Stratosphere
Facts and statistics
Address	2000 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas, NV 89109
Opening date	April 30, 1996
Previous names	Vegas World
Casino type	Land-Based
Theme	Thrill rides
Owner	American Casino & Entertainment Properties
No. of rooms	2,444
Total gaming space	80,000 ft² (7,432 m²)
Permanent shows	American Superstars Bite
Signature attractions	The Big Shot Insanity the Ride XSCREAM
Notable restaurants	Top of the World Lucky's Cafe Roxy's Diner Courtyard Buffet Crazy Armadillo Triple Crown Deli (Closed) Naga Fellini's Ristorante
Years renovated	2003 (second hotel tower)
Website	Stratosphere Las Vegas

The Stratosphere Las Vegas is a hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada, owned by American Casino & Entertainment Properties which is a wholly owned subsidiary of American Real Estate Partners. The property's signature attraction is the 1,149 ft (350 m) Stratosphere Tower; it is the tallest free-standing structure in Nevada and the second-tallest free-standing structure in the United States west of the Mississippi River, after the Kennecott Smokestack in Magna, Utah. The hotel is a separate building with approximately 20 stories, 2,444 rooms and an 80,000 square foot (7,000 m²) casino. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1536x2048, 1525 KB) Taken July 24, 2005 by the uploader. ... is the 120th day of the year (121st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Bob Stupaks 102-room Vegas World opened July 13, 1979. ... Types of amusement rides include: Bumper cars Carousels Dark rides Ferris wheels Freefall towers Log flumes Loop-O-Plane Motion platforms Observation towers Octopus (ride) Roller coasters Scenic railways switchbacks Shoot-the-Chutes The Zipper See also Amusement park External link A list of amusement ride patents, with links to... American Casino & Entertainment Properties is a wholly owned subsidiary of American Real Estate Partners. ... For other uses, see Hotel (disambiguation). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The south end of The Strip; approximately one third of the entire Strip is represented here. ... For further information, see Las Vegas metropolitan area and Las Vegas Strip. ... This article is about the U.S. State of Nevada. ... American Casino & Entertainment Properties is a wholly owned subsidiary of American Real Estate Partners. ... American Real Estate Partners, L.P. (AREP) is a dirversified real estate holding company based in Mount Kisco, New York. ... This article is about the U.S. State of Nevada. ... For the river in Canada, see Mississippi River (Ontario). ... The Kennecott Smokestack is a 380 metre high smokestack near Tooele, Utah, USA and west of Salt Lake City, Utah at 40° 43′18″N, 112° 11′52″W. It was built in order to spread the exhaust gases far away from the area of the Kennecott [1] smelter for... Magna is a census-designated place located in Salt Lake County, Utah. ...

The Stratosphere is the northernmost of the major Strip casinos and the only one actually in the City of Las Vegas, as the rest of the strip south of Sahara Avenue is in the unincorporated townships of Paradise and Winchester. Following its completion in 1996 it was initially less popular than first envisioned due to its location on the extreme north end of the strip, far away from the most popular hotel casinos, but its low room prices and unique offerings eventually ensured its success. While many tourists consider its location to be inconvenient, others feel the location is an advantage since it is equidistant between the more popular strip casinos and the downtown area (which includes the Fremont Street Experience). The south end of The Strip; approximately one third of the entire Strip is represented here. ... Looking west toward Paradise Road and the Las Vegas Strip in the CDP of Paradise, Nevada Paradise is a census-designated place located in Clark County, Nevada. ... Winchester is a census-designated place located in Clark County, Nevada. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

History

In the early 1990s, The Stratosphere was conceived by Bob Stupak to replace his Vegas World casino. At the conception of the project, one of the planned rides was to be a giant ape that would carry riders up and down one of the tower's columns. For the band, see 1990s (band). ... Bob Stupak (born April 6, 1942 in Pittsburgh) is a well-known Las Vegas casino owner and entrepreneur. ... Bob Stupaks 102-room Vegas World opened July 13, 1979. ...

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While construction was still progressing, the Stratosphere Corporation was formed as a public company with shares being offered to the public.

The Stratosphere opened on April 30, 1996. Shortly after opening, the Stratosphere Corporation was forced to file for bankruptcy. This caused construction on the second tower to stop with only a few stories partially built and allowed Carl Icahn to gain control through one of his companies by buying a majority of the outstanding bonds. is the 120th day of the year (121st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Notice of closure stuck on the door of a computer store the day after its parent company, Granville Technology Group Ltd, declared bankruptcy (strictly, put into administration—see text) in the United Kingdom. ... Carl Celian Icahn (born February 16, 1936) is an American billionaire financier, corporate raider, and private equity investor. ...

A major addition was completed in June 2001 for $1 billion that included finishing the 1000-room second hotel tower.

In the early 2000s, the company attempted to get approval for a roller coaster that would run from several hundred feet up the tower and, in the last proposal, across Las Vegas Boulevard. Part of that last proposal included an entry monument on the ride over Las Vegas Boulevard welcoming people to the City of Las Vegas. The City Council did not approve the project due to objections from the neighbors over possible noise from the enclosed cars on the proposed ride. This ride was intended as a replacement for the never-built ape ride. This article is about the decade of 2000-2009. ... A typical roller coaster The roller coaster is a popular amusement ride developed for amusement parks and modern theme parks. ... Las Vegas Boulevard is the current name for a road that has a historic past. ...

Since its opening in 1996, five people have jumped to their deaths from the top of the tower.^{[1][2][3][4][5]} A suicide method is any means by which a person purposely kills him- or herself. ...

Attractions

The thrill ride Big Shot.

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• The Big Shot at 1,081 feet (329 m) is the highest thrill ride in the world;
• Insanity the Ride, opened in 2005, at 900 feet (274 m) is the second highest thrill ride in the world, it dangles riders over the edge of the tower and then spins in a circular pattern at approximately forty miles per hour.
• XSCREAM at 866 feet (264 m) is the third highest thrill ride in the world.

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Previous attractions

• The High Roller at 909 feet (277 m) was the second highest ride in the world and the highest roller coaster. It was closed on December 30, 2005 and dismantled to make space for a new attraction.

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Gambling

Some of the casino games include slot machines, video poker and European roulette. The Stratosphere has inherited some unusual variations on casino games from its Vegas World predecessor, such as "crapless craps" and "double-exposure blackjack", which came with a number of twists. For example, the variation on blackjack involved the dealers showing both of their cards, which appeared to greatly favor the player. However the rules also were changed that the house wins in the event of a push, which meant that statistically the game favored the casino more than in normal blackjack. This type of blackjack is popular in Atlantic City, but rarely seen in Las Vegas. Slot machines in the Trump Taj Mahal A slot machine is a certain type of gambling machine. ... Video poker is a casino game based on five-card draw poker. ... Roulette is a casino and gambling game named after the French word meaning small wheel. In the game a croupier spins a wheel in one direction, then spins a ball in the opposite direction around a tilted circular surface running around the circumference of the wheel. ... Craps (previously known as crabs[1]) is a casino dice game. ... This article is about the gambling game. ...

Gallery

Wikimedia Commons has media related to:

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An aerial view of the Stratosphere	The X Scream on top of the Stratosphere "drops" riders over the edge of the tower

See also

• Domino (2005), a film whose climactic action scene takes place in the Stratosphere.
• Bite, a topless revue performed at the Stratosphere
• List of towers
• List of tallest freestanding structures in the world

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References

• John L. Smith, No Limit: the Rise and Fall of Bob Stupak and Las Vegas' Stratosphere Tower (Huntington Press, 1997) ISBN 0-929712-18-8

Notes

1. ^ 'Man jumps from Stratosphere Tower', Joe Schoenmann, Las Vegas Review-Journal, January 7, 2000.
2. ^ 'Two Jump to their deaths at separate hotels', K C Howard, Las Vegas Review-Journal, July 16,2002.
3. ^ 'Tragedy follows 'Elvis' show work', Norm Clarke, Las Vegas Review-Journal, March 30,2005.
4. ^ 'Man jumps from Stratosphere Tower', Las Vegas Review-Journal, February 8,2006.
5. ^ 'Man jumps to death from Stratosphere Tower', Las Vegas Sun, May 6,2007

External links

• Stratosphere Las Vegas homepage
• Las Vegas Leisure Guide page on the Stratosphere, with construction details
• Stratosphere Tower in the Structurae database
• Insanity the Ride
• Insanity the Ride video
• Satellite shot

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