From Marketwire.com: Margaritaville and Flamingo Announce Plans to Open “Margaritaville Casino at the Flamingo” — Fall 2011
Margaritaville and The Flamingo Las Vegas are bringing to the city a gaming experience unlike anything else with the opening this Fall of the “Margaritaville Casino at the Flamingo”, a new and exciting gaming space. This is the first casino gaming space to bear the well-known and respected Margaritaville name. Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville restaurant has been a dynamic addition to the Las Vegas Strip experience since its 2004 opening at the famed center Strip resort.
At the “Margaritaville Casino at the Flamingo”, guests will feel the energy of the Las Vegas Strip while enjoying the laid-back vibe of the islands. Adjoining the restaurant and directly accessible from the Strip sidewalk, the “Margaritaville Casino at the Flamingo” will include 15,000-square-feet and offer 22 gaming tables, 220 slot machines and the centerpiece 5 O’Clock Somewhere Bar.
The “Margaritaville Casino at the Flamingo” gaming activities will operate under the Flamingo’s gaming license. They will be a perfect complement to Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville restaurant, currently one of the most popular spots on the Las Vegas Strip and one of the busiest in the United States. Visitors, residents, Parrotheads and anyone who has ever dreamed of escaping to the tropics and sipping a margarita will enjoy being immersed in the total Margaritaville experience.