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The
project was originally announced by Bally's Entertainment,
owner of the adjacent Bally's Las Vegas.
Ground
was broken for the Paris on April 17, 1997. It Opened September
1, 1999 with fireworks being shot from the Eiffel tower. French
actress Catherine Deneuve flipped a switch, turning on all
of the Paris' lights.
Building
began under Hilton Hotels, which purchased Bally Entertainment
in 1996; Hilton's casinos were subsequently spun off into
Park Place Entertainment, which purchased Caesars World in
2000 and changed its name to Caesars Entertainment in 2004.
When Hilton Hotels began the building, it was originally going
to be called Paris Hilton, presumably named after Mr. Hilton's
daughter, but then Hilton spun off the casino business before
Paris was open, so the name was changed back to the Paris
Hotel and Casino.
 At
the time of its opening, the hotel ran amusing television
advertisements throughout the United States implying that
it had ensured the authenticity of its reproductions of Paris
landmarks, culture and cuisine by looting the real city.
When
the scale model of the Eiffel Tower was built, it was planned
to be full scale, but the airport was too close and the tower
had to be shrunk.
Paris
cost USD $785 million to build, and occupies 24 acres (97,000
m²).
In
November 2006, the Paris sports book was temporarily shut
down pending an investigation of its employees for allegedly
underreporting tips.
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