The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino is a resort near the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, owned by Brookfield Asset Management and operated by Warner Gaming.
 The property is located on 16.7 acre on the corner of Harmon and Paradise Road.
The 12th AVN Awards ceremony, organized by Adult Video News (AVN) took place on January 7, 1995, at Bally’s Hotel and Casino, Paradise, Nevada beginning at 7:45 p.m. PST / 10:45 p.m. EST.
 During the ceremony, AVN presented AVN Awards (commonly referred to as the Oscars of porn) in 89 categories honoring the movies released during the period December 1, 1993 to November 30, 1994.
 The ceremony was produced by Gary Miller, Mark Stone and Marco Polo.
 Actor Steven St. Croix hosted the show for the first time, with co-hosts Dyanna Lauren and Tera Heart.
The 23rd AVN Awards ceremony, presented by Adult Video News (AVN), honored the best pornographic films of 2005 and took place January 7, 2006 at the Venetian Hotel Grand Ballroom, at Paradise, Nevada, U.S.A.
 During the ceremony, AVN presented AVN Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars of porn) in 104 categories honoring films released between October 1, 2004 and September 30, 2005.
 The ceremony, televised in the United States by Playboy TV, was produced and directed by Gary Miller.
 Comedian Greg Fitzsimmons hosted the show with adult film star Jesse Jane.
The 17th AVN Awards ceremony, presented by Adult Video News (AVN), took place January 8, 2000 at the Venetian Hotel Grand Ballroom, at Paradise, Nevada, U.S.A.
 During the ceremony, AVN presented AVN Awards (often dubbed the "Academy Awards Of Porn") in 77 categories honoring the best pornographic films released between Oct. 1, 1998 and Sept. 30, 1999.
 The ceremony was produced by Gary Miller and directed by Mark Stone.
 Adult film star Juli Ashton hosted the show.
The 30th AVN Awards ceremony, or XXX AVN Awards, was an event during which "Adult Video News" ("AVN") presented its annual AVN Awards to honor the best pornographic movies and adult entertainment products of 2012.
 Movies or products released between October 1, 2011 and September 30, 2012 were eligible.
 The ceremony was held on January 19, 2013 at The Joint in the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Paradise, Nevada.
 Comedian April Macie, AVN Hall of Fame inductee Jesse Jane and Asa Akira, who won Female Performer of the Year, hosted the AVN Awards.
 The awards show was held immediately after the Adult Entertainment Expo at the same venue.
The 15th AVN Awards ceremony, organized by Adult Video News (AVN), took place January 10, 1998 at Caesars Palace, in Paradise, Nevada, U.S.A.
 During the show, AVN presented AVN Awards (the industry's equivalent of the Academy Awards) in 54 categories honoring the best pornographic films released released between Oct. 1, 1996 and Sept. 30, 1997.
 The ceremony was produced by Gary Miller and directed by Mark Stone.
 Comedian Robert Schimmel hosted, with adult film actresses Racquel Darrian and Misty Rain as co-hosts.
 At a pre-awards cocktail reception held the previous evening, 50 more AVN Awards, mostly for behind-the-scenes achievements, were given out by hosts Nici Sterling and Dave Tyree, however, this event was neither televised nor distributed on VHS tapes as was the main evening's ceremony.
 Both events included awards categories for gay movies; the final year the show included both gay and heterosexual awards.
 The gay awards were subsequently spun off into a separate show, the GayVN Awards.
The 16th AVN Awards ceremony, organized by "Adult Video News" (AVN) honored the best of 1998 in pornographic movies and took place on January 9, 1999, at Bally's Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada.
 During the ceremony, AVN presented AVN Awards in 68 categories.
 The ceremony, televised by Playboy TV, was produced by Gary Miller and directed by Mark Stone.
 Comedian Robert Schimmel returned as host and actresses Alisha Klass, Midori and Serenity co-hosted the award show.
 Five weeks earlier in a ceremony held at the Westin Bonaventure in Los Angeles, California, on December 4, 1998, the awards for gay pornographic movies were presented in a new separate ceremony known as the GayVN Awards.
The 33rd AVN Awards ceremony, presented by Adult Video News (AVN), honored the best pornographic movies and adult entertainment products of 2015 and took place on January 23, 2016 at The Joint in Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Paradise, Nevada.
 During the ceremony, Adult Video News will present AVN Awards (often referred to as the Oscars of porn ) in 115 categories released from October 1, 2014 to September 30, 2015.
 The ceremony, taped to be televised in the United States by Showtime, was produced by Gary Miller.
 Comedian and actress Kate Quigley co-hosted the show for the first time, joined by adult movie actresses Joanna Angel and Anikka Albrite.
The 5th AVN Awards ceremony, organized by Adult Video News (AVN), took place on January 8, 1988 at the Tropicana Hotel and Casino in Paradise, Nevada beginning at 9:00 p.m. PST / 12:00 a.m. EST.
 During the ceremony, AVN Awards were presented in 33 categories, plus several extra awards, honoring pornographic movies released the previous year.
 The ceremony was produced by Mark Stone and Gary Todd.
 The show was hosted by "Adult Video News" publisher Paul Fishbein and executive editor Gene Ross.
The 14th AVN Awards ceremony, organized by Adult Video News (AVN), took place January 11, 1997 at Riviera Hotel & Casino, Winchester, Nevada, beginning at 7:45 p.m. PST / 10:45 p.m. EST.
 During the show, AVN presented AVN Awards (the industry's equivalent of the Academy Awards) in 41 categories honoring the best pornographic films released released between Oct. 1, 1995 and Sept. 30, 1996.
 The ceremony was produced by Gary Miller and directed by Mark Stone.
 Comedian Bobby Slayton returned as host, with actresses Nici Sterling and Kylie Ireland as co-hosts.
 At a pre-awards event held the previous evening, 60 more AVN Awards, mostly for technical achievements, were given out by hostess Dyanna Lauren and comedy ventriloquist Otto of Otto & George, however, the pre-awards event was neither televised nor distributed on VHS tapes as was the main evening’s ceremony.

Question: What entity is charged with operating a resort that was the location of the 33rd AVN Awards ceremony?
Answer: Warner Gaming