3700 W Flamingo Rd
Las Vegas, NV 89103
The Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino is located near the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, United States. It is owned and operated by Caesars Entertainment Inc. The Rio was the first all suite resort in the Las Vegas area. It was named after the city of Rio de Janeiro, and is influenced by Brazilian culture. The Rio is the host casino for the World Series of Poker.The hotel towers are covered in blue and red glass. The Rio hotel's 2,522 suites range in size from 600to and have floor to ceiling windows. There are several private villas on the property for high-rollers.The complex includes a wine cellar that has more than 50,000 bottles. The Rio Pavilion convention center has a total of 160000sqft of space. A Race and Sports Book is also available.HistoryThe Rio opened on January 15, 1990 as a locals casino; it had been constructed and owned and operated by Marnell Corrao Associates. The opening acts were the Brazilian Group Sérgio Mendes '99 and Henrietta Alves of New Orleans, bringing the first two-piano act to Las Vegas, with various co-performers. A 20-story expansion tower was added to the current Ipanema Tower in 1993. Masquerade Village, a hotel tower and casino expansion including the Masquerade Show in the Sky, opened in 1997, at a cost of over $200 million. The Rio was purchased by Harrah's Entertainment in 1999 for $888 million. After the purchase, the Culinary Workers Union organized the Rio employees through card check recognition by enforcing the neutrality clause of the existing Harrah's contract on the new acquisition.