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I adopted this artcle: Ben 18:44, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] O'Sheas

First, the grammar in this sentence: O'Sheas Casino which is an irish themed casino is located in the same building as the Flamingo but both casinos operate separately should be corrected before it gets posted. Capitalization of "irish", for example, or the lack of punctuation.

Secondly, please refer to other articles that also deal with connected properties to see how they're dealt with. Technically, Bally's and Paris are the same physical building (O'Sheas and Flamingo are not), but they are handled as completely separate entries in Wikipedia. Now that Imperial Palace is part of Harrah's and those buildings are next to each other, do we say that "Imperial Palace is an asian themed casino is located in the same building as Harrahs but both casinos operate separately"? No, as they should be handled as separate entities.

Information about O'Sheas would be better suited to the page of the parent organization (as another Strip property owned by Harrah's), rather than located on the Flamingo page.SpikeJones 03:32, 4 September 2005 (UTC)

Sorry but you are wrong Flamingo and O'Sheas are in the same building and on the same property, If you look up the Flamingo and O'Sheas in the phone book or on any website that gives detailed information about the two casinos you will see that they are both located at 3555 Las Vegas Boulevard South, There has also been occassions that O'Sheas has run low on casino chips and as a substitute they've used chips from the Flamingo on the O'Sheas gaming table. Misterrick 08:25, 04 September 2005 (UTC).

Just like the chips from Bally's and Paris are intermingled, I'm sure. How do you explain the street with traffic light that cuts straight through between Margaritaville/OShea's? Sure, there's a walkway connecting the two buildings on the 2nd (or is it 3rd?) floor -- but they are not the same building, regardless of where they receive their mail. Why not look into the history of O'Sheas, as it was originally a Hilton property and named the same as other Hilton destinations (like the Kitty O'Sheas bar in the Chicago Hilton)SpikeJones 14:54, 4 September 2005 (UTC)

Again your wrong, O'Sheas was never a Hilton, they don't even have a hotel, Your thinking of the Flamingo which was a Hilton hotel property. Misterrick 20:17, 04 September 2005 (UTC).

There are plenty of articles and references that refer to O'Shea's as a Hilton property (before the Park Place buyout, of course). Yes, they don't have a hotel. Then again, Slots'o'Fun doesn't have a hotel and I believe they are a Mandalay operation as well. Existence of a hotel is meaningless. SpikeJones 23:53, 4 September 2005 (UTC)

Ok, Can you point me to these articles and references because O'Sheas was at one point was owned by Hilton but NEVER and I repeat NEVER actually bared the Hilton name on any of the building, casino or casino chips and as to your claim that the existence of a hotel is meaningless is utter crap in my opinion. Also I have spoken to the Licensing and Taxation division of the Nevada Gaming Control Board who confirmed today that the Flamingo and O'Sheas are one and the same. Also I have been tracking gaming for the past 20 years I've attending numerous shareholder meetings, press conferences and corporate presentations so I suspect I know a bit more then you about the gaming industry in the U.S. and internationally. I will be reinserting the O'Sheas reference. Misterrick 01:45, 15 September 2005 (UTC).

Thinking about this some more, my recommendation would be to keep any mention of the O'Sheas facility to a minimum in passing, similar to the way the London Club at the Aladdin is handled. That is, as an internal-yet-separately-operated-casino as part of a larger one with a specific street address. In any case, your passion and expertise are welcome as part of the Vegas Wikiproject; please feel free to join us over there and help out.SpikeJones 22:27, 3 October 2005 (UTC)

There was some confusion as far as the previous names of O'Sheas, I found a map that displays the previous name. http://www.pcap.com/et-map-strip.htm --Ben 23:19, 22 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Stick 'em up

Just thought maybe we should mention the '51 Flamingo robbery by major league morons Tony Brancato & Tony Trombino, the only successful heist of a Vegas casino--if you call getting murdered for ripping of the Mob successful... Trekphiler 08:27, 27 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Image deleted

I deleted the photo that purported to show the "old Flamingo." The scene depicted could not have been what it says, as The Strip never had trolley cars. This scene depicted was a downtown scene, and the The Flamingo was never even close to downtown. Realkyhick 08:31, 6 January 2006 (UTC)