Question: The 18th AVN Awards ceremony took place at a five-diamond luxury hotel and casino that was designed by KlingStubbins, and sits on the site of what former hotel?

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The 11th AVN Awards ceremony, organized by Adult Video News (AVN), honored pornographic films released in 1993 and took place on January 8, 1994, at Bally’s Hotel and Casino in Paradise, Nevada beginning at 7:45 p.m. PST / 10:45 p.m. EST.
 During the ceremony, AVN presented AVN Awards in 78 categories.
 The ceremony was produced by Gary Miller.
 Actor Randy West hosted the show for the third time; his co-hosts were actresses Summer Knight and Janine Lindemulder.
The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino is a five-diamond luxury hotel and casino resort located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, United States, on the site of the old Sands Hotel.
 Designed by KlingStubbins, the hotel tower contains 36 stories and rises 475 ft .
 The Venetian is owned and operated by Las Vegas Sands.
 The Venetian also serves as the seat of the corporate headquarters for its parent company.
The 10th AVN Awards ceremony, presented by Adult Video News (AVN), honored pornographic films released in 1992 in the United States and took place in January 1993, at Bally’s Hotel and Casino in Paradise, Nevada.
 During the ceremony, AVN presented AVN Awards in 67 categories.
 The ceremony was produced by Gary Miller and directed by S. Marco DiMercurio.
 Actor Randy West hosted the show for the second consecutive year, with actresses Porsche Lynn and Ona Zee as co-hosts.
The 9th AVN Awards ceremony, presented by Adult Video News (AVN), honored pornographic films released in 1991 in the United States and took place in January 1992, at Bally’s Hotel and Casino in Paradise, Nevada.
 During the ceremony, AVN presented AVN Awards in 59 categories.
 The ceremony was produced by Anthony Devon and directed by Steven Austin.
 Actor Randy West hosted the show for the first time, with actresses Angela Summers and Hyapatia Lee as co-hosts.
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.
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 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 18th AVN Awards ceremony, presented by Adult Video News (AVN), took place January 8, 2001 at the Venetian Hotel Grand Ballroom, at Paradise, Nevada, U.S.A.
 During the ceremony, AVN presented AVN Awards in 77 categories honoring the best pornographic films released between Oct. 1, 1999 and Sept. 30, 2000.
 The ceremony was produced by Gary Miller and directed by Mark Stone.
 Adult film star Jenna Jameson hosted the show for the second time.
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 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.