Sahara Casino
| SLS Hotel & Casino Las Vegas | |
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| Location | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Address | 2535 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas, Nevada 89109 |
| Opening date | October 7, 1952 |
| No. of rooms | 1,720 |
| Total gaming space | 85,000 sq ft (7,900 m2) |
| Signature attractions | Sayers Club Ciel Spa Foxtail Nightclub The Foundry Etc. Fred Segal |
| Notable restaurants | Bazaar Katsuya Cleo Umami Burger 800 Degrees Northside Cafè The Perq |
| Casino type | Land-Resort |
| Owner | Stockbridge Real Estate |
| Previous names | Sahara Hotel and Casino |
| Renovated in | 1960, 1963, 1996, 2003, 2013 |
| Coordinates | 36°08′32″N 115°09′23″W / 36.14222°N 115.15639°WCoordinates: 36°08′32″N 115°09′23″W / 36.14222°N 115.15639°W |
| Website | www |
The SLS Hotel & Casino Las Vegas (formerly Sahara Hotel and Casino) is a hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Winchester, Nevada. It is owned by Stockbridge Real Estate but is under contract to be purchased by Alex Meruelo and Meruelo Group (owners of the Grand Sierra Resort Hotel & Casino in Reno) with an expected closing date of Q3 2017.
The hotel was formerly known as the Sahara Hotel and Casino. It was in operation under that name for 59 years from 1952 to 2011. The hotel had 1,720 guestrooms and suites with a casino covering more than 85,000 square feet (7,900 m2).
The hotel is the site of the SLS station, the northernmost stop for the Las Vegas Monorail. The SLS anchored the northern end of the Las Vegas Strip. The renovated property reopened on August 23, 2014, after a $415 million renovation as part of SBE's chain of SLS hotels.
The first casino built on the site was Club Bingo, which opened in 1947. Owner Milton Prell replaced the casino with a new casino hotel in 1952 called the Sahara Hotel. Located just outside the City of Las Vegas, it was the sixth resort to open on the Strip. The resort was built by Del Webb. The porte-cochere entrance, topped by an onion-dome minaret, was designed to set the resort's warm Moroccan flavor and hospitality for arriving guests.
In late 1954, the hotel hired jazz musician Louis Prima to be their late night lounge act, one of the earliest ones on the Las Vegas Strip. Along with his then-wife Keely Smith and sax player Sam Butera, they created one of the hottest late-night attractions on the Strip. In 1956, Abbott and Costello appeared together for the last time on the Sahara stage before their permanent breakup. The hotel constructed the first high-rise tower on the Strip in 1959, designed by Martin Stern.
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