Fitzgeralds Las Vegas
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Fitzgeralds Las Vegas is a 34-story, 638-room hotel and casino in downtown Las Vegas. Fitzgeralds is owned by Barden Nevada a subsidiary of The Majestic Star Casino, LLC.
It has a 42,000 square foot casino, and several places to eat, as well as a business center and 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. The casino has approximately 940 slot machines, and 29 table games.
Fitzgeralds has a "luck of the Irish" theme, with shamrocks and a leprechaun mascot. It is inside Fitzgerald's casino where the suspended sign falls and kills Patches O'Houlihan (Rip Torn) in the film Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story.
[edit] History
It opened as the Sundance Hotel in 1979 (some sources say 1980). It took on its current name in 1987.
The hotel was renovated in 2003 and was a Holiday Inn for a while.
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