Desert Kingdom would have been a truly majestic resort and would have at the time been a real game-changer in Las Vegas. At the time there were no real mega resorts along the Strip and it would have been the first of its kind had it opened when planned in 1997 on the site where the Wynn and Encore now stand.

At a cost of $750million, the resort would have included a hotel and casino space alongside a huge theme park, a riverboat ride and a lagoon water show, which we would later see with the Bellagio.

ITT Sheraton, who were planning the project, eventually decided against it though, instead buying Caesars Palace and turning that into the powerhouse Las Vegas casino it is today.