Las Vegas is considered the casino capital of the world so it's no surprise
that its famous hotel casinos have featured in some iconic movies.
Below are five of the most famous Vegas casinos to pop up in the movies. If
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The Bellagio
Movie fans will be familiar with The Bellagio as the location of the antics
of George Clooney, Brad Pitt and their crew of con men in Ocean's Eleven.
Not only does much of the action take place inside the casino but the ending
sees the gang gather around the hotel's famous fountain, a tourist hotspot
in its own right.
Caesar's Palace
Arguably the most famous of all Vegas hotels is Caesar's Palace, and its
casino can be seen in a host of movies. In Iron Man, Robert Downy Jnr's Tony
Stark pops in for a game of craps. It's the destination for Tom Cruise and
Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man. Its gamblers watch a news report of an invading
giant monster in Godzilla. And it's the hotel and casino of choice for the
troublemaking buddies of The Hangover movies.
Park MGM
Located in the Park MGM megaresort of the Vegas strip, Park MGM is a
relatively new casino that will be best known to comedy fans for its role in
the opening of What Happens in Vegas. The characters played by Cameron Diaz
and Ashton Kutcher have their awkward encounter in the casino.
Planet Hollywood
Part of the famous Planet Hollywood chain, the Vegas branch has acted as
the backdrop for several movies inclding the aforementioned What Happens in
Vegas, Somewhere and Get Him to the Greek. You get a really good luck at the
casino in 21, one of the most famous movies about gambling.
The Venetian
Along with The Palazzo, The Ventian is one of two casinos located in The
Venetian resort. Since opening in 1999 it's featured in several movies
including Rat Race, Ocean's Eleven and Get Carter. If you want to stay at
the hotel you have a choice of over 4,000 rooms, making it the world's
second largest hotel.