Who owns Vegas? The two major players that own the lions share of Las Vegas Hotels and Casinos are MGM and Harrah's. Here's the comprehensive list (as of 1/2007) of who owns what Las Vegas Hotel Casino.
MGM owns: Mandalay Bay, Luxor, Excalibur, New York-New York, Monte Carlo, MGM Grand, Bellagio, Mirage, TI, Circus Circus, and Slots A Fun.
Harrah's owns: Harrah's, Imperial Palace, Flamingo, Barbary Coast, Bally's, Paris, Caesars Palace, and the Rio.
Station Casino owns: Palace Station, Boulder Station, Texas Station, Sunset Station, Santa Fe Station, Green Valley Ranch, Red Rock Resort, Fiesta Rancho, Fiesta Henderson, and Wild Wild West.
The Tamares Group owns: Plaza, Vegas Club, Gold Spike, and Western.
American Real Estate Partners, a Carl Icahn company, owns: Arizona Charlie's Decatur, Arizona Charlie's Boulder, and the Stratosphere.
MTR Gaming owns: Binion's and the Speedway.
Columbia Su*** owns: Tropicana and Westin Casuarina
Single property Owners:
Aladdin: Planet Hollywood
Casino Royale: Margaret Elardi
El Cortez: Jackie Gaughan
Fitzgeralds: Don Barden
Four Queens: Terry Caudill
Golden Gate: Mark Brandenburg
Golden Nugget: Landry's Restaurants
Hard Rock: Peter Morton (being sold to Morgans)
Hooters: Hooters
Las Vegas Hilton: Colony Capital
New Frontier: Phil Ruffin
Palms: George Maloof
Riviera: Riviera Holdings
Sahara: Estate of Bill Bennett
Silverton: Edward Roski, Jr.
South Point: Michael Gaughan
Terrible's: Herbst Gaming
Tuscany: Tuscany LLC
Venetian: Las Vegas Sands Corp.
Wynn Las Vegas: Wynn Resorts |