The project was proposed by Gaughan and his father Jackie, along with partners Kenny Epstein and Frank Toti. īy December 1975, Michael Gaughan and others were planning to build the $10 million Barbary Coast hotel-casino on the 1.7-acre site occupied by the Times Square. In 1975, plans were approved for a shopping center to be built on the land, but the project failed to materialize, as the site had inadequate space for parking. It was renamed again as the Times Square Motel in 1974, before closing later that year. It was later renamed Empey's Desert Villa, after owner Phillip Empey. The property was once the site of the Desert Villa motel, which opened in 1958, at the northeast corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Flamingo Road. In 2020, the Cromwell became an adults-only property. It also features a rooftop pool and nightclub operated by Drai. The renovated property includes a restaurant by chef Giada De Laurentiis. The property closed on February 4, 2013, and reopened as The Cromwell on April 21, 2014. Harrah's was later renamed as Caesars Entertainment, and the company announced plans in 2012 to extensively renovate Bill's. The property was named after company founder Bill Harrah. Harrah's finalized its acquisition in February 2007, and briefly closed the Barbary Coast before reopening it on March 1, 2007, as Bill's Gamblin' Hall and Saloon. Boyd subsequently traded the Barbary Coast to Harrah's Entertainment, in exchange for other property on the Las Vegas Strip. The Barbary Coast would go on to add two popular restaurants, and a nightclub by Victor Drai.īoyd Gaming acquired the Barbary Coast in 2004, when it purchased Coast Casinos. The property featured Victorian décor and later became part of Gaughan's company, Coast Casinos. Several nearby resorts were opposed to its construction, partially due to concerns about increased traffic congestion. It was originally opened by Michael Gaughan as the Barbary Coast on March 2, 1979. It is owned and operated by Caesars Entertainment. The Cromwell Las Vegas is a luxury boutique casino hotel on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada.

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