Claim: Frank Sinatra performed in Las Vegas.

Caesars Palace is a AAA Four Diamond luxury hotel and casino in Paradise , Nevada , United States , situated on the west side of the Las Vegas Strip , between Bellagio and The Mirage . It is one of the most prestigious casino hotels in the world and one of Las Vegas 's largest and best known landmarks .   Caesars Palace was established in 1966 by Jay Sarno , who sought to create an opulent facility that gave guests a sense of life during the Roman Empire . It contains many statues , columns and iconography typical of Hollywood Roman period productions , including a 20 foot statue of Julius Caesar near the entrance . Caesars Palace is now owned and operated by Caesars Entertainment . As of July 2016 , the hotel has 3,976 rooms and suites in six towers and a convention facility of over 300000 sqft . The hotel has a large range of restaurants , including several serving authentic Chinese cuisine to cater to wealthy East Asian gamblers . From the outset , Caesars Palace has been oriented towards attracting high rollers . The modern casino facilities include table games such as blackjack , craps , roulette , baccarat , Spanish 21 , mini-baccarat , Pai Gow and Pai Gow poker ; a 4500 ft2 24-hour poker room ; and a large number of slot machines and video poker machines .   The hotel is closely associated with the entertainment industry and has served as a venue for boxing since the late 1970s , and hosted the Caesars Palace Grand Prix from 1981 to 1982 . Notable entertainers who have performed at Caesars Palace include Frank Sinatra , Sammy Davis Jr. , Dean Martin , Rod Stewart , Celine Dion , Shania Twain , Bette Midler , Cher , Elton John , Liberace , Diana Ross , Liza Minnelli , Julio Iglesias , Harry Belafonte , Lena Horne , Judy Garland , David Copperfield , Tony Bennett , Gloria Estefan , Luis Miguel , Janet Jackson , Jerry Seinfeld , Mariah Carey , Matt Goss and Deana Martin . The main performance venue is The Colosseum , a 4,296-seat stadium with a 22450 ft2 stage , which was originally built at a cost of $ 95 million for Celine Dion 's show , A New Day ... , in 2003 . After departing in 2007 , Dion returned to the Colosseum with her new show entitled `` Celine '' in March 2011 , which is under contract through 2017 for 70 shows per year .