It first opened in 1946 and has undergone many changes over the past 70(!) years. The Flamingo is the oldest casino on the Vegas Strip. Here’s a look at the 4 oldest casinos on the Vegas Strip: Monte Carlo will undergo a major renovation to become Park MGM and NoMad Las Vegas. Not all older casinos are closing or have plans for a complete makeover. The next casino to go away won’t be erased from the landscape like the Riviera. The Riviera was imploded to make way for an expansion of the Las Vegas Convention Center in the next few years. Earlier this year we said goodbye to one of the oldest casinos on the Vegas Strip. However, there’s always a little love for the past.
New Vegas isn’t the same as Old Vegas and that’s a good thing for many people. The casino operators understand this and restaurants, bars and shows seem to rotate every few months to meet the demands of those visiting today.
Visitors don’t want the same things that their parents and grandparents wanted when they visited Las Vegas. The people visiting Las Vegas have changed too. The city once run by the mob (*supposedly – I don’t want to get whacked) is now run by billion dollar corporations. The Vegas Strip is especially corporate with two casino operators, Caesars Entertainment and MGM Resorts International, owning 18 of the 28 casinos. Las Vegas is constantly reinventing itself.
