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March 28, 2024

Monday By the Numbers: The Cosmopolitan flips the calendar

Cosmopolitan Opening Ceremony

Steve Marcus

A view of the Chandelier Bar at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010.

Lady Gaga, Tony Bennett at Chelsea

Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett perform classic jazz standards from their album “Cheek to Cheek” at the Chelsea on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014, in the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. Launch slideshow »

This week, Monday By the Numbers recalls the great opening night of the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas on Dec. 15, 2010. I met Gov. Brian Sandoval that night before he was yet governor. He was heading down an escalator and I was heading up, and I shouted my name and affiliation at him while not causing a security breach.

The following January, Sandoval was sworn in. He has since told me he remembers that encounter, which is both a testament to his impressive memory and the oddity of being shouted at from an escalator during a Strip resort opening.

If you’ve performed rudimentary arithmetic, you’ve deduced that the Cosmopolitan is now 5 years old. With the assistance of the crack PR reps for the hotel, here are some live-at-5 numbers from the Cosmo:

$3.9 billion: Final cost of the resort.

$1.5 billion: Original cost estimate of the resort dating to 2005.

52: Grammy Award winners who’ve performed at the Cosmopolitan.

18: Grammys won by Tony Bennett, who has played the Chelsea with Lady Gaga.

44: P3Studio artists-in-residence over the last five years.

3,241,441: Guests who have dined at the buffet, Wicked Spoon, since its opening.

1: Times I have dined at Wicked Spoon.

12: Times I have dined at D.O.C.G.

183, 010: Verbena drinks sold at the Chandelier over the last five years.

3,553,721: Slices sold at the Pizzeria (aka Secret Pizza, aka That Place Down the Unmarked Walkway).

585: Snow showers at the Ice Rink since the arrival of snow flurries in 2014.

18: Months since the showroom at Rose. Rabbit. Lie. has been without a resident production since the closing of “Vegas Nocturne.”

16,489: Blowouts done at Violet Hour Salon over the last five years.

7,551: Hammam treatments at Sahra Spa & Hammam since opening.

19,725: Dresses rented at Rent the Runway since the store’s opening.

200: DJs who have hosted at Marquee Dayclub & Nightclub.

20,640: Dinners served at e by Jose Andres in Jaleo since opening.

37,547: Number of hours volunteered by CoStars over the last five years.

15,484,800: Pounds of material recycled since opening.

12,643: Number of slot machine changes to the casino floor since opening.

2,325,000: Card decks used since opening.

108,000: Number of dice used over the last five years.

4,648,642: Room nights booked over the last five years.

200,000: Square footage of available convention space.

100,000: Square footage of casino space.

3,005: Hotel rooms.

2,200: Hotel rooms with terraces, approximately.

1: Personal sightings of Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban at Chandelier.

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