Caesars Palace to Celebrate 40yr Anniversary Wed.

This coming Wednesday, August 2, Caesars Palace will celebrate its 40th anniversary with a toga party at the legendary resort's outdoor Roman Plaza amphitheater.

Actress Jenny McCarthy will host this historical event and the night will feature a live performance by Otis Day and the Knights, the band that rocked "Shout" during the toga party scene in National Lampoon's Animal House.

Following the musical set, toga-clad partygoers will be invited to an after party at PURE Nightclub. Doors to the outdoor concert open at 7:30pm and PURE will open at 10pm.

On August 5, 1966, Caesars Palace opened its doors and the standard of luxury and magnificence for the hotel and casino industry was altered forever. Its opulent Roman-Grecian world of fantasy captured international attention as the first deluxe themed resort casino if its nature. 

Imported marble statuary, cocktail servers costumed as "goddesses," a dining experience fit for royalty and nightly performances by the world's greatest entertainers, combined to place Caesars Palace as the  immediate industry standard for the ultimate luxury resort experience.

Forty years later, Caesars Palace has expanded to almost 5x its original capacity. The curret 85-acre resort features 3,340 guest rooms and suites, the largest poker room in the city, a world-class health and beauty salon and a 4.5 acre pool and garden complex, two dozen restaurants and the world renowned Forum Shops at Caesars.

In March 2003 Caesars Palace opened its 4,100-seat Colosseum spotlighting international performers Celine Dion, Elton John, and Jerry Seinfeld. The Roman Plaza, a 4,000-seat outdoor amphitheatre plays hosts to a variety of outdoor sporting events, concerts and private functions.