A list of who owns what. Last Update: December 2009 The Strip
A whopping 17 of the 26 strip casinos are owned by just two companies. Bye-bye, competition! MGM Mirage
Aria
Bellagio
Excalibur
Luxor
Mandalay Bay
MGM Grand
The Mirage
Monte Carlo
New York New York
Treasure Island
In 2005 the MGM & Mandalay companies merged, creating the largest gaming company in the world at that time, with 28 properties in five states, annual revenues of $6 billion, and control of 40% of the slots, 44% of the table games, and 36,000 of the 73,000 rooms on the Las Vegas Strip.
The 2005 merger between Caesars & Harrah's surpassed MGM/Mandalay to create the largest gaming company in the world, with 40 properties over 100,000 employees. Barrick Gaming(all downtown)
Plaza
Vegas Club
Gold Spike
The Western
These had been owned by Jackie Gaughan but were sold in March 2004 for $82 million, along with 35 acres of land and two downtown motels. Gaughan retains control of the El Cortez.
Boyd Gaming and Coast Casinos merged in Feb. 2004 in a deal reportedly worth $1.3 billion. Coast had Barbary Coast, Gold Coast, Orleans, and Suncoast. Boyd had Stardust, Fremont, California, Main St. Station, Sam's Town, Joker's Wild, the Eldorado in Henderson, half of the Borgata in Atlantic City, and casinos in the Midwest and South. Station Casinos
Casinos with affiliated sportsbooksBoyd Group
CaliforniaEldoradoFremontJoker's WildSam's TownStardust Cal-Neva
Bourbon StreetThirstbuster's Circus Circus properties
Circus CircusExcaliburLuxorMonte Carlo Coast Resorts
Barbary CoastGold CoastOrleansSuncoastPlaza
Renata's
from the WizardOfOdds, 2005 Harrah's Entertainment
Harrah'sRio Leroy's
Ellis IslandFitzgeraldsFour QueensGolden GateNevada PalaceRivieraRoyalSaharaSan RemoSilvertonTropicanaGold RushHaciendaMagic StarRailroad PassSkylineThe Mining CompanyBarcelonaSilver NuggetSpeedway MGM/Mandalay
BellagioBoardwalkGolden NuggetMandalay BayMGM GrandMirageNew York New YorkTreasure Island Park Place Entertainment
Bally'sCaesars PalaceFlamingo HiltonLas Vegas HiltonParis Rampart
CanneryRampart
Station Casinos
Barley'sBoulder StationFiesta HendersonFiesta RanchoGreen Valley Ranch StationPalace StationSanta Fe StationSunset StationTexas StationWild Wild West Station Casinos
Barley'sBoulder StationFiesta HendersonFiesta RanchoGreen Valley Ranch StationPalace StationSanta Fe StationSunset StationTexas StationWild Wild West Stratosphere
Arizona Charlie's BoulderArizona Charlie's Decatur
Stratosphere