Cash bars will be available throughout the viewing area.

“We got into conversations pretty early on how we could be good neighbors.”Įllis Island is offering $1,500 tickets for grandstand seating for all three days of the race, which includes complimentary food and non-alcoholic drinks. “We saw the value of Formula One and having the facility right next door, we knew we wanted to find a way to get involved,” Ellis said. Though the race marks Formula One’s debut on the Strip, gaming analysts say excitement around the race and deep-pocketed visitors could translate into one of the city’s highest-ever gaming revenue weekends. 16-18 Grand Prix, offering a mix of promotions and expensive race-viewing packages with price tags ranging from three to six figures. Through a partnership with Formula One, Ellis Island became an “official venue” of the race and is offering 1,000 grandstand seats at the front of the property along Koval, just past where F1 cars will exit Turn 4 of the 3.9-mile circuit and onto a straightaway crossing Flamingo Road heading toward the Sphere in Las Vegas.Ĭasinos on and off the Strip corridor are eagerly anticipating the Nov. The casino is just around the corner from the $500 million Formula One Paddock Building, the heartbeat of November’s inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix that includes the race’s start-finish line, pit row, garages, primary grandstands and high-end luxury hospitality suites. “We’ve always been a place where locals have a good time or out-of-town guests find the convenience of being close to the Strip,” Ellis said.īut the upcoming Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix offers Ellis Island a way to change its humble persona - for at least a weekend. “Our location allows our little hotel to stay competitive in the market,” Ellis Island Vice President of Development Christina Ellis said of the casino that was started by her grandfather in the late 1960s and now sits in the shadows of Planet Hollywood, Paris Las Vegas and Horseshoe Las Vegas, one block east of the Strip on Koval Lane. There isn’t a high-limit gaming lounge or a baccarat table inside the small casino that offers 300 slot machines and 15 blackjack tables.Įllis Island’s restaurants include the Village Pub and The Front Yard, neither of which are operated by a celebrity chef and focus more on offering what they call “THE BEST deal in Las Vegas” - a $9.99 steak special. Unlike its Las Vegas Strip neighbors, Ellis Island Hotel and Casino doesn’t have high-end luxury suites among its 300 hotel rooms.

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