The company considered partial or complete demolition of the resort, before deciding on a renovation instead. Harrah's Entertainment (later known as Caesars Entertainment) purchased the Imperial Palace in 2005, for $370 million. Following his death, operations were taken over by a group that included his wife Betty. When Engelstad died in 2002, the Imperial Palace was the second-largest privately owned hotel in the world, behind the Venetian resort in Las Vegas. It was among the largest hotels in the world. Long-running attractions included The Auto Collections, a car museum that operated from 1981 to 2017 and Legends in Concert, a show that ran from 1983 to 2009.Įngelstad added additional hotel towers from 1982 to 1987, increasing the room count to 2,637. It was popular among middle-class and value-conscious guests. The Imperial Palace was the first Asian-themed resort on the Strip. The Flamingo Capri's casino was demolished to make way for the Imperial Palace's entrance, although some of the motel rooms would remain in operation for decades. Engelstad renamed the entire property as the Imperial Palace on November 1, 1979, when a new casino facility opened on the site. He built additional motel buildings in 1974, and eventually added the 19-story Imperial Palace Tower in 1977. Ralph Engelstad purchased the Flamingo Capri in 1971, and added a casino the following year. Goldberg and Flamingo employee Bill Capri. The Flamingo Capri was a 180-room motel, owned by George E. It opened as the Flamingo Capri in 1959, on property located directly north of the original Flamingo resort. It is owned and operated by Caesars Entertainment. The Linq (formerly Flamingo Capri, Imperial Palace and The Quad) is a casino hotel on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada.

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