Boardwalk Hotel and Casino, Casino resort on Las Vegas Strip, Nevada

The Boardwalk Hotel and Casino was a resort on the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada with 653 rooms and gaming space spread across multiple floors. The property operated as a more casual alternative to the elaborate resorts surrounding it.

The property opened in 1966 as a 138-room Holiday Inn designed by architect Homer Rissman at 3740 South Las Vegas Boulevard. Norbert Jansen, former owner of the Pioneer Club, renamed it the Viscount Hotel in 1985 and merged it with his Slot Joynt casino as the Boardwalk in 1989. A 15-story, 451-room tower was finished in 1996, bringing the total to 653 rooms. The resort closed on January 9, 2006, and its tower was imploded on May 9, 2006.

The Coney Island theme arrived with the 1995 carnival facade, which carried non-functional replicas of a parachute drop, a roller coaster and a Ferris wheel, plus a giant clown face and retail shops. The 370-seat Surf Buffet, added in 1997, promoted itself in a television commercial starring the boxer Butterbean.

The Boardwalk stood at 3740 South Las Vegas Boulevard, within walking distance of other Strip resorts. Its three buildings were added at different times, and the 1996 tower held 451 of the 653 rooms. The casino covered 33,000 sq ft, and the 370-seat Surf Buffet opened in 1997.

The 15-story tower finished in 1996 brought the Boardwalk to 653 rooms; the earlier six-floor Holiday Inn tower and a second tower from 1968 made up the rest of the three-building complex. The main tower was imploded on May 9, 2006, and the site is now occupied by CityCenter's Waldorf Astoria.