Imperial Palace Hotel and Casino
| The Linq | |
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The Linq in 2017
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| Location | Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |
| Address | 3535 South Las Vegas Boulevard |
| Opening date | 1959 |
| No. of rooms | 2,640 |
| Total gaming space | 32,890 sq ft (3,056 m2) |
| Permanent shows |
Mat Franco – Magic Reinvented Nightly Frank Marino's Divas Las Vegas |
| Signature attractions |
High Roller Mat Franco Theater The Auto Collections The Linq Promenade O'Sheas Casino |
| Notable restaurants | Yard House |
| Owner | Caesars Entertainment Corporation |
| Previous names | Flamingo Capri (1959–1979) Imperial Palace (1979–2012) The Quad (2012–2014) |
| Renovated in | 1972, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1987, 2012, 2014 |
| Coordinates | 36°07′03″N 115°10′22″W / 36.11750°N 115.17278°WCoordinates: 36°07′03″N 115°10′22″W / 36.11750°N 115.17278°W |
| Website | caesars |
The Linq (formerly Flamingo Capri, Imperial Palace and The Quad) is a 2,640-room hotel, casino and shopping promenade on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Caesars Entertainment Corporation. As of 2012, the casino is 32,890 sq ft (3,056 m2) with 830 slot machines, 55 table games, and a race and sports book.
It originally opened in 1959 as the 180-room Flamingo Capri motel, located adjacent to the Flamingo hotel and casino. Ralph Engelstad purchased the property in 1971, and added a casino the following year. In 1977, the hotel had 650 rooms, after the completion of its Imperial Palace Tower. The resort was later reopened as the Asian-themed Imperial Palace in 1979.
Several additional hotel towers were added during the 1980s, bringing the resort's room count to an ultimate total of 2,637, after the completion of a fifth and final hotel tower in 1987. At the time of Engelstad's death in 2002, the resort had 2,600 employees and was the second-largest privately owned hotel in the world. In 2012, the resort was renamed as The Quad. The resort was renamed again as The Linq in 2014, after a $223 million renovation.
The property began as the $2 million, 180-room Flamingo Capri motel, owned by George E. Goldberg and Bill Capri. The motel was built directly north of the Flamingo Hotel and Casino, where Capri was an employee. The motel began construction in May 1959, with a planned completion date of August 15, 1959. Douglas Honnold and John Rex, both of Beverly Hills, California, were the architects. Maurice N. Aroff of Beverly Hills was the general contractor. The Flamingo Capri opened in 1959. The original Flamingo agreed to provide hotel services to guests at the Capri.
Ralph Engelstad purchased the motel in 1971, and added a casino in 1972. In 1973, four motel buildings from the Flamingo Capri were relocated and converted to become part of Engelstad's other property, the Kona Kai motel. Engelstad's construction company added a three-story wing at the east end of the motel, as well as a northern addition, both of which were opened by 1974.
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