RV Park Slots-A-Fun Casino |
| Notable restaurants | Bars Blue Iguana Mexican Express Circus Buffet Horse-A-Round Snack Bar Pizzeria Starbucks The Garden Grill The Steakhouse Vince Neil's Eat - Drink - Party Westside Deli |
| Owner | MGM Resorts International |
| Architect | Rissman and Rissman Associates Worth Group |
| Renovated in | 1972, 1980, 1985, 1986, 1993, 1996 |
| Coordinates | 36°08′13″N 115°09′48″W / 36.13694°N 115.16333°WCoordinates: 36°08′13″N 115°09′48″W / 36.13694°N 115.16333°W |
| Website | circuscircus |
Circus Circus Las Vegas is a hotel, 123,928 sq ft (11,513.3 m2) casino, and RV park located on the Las Vegas Strip in Winchester, Nevada. It is owned and operated by MGM Resorts International. Circus Circus features circus acts and carnival type games daily on the Midway.
Circus Circus is the largest permanent big top in the world. The Lucky The Clown marquee at the entrance was provided by Young Electric Sign Company and was constructed in 1976.
Previous owners of Circus Circus Las Vegas were Jay Sarno (1968–1974) and Mandalay Resort Group, formerly known as Circus Circus Enterprises (1974–2005)
Circus Circus was opened on October 18, 1968 by Jay Sarno and Stanley Mallin, becoming the flagship casino for Circus Circus Enterprises. Architects Rissman and Rissman Associates designed a giant circus tent shaped main structure, which was built by R.C. Johnson Construction of Las Vegas.
At its opening, the $15 million facility only included a casino. The lack of a hotel resulted in financial problems, as the casino was not able to attract high rollers. Sarno obtained a $23 million loan from the Teamsters Pension Fund to construct a hotel. As part of the arrangement, the Chicago Outfit's enforcer, Anthony Spilotro (under the name of Tony Stuart) was granted a gift shop concession in the hotel. In addition to a government investigation into the organized-crime connections, Sarno and Mallin were also being investigated for tax code violations. The casino's financial problems also continued and Sarno, along with his partner Stanley Mallin, decided to sell out.
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