Fitzgeralds Casino and Hotel (also known as Fitz) is a 34-story, 638-room hotel and casino in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada, in the United States. It is owned by Barden Nevada, a subsidiary of The Majestic Star Casino, LLC.
Fitzgeralds has a 42,000-square-foot (3,900 m2) casino, several restaurants, a business center and a pool and spa. The hotel is located at the eastern end of the Fremont Street Experience. Fitzgerald's also has a race and sports book, or betting facility, operated by Lucky's Race & Sports Book, located on the second floor of the casino. The casino has approximately 940 slot machines and 29 table games.
Fitzgeralds has a "luck of the Irish" theme, with shamrocks and a leprechaun. It is inside Fitzgerald's hotel where the suspended sign falls and kills Patches O'Houlihan (Rip Torn) in the film Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story.
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In 1979, Fitzgeralds opened as the Sundance Hotel and took on its current name in 1987.[1] Barden Nevada Gaming LLC acquired three Fitzgerald Properties in Dec 2001,[2] and the hotel was spun out as a privately owned asset of Barden Development Inc. two years later.[3]
In May 2008, it was reported that Don Barden was pledging his downtown Las Vegas property to generate a $35-million equity stake in a slots-only casino in Pittsburgh, making a sale likely for Fitzgeralds Casino and Hotel.[4] It was subsequently reported, however, that Barden had no need to sell Fitzgeralds to maintain a stake in the slots-only casino in Pittsburgh and that it would remain an asset which he could use to generate cash for his struggling gambling portfolio.[5]
In May 2011, Barden passed away.[6] Barden's estate agreed in September to sell the hotel to Derek Stevens, majority owner of the Golden Gate casino, and his brother Greg.[6] Stevens plans to remodel Fitzgeralds with a "vintage Vegas" theme, and rename it.[6]
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Coordinates: 36°10′15″N 115°8′35″W / 36.17083°N 115.14306°W / 36.17083; -115.14306
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