The iconic center-Strip resort, Flamingo is celebrating its milestone 75th anniversary.
In 1946, Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel and business partner Meyer Lansky famously opened the Flamingo Hotel intending to bring Hollywood glam to the desert. They created the first resort-style hotel on the Strip and forever changed Las Vegas.
Flamingo Hotel exterior day and night in Las Vegas, Nevada. December 15, 1953. CREDIT: Las Vegas News Bureau. 
This is an exterior view of the Flamingo in Las Vegas, Nevada circa 1947. (Las Vegas News Bureau)
Flock to Flamingo Las Vegas as the “Forever Fabulous” resort at the heart of the Strip celebrates its milestone 75th anniversary. Now through the end of the year, guests can enjoy anniversary-themed offers at the resort, from a social media sweepstakes to hotel, spa, and wedding packages.
The resort offers more than 3,500 guest rooms and suites, including the recently renovated Flamingo Rooms and Suites, as well as unique Bunk Bed Rooms and Suites. The refreshed rooms feature contemporary, retro-chic designs with vibrant hues of gold and bright pops of flamingo pink.
- Flamingo 75th Anniversary View Room Offer (Promo Code: FL75V) – Enjoy fabulous views in a renovated room. Stay two nights for $75 in a Flamingo Garden View, City View, or High Roller View Room.
- Flamingo 75th Anniversary Premium Room Offer (Promo Code: FL75P) – Celebrate “75 Years of Fab” in a GO Mini Suite or Renovated Flamingo Premium Room for $75 per night.
The rooms are great, but you know what’s also great? All the LIVE entertainment Flamingo has to offer!
“Piff the Magic Dragon” at the Flamingo Showroom
In “Piff the Magic Dragon,” Piff and Mr. Piffles, the World’s First Magic Performing Chihuahua™, perform a selection of their greatest hits from a repertoire that stretches over six previous critically acclaimed solo shows. Each routine features their signature approach to conjuring that puts a new twist on the traditional magic show.
“RuPaul’s Drag Race Live!” at the Flamingo Showroom
“RuPaul’s Drag Race Live!” is the most sickening eleganza extravaganza in Las Vegas’ herstory. From the creative team behind the Emmy® Award-winning series RuPaul’s Drag Race, the critically acclaimed Las Vegas revue is everything you love about the TV show and then some. With over-the-top costumes, visually stunning sets, and jaw-dropping performances, “RuPaul’s Drag Race Live!” serves the audience a drag experience like they’ve never seen before. Each show features six queens, including Asia O’Hara, Derrick Barry, Kameron Michaels, Naomi Smalls, Vanessa “Vanjie” Matteo, and Yvie Oddly.
“X Burlesque” at the X Burlesque Theater
Provocative, daring, and scintillating, “X Burlesque” brings adult fantasies to the stage in a bubbly production show led by a troupe of gorgeous dancers. Running as the city’s hottest topless revue for more than 19 years, “X Burlesque” beauties bare their assets all while playfully interacting with the audience. With bits set to music by hot contemporary artists, numbers range from frisky to-rated ‘X’ hence the show’s seductive name.
“Wayne: Up Close and Personal” at the Wayne Newton Theater
Having achieved “headliner” status for the first time in his career at Flamingo in the 1960s, Wayne Newton – Mr. Las Vegas – is set to return to the iconic resort with a limited engagement of “Wayne: Up Close and Personal” in the Wayne Newton Theater inside Bugsy’s Cabaret. “Wayne: Up Close and Personal” presents the entertainer in an intimate setting where he will interact with the audience, perform some favorite songs and share personal career highlights through songs, film clips, anecdotes, and audience Q&A. Dates to be announced soon.