Riviera (hotel and casino)

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Riviera
Address 2901 Las Vegas Blvd South
Las Vegas, NV 89109
Opening dateApril 20, 1955
ThemeNone
No. of rooms2,100
Total gaming space110,000 ft² (9,000 m²)
Permanent showsAn Evening at La Cage
Crazy Girls
Splash
Casino typeLand-Based
OwnerRiviera Holdings Corporation
Renovated in1999
WebsiteRiviera Hotel and Casino

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The Riviera, or "The Riv," is a hotel and casino located on the famed Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada. The hotel has over 2,100 rooms, many located in a 23-story tower. The casino has over 110,000 square feet (9,000 m²) of space. The hotel is owned and operated by Riviera Holdings Corporation, which announced on April 6, 2006 that it was being acquired by Riv Acquisition Holdings, a private investment group that includes real estate developers Neil Bluhm, Barry Sternlicht, Paul Kanavos and Scott Butera (president of the acquisition group).

History

The Riviera opened on April 20, 1955 as the first high-rise and the ninth resort on the Las Vegas Strip. The Riv is one of the oldest and most famous casino resorts in Las Vegas. The Riviera also broke new ground in its design: previously, Strip resorts resembled roadside motor courts.

The Riviera was built by a group of investors from Miami. The resort has gone through many ownership changes over the years, including a period of control by owners linked to the Mafia (as was the case for many Vegas resorts in the 1960s and 1970s). Harpo Marx and Gummo Marx held minority interests at the opening, and Dean Martin once held a minority ownership stake while he was a headliner in the showroom.

Liberace was the featured headliner at the resort's opening, and for many years afterward.

Film history

The Riviera is often chosen as a shooting location due to its "themeless" casino setting. Portions of the following features were filmed at The Riv:

Shows

The resort has three long-running shows:

See also

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