Palms Casino Resort

Palms Casino Resort
Location	Las Vegas, Nevada 89103
Address	4321 Flamingo Road
Opening date	November 15, 2001
Number of rooms	702
Total gaming space	95,000 sq ft (8,800 m^2)
Notable restaurants	N9NE Alizé Nove Heraea Simon Restaurant Lounge Hooters
Casino type	Land-Based
Owner	TPG Capital (49%) Leonard Green & Partners (49%) Maloof family (2%)
Architect	Jon Jerde
Renovated in	2005 (Fantasy Tower) 2008 (Palms Place Tower)
Website	Palms Casino Resort

The Palms Casino Resort is a casino hotel and residential tower located near the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. The Palms Casino Resort has 653 rooms and suites and contains a 95,000 sq ft (8,800 m²) casino, recording studio, Michelin-starred restaurant, and 2,500-seat concert theater.

Although it is located off the Strip, the resort has become a popular destination for many, especially younger people, Hollywood actors, and celebrities. The Palms competes for market share with Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, another off-strip resort aimed toward the 21–39 demographic. Both resorts are styled in a modern, neo-retro fashion.

The Fantasy Tower is also home to several nightlife venues including Moon Nightclub and Rain Nightclub. The tower holds what are known as the Sky Villas and Fantasy Suites, which are some of the most expensive hotel suites in the world. The Two Story Sky Villa on the top floor, billed at US$40,000 per night, is listed at number 5 on the World's 15 Most Expensive Hotel Suites compiled by CNN Go in March 2012.^[1] The Sky Villas have played host to numerous celebrities.

History

The Palms project was first developed by the Maloof family in July 1999,^[2] during the Fiesta hotel-casino expansion. The casino resort broke ground in July 2000. The project was officially announced by George Maloof on October 24, 2000. Construction was completed on September 26, 2001.^[3]

The Palms opened on November 15, 2001, to a massive crowd of people. Multiple celebrities attended the grand opening, such as Dennis Rodman, Pamela Anderson, Paris Hilton, and Samuel L. Jackson.

In 2002, it was the resort where participants of MTV's The Real World: Las Vegas stayed. The level they rebuilt to accommodate MTV is now the "Real World Suite" billed at $10,000 per night.^[4][5][5][6]

On October 27, 2005, the second tower, named the "Fantasy Tower", opened at a cost of $600 million. In keeping with George Maloof's basketball interest (the Maloofs were majority owners of the NBA's Sacramento Kings), the Fantasy Tower includes a two-story, 10,000 sq ft (930 m²) suite that includes the only basketball court in a hotel suite. The suite includes a locker room, scoreboard, and multi-screen entertainment system. Some of the other fantasy rooms include the G suite, the Barbie suite, and the King Pin suite.

The Palms hit financial trouble in 2010, when it started missing loan payments.^[7] Under an agreement reached with creditors TPG Capital and Leonard Green & Partners, they each received a 49% stake in the property in November 2011, in exchange for erasing about $400 million in debt.^[7][8] The Maloof family retains a 2% share, with options to buy back up to 20%, and George Maloof continues to manage the property.^[8]

Acts

• The casino was shown in Britney Spears's music video for her hit song "Everytime", but it was actually shot in Los Angeles.
• It was also shot for a scene in Eminem's music video, "We Made You", in 2009.
• In 2009, the Palms Fantasy Tower was the setting for the shooting of Katy Perry's music video "Waking Up in Vegas".
• After the death of DJ AM, The Palms' logo had the letters A and M exclusively lit up to pay tribute to the late musician.
• Pauly D from Jersey Shore has performed as a resident DJ recently and he was the celebrity DJ at MTV Spring Break: Las Vegas in March 2011.
• Since The Ultimate Fighter 5 the UFC has held the series Finale at The Palms.
• WEC also regularly held events at the Palms with the last event held (and the second to last *before the promotion folds in to the UFC) being WEC 52: Faber vs. Mizugaki on November 11, 2010. The UFC held most of the Ultimate Fighter Finales at the Palms, but as of TUF Season 14, the Finales as of now are held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center or the MGM Grand Garden Arena, with the coaches usually fighting as the main event.
• INDYCAR holds their annual awards banquet at the resort.
• In Nitro Circus episode 3 of season 1 Members of the crew jumped off the building while another member had a tattoo set chosen by a roulette wheel.

Events

• The Palms Casino Resort was home to MTV The Real World: Las Vegas in 2002.
• The MTV Video Music Awards were hosted at the Palms in 2007.
• MTV Spring Break was filmed at the Palms in March 2011 (featured musical acts: Snoop Dogg, Pitbull, Lupe Fiasco, and Wiz Khalifa)
• The Palms hosts The Midsummer Night's Dream Party, which is an annual event that is held at the Palms Casino Resort once a year in August. This event is also held at the Playboy Mansion.
• The Palms hosts The Night of the Killer Costumes, which is a major Halloween Party that is held at the Palms the Saturday before Halloween each year.
• The Palms has hosts the NHL Awards at the Pearl Concert Theater for the last several years.
• Jersey Shore spin-off was filmed here, starring Pauly D.

Nightclubs & Lounges

• Ghostbar (also Ghostbar Dayclub, which is the nightclub concept in the daytime)
• Moon (Open only for special events)
• Ditch Friday's (Pool party with live DJ's every Friday during the pool season)
• Rain Nightclub (Open only for special events)

Pearl Concert Theater

The Pearl Concert Theater is a 3 level concert venue, located within the Palms Resort. Depending on the configuration the venue can seat between 1,000 and 2,500 people.^[9]

Performances

List of Performances 

• Evanescence – March 17, 2007, with Chevelle and Finger Eleven
• Gwen Stefani – April 21, with Akon and Brick & Lace and October 26, with Sean Kingston and moe., 2007
• Tool – April 27–28 and December 13–14, 2007
• Avril Lavigne – June 7, 2007 and April 29, 2008, with Boys Like Girls
• Morrissey – June 9 and September 21, 2007, with Kristeen Young
• The Bloc Party – June 13, 2007, with The Noisettes and The Maccabees
• The Goo Goo Dolls – June 16, 2007, with Lifehouse and Colbie Caillat and June 5, 2010
• The Honda Civic Tour – June 24, 2007 and June 13, 2008
• The Deftones – June 26, 2007, with The Fall of Troy and Dir En Grey
• Paulina Rubio – June 29, 2007
• Coheed and Cambria – July 10, 2007, with Killswitch Engage
• Snow Patrol – July 19, 2007, with Hot Hot Heat
• The Verizon VIP Tour – July 28, 2007
• Godsmack – August 3, 2007 and April 29, 2012
• Hinder – August 4, 2007, with Papa Roach and Buckcherry
• REO Speedwagon – August 10, 2007
• G. Love & Special Sauce – August 14, 2007, with Slightly Stoopid and Ozomatli
• Poison – August 17, 2007, with Ratt and Vains of Jenna and August 22, 2008, with Dokken and The Sebastian Bach Band
• Hilary Duff – August 18, 2007, with The Click Five
• 311 – August 24–25, 2007, with The Dirty Heads
• The Gipsy Kings – August 30, 2007 and August 2, 2013
• Kid Rock & Twisted Brown Trucker – August 31, 2007, September 20, with Rehab and December 31, 2008 and January 3 and September 17, with Lynyrd Skynyrd, 2009
• The Smashing Pumpkins – September 13, 2007, with The 88 and November 29, 2008
• Alice Cooper – October 5, 2007, with Queensrÿche and Heaven & Hell, November 30, 2012, with Kill Devil Hill, November 27, 2013 and November 26, 2014
• The Used – October 7, 2007, with Army of Me and The Josephine Collective
• The Black Crowes – October 11, 2007, with The Buffalo Killers
• Blue October – October 24, 2007, with Yellowcard, Lovedrug and The Shiny Toy Guns (recorded and released as iTunes Live from Las Vegas at the Palms)
• Marilyn Manson – October 31, 2007, with OURS
• The Pogues – November 2, 2007, with William Elliott Whitmore
• Brand New – November 9, 2007, with Thrice and mewithoutYou
• Maroon 5 – November 10, 2007, with The Hives and Phantom Planet, December 31, 2009 and September 16–17, 2011, with Train and Matt Nathanson
• Alejandro Sanz – November 20, 2007
• Chris Cornell – November 23, 2007, with Earl Greyhound
• Björk – December 15, 2007, with Ratatat
• JAY Z – December 29, 2007, July 3–4, 2009, with Fabolous and Ciara and March 27, 2010, with Jeezy and Trey Songz
• Kanye West – December 31, 2007
• Lenny Kravitz – January 20, 2008, with Lissie
• Sammy Hagar & The Waboritas – February 2, 2008
• James Blunt – February 8, 2008, with Sara Bareilles
• The Mighty Mighty Bosstones – February 29, 2008
• Matchbox 20 – March 18, 2008, with Alanis Morissette and Mutemath and March 29, 2013, with Matt Hires
• The Taste of Chaos Tour – April 8, 2008
• Def Leppard – April 25, 2008, with Styx and REO Speedwagon
• The Verve – April 26, 2008
• Salif Keita – June 5, 2008
• Danity Kane – June 6, 2008, with Cheri Dennis, Donnie Klang and Day26
• The Stone Temple Pilots – June 12 and 14, 2008, with Billy Boy on Poison, January 2, 2009, February 25, 2011 and September 20 and 24, 2012
• Yazoo – July 6, 2008
• Steely Dan – August 8 and 28, 2009, October 13, 2011 and August 23, 2013
• KISS – August 29, 2008 and November 28, 2009, with Buckcherry
• Judas Priest – September 1, 2008, with Motörhead, Testament and Heaven & Hell and November 14, 2014, with Steel Panther
• Marco Antonio Solís – September 13, 2008, with Howlin' Rain
• Nina's Night Out Charity – September 18, 2008
• Cheech & Chong – October 18, 2008 and May 22–24, 2009, with Dane Cook and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
• Mary J. Blige – October 17, 2008, with Robin Thicke and Dave Young and September 7, 2012, with D'Angelo and Melanie Fiona
• Flogging Molly – October 24, 2008, with The Drowning Men and Jackson United and September 24, 2009, with Hepcat and Fitz and The Tantrums
• The Jägermeister Music Tour – October 30, 2008
• Maxwell – October 31, 2008, with Jazmine Sullivan, June 26, 2009, with Laura Izibor and May 25, 2014
• The Experience Hendrix Tour – November 1, 2008
• Jason Mraz – November 15, 2008, with Lisa Hannigan and May 9, 2009, with James Morrison
• OneRepublic – November 16, 2008, with Augustana, The Hush Sound and The Spill Canvas and November 20, 2009, with Rev Theory and Orianthi
• Usher – November 21, 2008, with Faith Evans
• The Backstreet Boys – November 22, 2008, with Donnie Klang
• Oasis – December 6, 2008, with Ryan Adams and the Cardinals and Matt Costa
• John Legend – January 10, 2009, with Estelle, December 31, 2011 and November 30, 2013, with Tamar Braxton
• Disturbed – January 30, 2009, with Sevendust and Skindred
• Bret Michaels – January 31, 2009
• Ne-Yo – February 5, 2009, with Jazmine Sullivan and January 1, 2010
• Scott Weiland – February 6, 2009
• Puscifer – February 13–15 and October 29, 2009 and December 10, 2011, with Carina Round
• Calvin Harris – March 15, 2009
• Lil Wayne – March 28, 2009, with Gym Class Heroes, T-Pain, Gorilla Zoe and Keri Hilson
• Fall Out Boy – April 5, 2009, with Cobra Starship, All Time Low, Metro Station and Hey Monday
• The Cure – April 17, 2009
• Jennifer Hudson – May 1, 2009, with Robin Thicke
• Nine Inch Nails – May 18, 2009, with Jane's Addiction and Street Sweeper Social Club
• The Offspring – May 30, 2009, with The Alkaline Trio and The Street Dogs
• Keyshia Cole – June 21, 2009, with The-Dream, Keri Hilson and Bobby V
• The Pussycat Dolls – June 27, 2009
• Duran Duran – July 10, 2009
• New Kids on the Block – July 11, 2009, with Jesse McCartney and The Jabbawockeez and May 7–8, 2010
• The Fray – July 17, 2009, with Jack's Mannequin and Meese
• Limp Bizkit – July 18, 2009
• Diana Krall – August 8, 2009
• Depeche Mode – August 22, 2009, with Peter Bjorn and John and October 6, 2013
• Las Vegas Celebrates the Music of Michael Jackson – August 29, 2009
• Mariah Carey – September 11–12 and October 9–10, 2009 (filmed and released as Live At The Pearl)
• Peter Frampton – September 18, 2009
• The Yeah Yeah Yeahs – September 19, 2009, with No Age
• Kylie Minogue – October 3, 2009
• Rob Thomas – October 24, 2009, with OneRepublic and Carolina Liar and April 4, 2014
• Rob Zombie – October 30, 2009, with Nekromantix and Captain Clegg & The Night Creatures
• Slipknot – October 31, 2009, with Vision of Disorder
• The Cranberries – December 3, 2009
• Trace Adkins – December 9, 2009 and July 31, 2010, with Toby Keith
• Lady Gaga – December 17–18, 2009, with Semi Precious Weapons and Kid Cudi
• 30 Seconds to Mars – April 9, with The Neon Trees and The Street Drum Corps and December 31, 2010
• The Dead Weather – April 18, 2010, with The Ettes
• Conan O'Brien & The Legally Prohibited Band – May 1–2, 2010
• KoЯn – June 4, 2010, with 2Cents and Jay Oakerson, March 2, 2012, with JDevil and October 12, 2013, with Asking Alexandria
• 50 Cent – June 6, 2010
• Erykah Badu – June 24, 2010, with Janelle Monáe
• Camp Freddy – July 10, 2010
• The Reggae Fest – July 29, 2010
• Ludacris – August 5, 2010
• Billy Idol – August 21, 2010 and May 25, 2013
• Norah Jones – August 22, 2010, with Corinne Bailey Rae
• David Gray – September 3, 2010, with Ray LaMontagne and Tift Merritt
• Melissa Etheridge – September 4, 2010
• Trey Songz – September 9, 2010, with Monica and February 18, 2012, with Big Sean
• The Scissor Sisters – September 10, 2010
• The Cult – September 16, 2010, with The Black Ryder
• Phoenix – September 22, 2010, with The Neon Indian
• Vampire Weekend – September 29, 2010, with The Beach House and The Very Best
• Matador at 21: The Lost Weekend – October 1–3, 2010
• LCD Soundsystem – October 12, 2010, with The Sleigh Bells
• Slayer – October 20, 2010, with Megadeth and Anthrax
• A Perfect Circle – November 20–21, 2010
• Miranda Lambert – December 10, 2010, with Eric Church and Josh Kelley
• Rick Ross – March 10, 2011
• Pete Yorn – April 8, 2011
• Brian McKnight – April 9, 2011
• Kesha – May 7, 2011
• Elvis Costello & The Imposters – May 13, 2011
• System of a Down – May 22, 2011, with Gogol Bordello
• Paul Oakenfold – May 27, 2011
• Bruno Mars & The Hooligans and Janelle Monáe – June 16, 2011
• Deep Purple – June 23, 2011
• Bob Dylan – July 16, 2011
• INXS – July 23, 2011
• Tony Bennett – July 24, 2011
• Jeezy – August 26, 2011, with Freddie Gibbs
• The Butthole Surfers – August 28, 2011
• Fabolous – September 18, 2011
• Erasure – September 30, 2011, with Frankmusik and October 31, 2014
• Lupe Fiasco – October 9, 2011
• k.d. lang – October 22, 2011
• Mary Mary – December 15, 2011
• Kelly Clarkson – April 5, 2012, with Matt Nathanson
• Garbage – April 14, 2012, with Laura Escudé and April 12, 2013, with DIIV
• Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds – April 20, 2012
• Creed – May 11, 2012
• Jeff Trachta – May 17–20, 2012
• Seal – June 30 and August 4, 2012, with Macy Gray
• The Rock & Blues Festival – August 5, 2012
• Beck – August 8, 2012
• Yes – August 19, 2012, with Procol Harum and July 12, 2013
• Joe Walsh – September 22, 2012
• The Australian Pink Floyd Show – September 29, 2012 and September 26, 2014
• Don Felder – October 20, 2012
• Eddie Vedder – October 31–November 1, 2012, with Glen Hansard
• Steve Winwood – November 9, 2012
• Styx – November 16–17, 2012, January 19, 2014 and January 18, 2015
• The Moody Blues – December 15, 2012
• Armenchik – December 22, 2012
• Pitbull – December 28–29, 2012
• Gregg Allman – January 12, 2013 and June 21, 2014, with Jaimoe's Jasssz Band
• Ben Folds Five – January 25, 2013, with Nataly Dawn
• Jackson Browne – February 15, 2013
• Bonnie Raitt – February 22, 2013
• Bob Weir – March 1, 2013, with Jonathan Wilson
• How to Destroy Angels – April 13, 2013
• Joe Bonamassa – April 20, 2013
• Cheap Trick – June 15, 2013, with Pat Benatar
• Boz Scaggs – June 22, 2013, with Dave Mason
• Alabama Shakes – July 19, 2013, with Hurray for the Riff Raff and Fly Golden Eagle
• Toni Braxton – August 9, 2013
• Journey – August 28–29, 2013
• Joe Satriani – August 30, 2013, with The Steve Morse Band
• Marc Anthony – September 13, 2013
• Straight No Chaser – September 26–28, 2013
• Furthur – October 1–2, 2013
• Brian Wilson – October 18, 2013, with Jeff Beck
• Mark Knopfler – October 25, 2013
• Alice in Chains – October 26, 2013, with Walking Papers
• Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band – November 22–23, 2013 and March 15, 2015
• Dierks Bentley – December 6, 2013, with The Beau Hodges Band
• Robin Thicke – December 29, 2013
• Dwight Yoakam – March 29, 2014
• Bryan Ferry – April 12, 2014, with Dawn Landes
• Megadeth – April 17, 2014, with Motörhead
• The Eli Young Band – May 10, 2014
• Staind – June 7, 2014
• RatDog – July 5, 2014
• The Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band – August 1, 2014, with Los Lonely Boys
• Pepe Aguilar – September 12, 2014
• Ian Anderson – September 19, 2014
• Crosby, Stills & Nash – September 27, 2014
• John Fogerty – October 17, 2014
• Laura Pausini – October 19, 2014
• Chrissie Hynde – November 28, 2014, with The Rails
• John Prine – December 6, 2014, with Iris DeMent
• Tears for Fears – December 13, 2014
• The Brian Setzer Orchestra – December 20, 2014

Studio at the Palms

The Palms includes a recording studio that has been used by many artists including, but not limited to – JAY Z, Beyoncé Knowles, Madonna, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Carlos Santana, T-Pain, Imagine Dragons, Panic at the Disco, The Killers, Dr. Dre, Eminem, 50 Cent, Maroon 5, Joe Bonamassa, and Wayne Newton.

Palms Place

Palms Place tower

Maloof announced a third tower called Palms Place, a residential high-rise built on the west end of the Palms property. The design architect was Jerde Partnership Construction and this third and final tower has been completed. Residents were allowed to move in on February 29, 2008. On May 31, 2008, the grand opening night took place that marked the latest addition to the Palms, as Palms Place is a multimillion-dollar, 58-story hotel, condominium, and spa tower that provides 599 suites.^[10] In June 2014, Phil Maloof listed his top floor penthouse at Palms Place for USD$38 million, making the residence one of the most expensive apartments in the world.^[11]

Notes

1. Arnold, Helen "World's 15 most expensive hotel suites" CNN Go. March 25, 2012. Retrieved April 11, 2012
2. "Las Vegas Review-Journal". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
3. "Las Vegas Review-Journal". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
4. "Las Vegas house cost the Palms $2 million; Ikea-free space matches hotel.". reality blurred.
5. "The Real Truth behind MTV's The Real World - Las Vegas".
6. Andy Dehnart. "Fate of 'Real World' houses varies after filming" MSNBC April 27, 2008
7. Sieroty, Chris (November 18, 2011). "Nevada Gaming Commission approves new Palms owners". Casino City Times. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
8. Garcia, Oskar (June 21, 2011). "George Maloof: Little change in operations as family ownership hits 2 percent". Vegas Inc. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
9. "The Pearl". vegas.com. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
10. "Palms Casino Resort". Las Vegas Weekly.
11. "Palms Place Penthouse listed for $38 million". Vegas Inc.

External links

• Palms Casino Resort
• Palms Casino Resort in the list of Most Expensive Hotels in the World

Coordinates: 36°6′52″N 115°11′42″W / 36.11444°N 115.19500°W