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After reshaping Las Vegas, The Mirage to be reinvented as part of a massive Hard Rock makeover
LAS VEGAS -
The Mirage
is about to vanish from the Las Vegas Strip.
Gambling ends and the doors close Wednesday at the iconic tropical island-themed hotel-casino that opened in 1989 with a fire-spewing volcano outside, and Siegfried & Roy's lions and dolphins inside.
Frenzied final days have seen standing-room crowds wagering to win $1.6 million in…
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