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Las Vegas pool season: Which resort pools are open to locals?

There's good news on the Las Vegas resort swimming pool front - just about every pool is now open for the season, with some just days to weeks away. While some pools are open only to hotel guests, others open their doors to Southern Nevadans - sometimes with a fee attached. At most pools, guests can rent chairs, daybeds and cabanas. Here are some…

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Hard Rock Las Vegas president teases changes at The Mirage

Hard Rock International has been operating The Mirage for nearly three months, but any significant sign its under new ownership can be seen in a few spots inside the hotel-casino. That's because most of the initial alterations have occurred behind the scenes - operational changes such as moving the human resources department on-site, changing the…

Land-based ・ 24 March 2023

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Hard Rock gets approval for guitar-shaped Las Vegas Strip hotel

Clark County commissioners cleared the way for a guitar-shaped hotel tower to be developed at The Mirage, a project that would spell the end of Las Vegas' iconic volcano attraction. The County Commission on Wednesday unanimously approved The Mirage operator Hard Rock International's plans for the 600-room, 660-foot-tall project along Las Vegas…

Land-based ・ 23 March 2023

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Las Vegas: Hard Rock's renovation plans for The Mirage to be voted on by county commissioners

This month, Clark County commissioners are set to vote on plans for a major redevelopment of The Mirage Hotel & Casino. The proposals include the replacement of the Strip's megaresort iconic volcano feature with a guitar-shaped hotel tower.The County Commission is scheduled to review the redevelopment plans on March 22. The property's new…

Land-based ・ 09 March 2023

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Guitar-shaped hotel tower on Las Vegas Strip heads to Clark County Commission for vote

Clark County commissioners are slated this month to vote on a project that would change the landscape of the Strip: replacing The Mirage's iconic volcano attraction with a guitar-shaped hotel tower. The County Commission is scheduled on March 22 to consider Hard Rock International's proposed 600-room high-rise at the already-massive resort, county…

Land-based ・ 09 March 2023

The Mercury News

What’s coming to Las Vegas casinos and resorts in 2023

In 2022, Las Vegas announced several new projects coming to The Strip and beyond. Many acquisitions, such as Hard Rock's purchase of The Mirage, have become more official, while Station Casinos plans to build several properties by 2030, including Durango Casino & Resort, which will open late next year. The results of those construction plans, new…

Land-based ・ 06 January 2023

Whittier Daily News

Las Vegas: What’s coming to casinos and resorts in 2023

In 2022, Las Vegas announced several new projects coming to The Strip and beyond. Many acquisitions, such as Hard Rock's purchase of The Mirage, have become more official, while Station Casinos plans to build several properties by 2030, including Durango Casino & Resort, which will open late next year. The results of those construction plans, new…

Land-based ・ 28 December 2022

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Sale of Mirage shows high-priced casino rents on Las Vegas Strip

When The Mirage changed hands this week, it marked the beginning-of-the-end for its iconic volcano attraction. The sale also shed more light on a growing, lucrative real estate trend on Las Vegas Boulevard: Casino landlords are collecting hefty rents. MGM Resorts International announced Monday that it closed its nearly $1.1 billion cash sale of The…

Land-based ・ 26 December 2022

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Hard Rock® Completes Acquisition of The Mirage Hotel & Casino®

LAS VEGAS, NEV. - Hard Rock International (HRI) on Friday received regulatory approval from the Nevada Gaming Commission for its acquisition of The Mirage Hotel & Casino from MGM Resorts International. HRI assumed operations control of the property as of 6 a.m. Monday, December 19. Under terms of the transaction, HRI paid $1.075 billion in cash for…

Land-based ・ 20 December 2022

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Hard Rock’s $1.1B purchase of The Mirage on Las Vegas Strip is complete

The Mirage is officially under new ownership. MGM Resorts International announced Monday that it closed its nearly $1.1 billion cash sale of the Las Vegas Strip resort's operations to Hard Rock International, owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida. The deal, first unveiled in December 2021, could spell the end of The Mirage's iconic outdoor volcano…

Land-based ・ 20 December 2022

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Hard Rock Acquires The Mirage Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas

Hard Rock International (HRI) has announced the completion of its acquisition of The Mirage Hotel & Casino from MGM Resorts International, effective December 19, 2022. The 3044-room Las Vegas casino resort, the Strip's first mega-resort, will continue to operate as The Mirage Hotel & Casino until renovation and rebranding of the property to the…

Land-based ・ 19 December 2022

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Las Vegas Strip's Mirage Won't Close When New Owner 'Guts' Resort/Casino

Construction on the Las Vegas Strip moves slowly. When you're building on the scale required to wow people in Sin City, that takes hundreds of people, massive machinery, and months, or sometimes years. Even a basic renovation like the one Caesars Entertainment (CZR) - Get Free Report has undertaken to transform its Ballys into a Horseshoe takes…

Land-based ・ 18 December 2022

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Las Vegas offers a summer season jam-packed with electrifying entertainment

World-class entertainers across music and comedy turn up the heat throughout the destination all season long. While the excitement certainly doesn't end after Labor Day, here is a sampling of this summer's most sensational and sizzling entertainment. Must-See Residencies with Superstar Talent There's always a show to see when you're in Vegas-and…

Travel ・ 22 June 2022

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Las Vegas’ Palms Casino Resort to reopen on April 27

In commemoration of the Palms Casino Resort's reopening in Las Vegas on April 27, 2022, an extravagant fireworks display will be put on by the city. Reservations for stays beginning on April 28 became available on April 5th. Palms Casino Resort will reopen its doors for business on Wednesday, April 27. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic,…

Travel ・ 16 April 2022

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Las Vegas Strip Icon Set for Demolition; Another May Stay

Las Vegas has an endless series of iconic attractions. the Las Vegas sign, the Fountains of Bellagio, the Grand Canal at Venetian, the Fremont Street Experience Downtown, the Fountains at Caesars Palace that Evel Knievel failed to jump in 1967, the High Roller Ferris Wheel at the Linq, the Skypod at the Stratosphere, the Eiffel Tower at Paris, the…

Land-based ・ 03 February 2022

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What It’s Like Visiting Las Vegas in the Age of COVID-19

When Las Vegas' nonessential businesses closed their doors in March 2020 to help curb the spread of coronavirus, it was the first time the world-famous, neon-lit Strip had shut down since President John F. Kennedy's funeral in 1963. The usual 24-7 tide of tourists and traffic jams was replaced by a smattering of pedestrians and families on…

Covid ・ 15 June 2021

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MGM Resorts Sells Las Vegas Strip Casino To Seminole Tribe For $1.08 Billion

MGM Resorts announced that it is selling one of the original mega-resorts on the Las Vegas Strip to the company owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida for just shy of $1.1 billion. According to a report from USA Today, the Las Vegas-based gaming giant announced that it is selling the Mirage to Hard Rock International for $1.08 billion. Once the…

Travel ・ 14 December 2021

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Las Vegas Casinos Have No Recovery in Sight

After the year Las Vegas casinos had in 2020, investors may be looking for a recovery to take shape in the second half of 2021, and pick up speed next year. Yet from data that's available, there doesn't seem to be much to support that conclusion. Certainly broadly distributed COVID-19 vaccines and easing of casino floor restrictions will help, but…

Land-based ・ 07 May 2021

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Nevada Casino Restrictions Lifting In Phases In 2021, Insiders Optimistic

Nevada will reduce COVID-19 restrictions and increase capacity on gaming floors starting Monday, Feb. 15, and even more on March 15 - days ahead of March Madness - in a move Wall Street analysts said will boost tourism and convention business in the coming months. The Mohegan Sun Casino at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas announced within an hour of…

Land-based ・ 21 June 2021

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Rio Casino Reopens for Weekends as Other Venues Close

The Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas has been closed for quite some time as its owner, Caesars Entertainment, did not feel like it was ready to get back to work. The operator has been picky about which of its venues it opened due to low visitation rates. It is surprising to find that they opened the Rio back up this week, after it has…

Covid ・ 19 January 2021

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Las Vegas hotels are closed during the week. Blame the lack of business travelers

It's impossible to stay midweek right now at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino Las Vegas. It's not because the 3007 rooms are sold out at one of the largest casino hotels in the world. Far from it. The 43-story luxury resort expects to fill so few rooms that it can't justify staying open during the week. So Mandalay Bay is closed from Monday noon…

Land-based ・ 07 May 2021

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12 Las Vegas casinos, resorts including Mirage, Palms remain closed

Las Vegas is known for being a city that never sleeps, but several of its properties have had their lights turned off for nearly five months. A total of 12 properties owned by MGM Resorts International, Caesars Entertainment Inc., Red Rock Resorts Inc. and Boyd Gaming Corp. have yet to reopen in Las Vegas, as occupancy rates hover as low as 30…

Travel ・ 07 May 2021

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Las Vegas hotel-casinos strive to gauge visitor demand

When one door closes, another opens. Las Vegas casino operators seem to be taking that adage to heart this month. Last week, Caesars Entertainment Corp. announced that it would reopen its fifth casino, Bally's, this month. Meanwhile, Las Vegas Sands Corp. is set to close its Palazzo hotel tower on weekdays, limiting its available rooms for the…

Land-based ・ 06 February 2021

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Las Vegas open for business: 11 things returning visitors need to know

LAS VEGAS - Caesar is sporting a gold mask at the entrance to his namesake casino. There's a giant hand-washing station on the casino floor at the luxe Bellagio. Dancing dealers at the D Las Vegas wear face shields. The coronavirus crisis has changed plenty of things about this gambling and entertainment capital, but key Vegas elements remain the…

Travel ・ 07 May 2021