[edit] Demolished or closed Strip casinos & hotels

• Big Red's Casino: Closed in 1982. Property developed for CBS Sports World Casino (Changed name to Sports World Casino after the CBS Television Network threatened to sue)^{[citation needed]}: Closed in 2001, now a shopping center.
• Boardwalk Hotel and Casino: Demolished May 9, 2006 to make way for Project City Center.
• Bourbon Street Hotel and Casino: Demolished February 6, 2006, now an empty lot.
• Desert Inn (and golf course): Inn demolished in 2004, now Wynn Las Vegas; golf course retained and improved.
• The Dunes (and golf course): Demolished in 1993, now Bellagio.
• El Rancho (formerly Thunderbird/Silverbird): Closed in 1992 and demolished in 2000, will be the site of the 4000-room casino-hotel Fontainebleau which is currently under construction.
• El Rancho Vegas: Burned down in 1960. The Hilton Grand Vacation Club timeshare now exists on the south edge of the site where the resort once stood; the remainder remains vacant.
• Glass Pool Inn: Demolished in 2006. It was called Mirage Motel until 1988 and changed names due to The Mirage opening down The Strip in 1989.
• Hacienda: Demolished in 1996, now Mandalay Bay. A separate Hacienda now exists outside of Boulder City, formerly the Gold Strike Inn.
• Holy Cow Casino Cafe and Brewery First micro brewery in Las Vegas. Closed in 2002, property currently vacant.
• Jackpot Casino: Closed in 1977, now the Sahara.
• Klondike Hotel & Casino: Closed in 2006, demolished in 2008.
• The Landmark: Demolished in 1995. Now the site of a parking lot for the Las Vegas Convention Center (Demolition was filmed for the feature Mars Attacks!).
• Lucky Slots Casino: Closed in 1981, now a shopping center.
• Lotus Inn Hotel & Casino: Closed in 1978, now a Rodeway Inn.
• Money Tree Casino: Closed in 1979.
• Marina Hotel and Casino: Westward pointing tower (known as the West Wing) of the MGM Grand.
• The New Frontier: Closed July 16, 2007, demolished November 13, 2007. Was to have been replaced by the new Las Vegas Plaza, but that project was put on hold.
• Nob Hill Casino: Closed in 1990, now Casino Royale.
• Paddlewheel Hotel & Casino: Closed in 1991 and reopened in 1993 as Debbie Reynolds' Hollywood Hotel & Casino, which itself closed in 1996 and is now the Greek Isles Hotel & Casino.
• San Souci: Closed in 1962 for the Castaways, which itself was demolished in 1987. Now the site of The Mirage.
• The Sands: Demolished in 1996, now The Venetian.
• Silver City Hotel & Casino: Closed in 1999, now the Silver City Shopping Center.
• Silver Slipper: Demolished in 1988 for a parking lot. Now the site of the Desert Inn Road Arterial.
• Stardust Resort & Casino: Closed November 1, 2006, demolished March 13, 2007. Was to have been replaced by Echelon Place, but that project was put on hold in August 2008.
• Tally Ho Hotel: Closed in 1966. Became the Aladdin, which in 2007 became Planet Hollywood.
• Vacation Village Resort & Casino; Closed in 2002, demolished in 2006. Site of the new Town Square development.
• Vegas World: Demolished in 1995 and rebuilt as the Stratosphere; parts of the old Vegas World still remain.
• Westward Ho Hotel and Casino: Closed in 2005, demolished in 2006.

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