The modern casino facilities include table games such as blackjack, craps, roulette, baccarat, Spanish 21, mini-baccarat, Pai Gow and Pai Gow poker. From the outset, Caesars Palace has been oriented towards attracting high rollers. Among them are several which serve authentic Chinese cuisine to cater to wealthy East Asian gamblers. The hotel has a large range of restaurants. As of July 2016, the hotel has 3,960 rooms and suites in six towers and a convention facility of over 300,000 square feet (28,000 m 2). Caesars Palace is now owned by Vici Properties and operated by Caesars Entertainment. It contains many statues, columns and iconography typical of Hollywood Roman period productions including a 20-foot (6.1 m) statue of Augustus Caesar near the entrance. Ĭaesars Palace was founded in 1966 by Jay Sarno and Stanley Mallin, who sought to create an opulent facility that gave guests a sense of life during the Roman Empire. It is one of Las Vegas's largest and best known landmarks. The hotel is situated on the west side of the Las Vegas Strip between Bellagio and The Mirage.