Sands Hotel and Casino
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Sands Hotel and Casino was a famed Las Vegas Strip resort and entertainment venue best known as a central hub of 1950s–60s glamour and Rat Pack-era performances.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sands Hotel and Casino canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5417092 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sands Hotel and Casino Context triple: [Rat Pack, performedAt, Sands Hotel and Casino]
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A.
Flamingo Hotel and Casino
Flamingo Hotel and Casino is a historic Las Vegas Strip resort widely regarded as one of the city’s first luxury casinos and a key catalyst in transforming Las Vegas into a major gambling and entertainment destination.
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B.
Caesars Palace
Caesars Palace is a famous luxury hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip, known for its opulent Roman-inspired architecture and major entertainment events.
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C.
Treasure Island Hotel and Casino
Treasure Island Hotel and Casino is a pirate-themed resort and casino on the Las Vegas Strip, known for its entertainment-focused atmosphere and origins as one of Steve Wynn’s major Strip developments.
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D.
Harrah's Las Vegas
Harrah's Las Vegas is a casino hotel and entertainment resort located on the Las Vegas Strip, known for its lively atmosphere, gaming, and shows.
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E.
The Orleans Hotel and Casino
The Orleans Hotel and Casino is a New Orleans–themed off-Strip resort in Las Vegas known for its casino, live entertainment, and mid-market accommodations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sands Hotel and Casino Target entity description: Sands Hotel and Casino was a famed Las Vegas Strip resort and entertainment venue best known as a central hub of 1950s–60s glamour and Rat Pack-era performances.
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A.
Flamingo Hotel and Casino
Flamingo Hotel and Casino is a historic Las Vegas Strip resort widely regarded as one of the city’s first luxury casinos and a key catalyst in transforming Las Vegas into a major gambling and entertainment destination.
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B.
Caesars Palace
Caesars Palace is a famous luxury hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip, known for its opulent Roman-inspired architecture and major entertainment events.
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C.
Treasure Island Hotel and Casino
Treasure Island Hotel and Casino is a pirate-themed resort and casino on the Las Vegas Strip, known for its entertainment-focused atmosphere and origins as one of Steve Wynn’s major Strip developments.
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D.
Harrah's Las Vegas
Harrah's Las Vegas is a casino hotel and entertainment resort located on the Las Vegas Strip, known for its lively atmosphere, gaming, and shows.
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E.
The Orleans Hotel and Casino
The Orleans Hotel and Casino is a New Orleans–themed off-Strip resort in Las Vegas known for its casino, live entertainment, and mid-market accommodations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
demolished building
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entertainment venue ⓘ hotel and casino ⓘ resort ⓘ |
| address | 3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, Nevada ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Ocean's 11 (1960 film)
NERFINISHED
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The Sands Hotel and Casino promotional materials featuring the Rat Pack ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Modernist ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Rat Pack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures demolished in 1996
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Casinos in the Las Vegas Valley ⓘ Defunct hotels in Las Vegas ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| demolitionDate |
1996-11-26
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1996-11-27 ⓘ |
| famousFor |
1950s–1960s Las Vegas glamour
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Copa Room showroom NERFINISHED ⓘ Rat Pack performances ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
casino
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hotel tower ⓘ restaurants ⓘ showroom ⓘ swimming pool ⓘ |
| hasLogo | Sands script logo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart | Copa Room NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritage | iconic Las Vegas Strip resort of the mid-20th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Clark County, Nevada
NERFINISHED
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Nevada ⓘ Paradise, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| location | Las Vegas Strip NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearby |
Desert Inn
NERFINISHED
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Flamingo Las Vegas NERFINISHED ⓘ The Mirage site ⓘ |
| notableEvent | recordings of live Rat Pack performances ⓘ |
| notablePerformer |
Dean Martin
NERFINISHED
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Frank Sinatra NERFINISHED ⓘ Joey Bishop NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Lawford NERFINISHED ⓘ Sammy Davis Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfRooms |
200
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777 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1952-12-15 ⓘ |
| operator | Las Vegas Sands Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner |
Howard Hughes
NERFINISHED
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Jake Freedman NERFINISHED ⓘ Las Vegas Sands Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheldon Adelson NERFINISHED ⓘ Summa Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | The Venetian Las Vegas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | demolished ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sands Hotel and Casino Description of subject: Sands Hotel and Casino was a famed Las Vegas Strip resort and entertainment venue best known as a central hub of 1950s–60s glamour and Rat Pack-era performances.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ocean's 11 (1960 film)