Las Vegas’ famed Strip resort would eventually sit on the renowned “Four Corners,” along with Caesars Palace, Bellagio and Bally’s.īugsy Siegel’s desert dream, Flamingo Las Vegas has anchored the Las Vegas Strip since the city started rolling dice in 1946. The Flamingo Hotel flourished, even though Bugsy was never around to see it (he met his demise at girlfriend Virginia Hill’s Beverly Hills home, six months after the opening). The mystique of the Flamingo Hotel Las Vegas dates back to 1946 when Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel opened his “real class joint” seven miles south of downtown Las Vegas on Highway 91 (now known as the Strip).
