The expanded and upgraded resort would look to reopen in 2025 or 2026.Īllen said current Mirage employees would be invited to retain their jobs when the property moves to Hard Rock ownership, adding that that because of the expansion, more workers are also expected to be hired.īetMGM will continue to operate the property’s race and sportsbook.Īllen also said the Hard Rock signed an agreement to keep the Cirque du Soleil’s Beatles-themed “Love” show at the property.ĭuring his testimony, Allen reiterated the Nov. Allen didn’t mention the timing of the fate of the erupting volcano, which was conceived by former Las Vegas gaming executive Steve Wynn. “Certainly the volcano is legendary, but as you saw in the renderings, the guitar-shaped hotel replaces the volcano,” he said during the hearing. Allen said he wanted to make the guitar tower even taller, to nearly 1,000 feet, but those plans were rejected by Clark County. Hard Rock also will replace one iconic feature at The Mirage - the volcano - with a 550-foot guitar-shaped tower. The expanded resort will also increase the size of its theater from 3,278 seats to 6,265 and boost the number of food and beverage outlets from 18 to 21. The number of slot machines will grow from 836 to 2,000 and the number of table games will go from 51 to 212. It also will expand the casino from 94,000 square feet to 174,000 square feet and the convention space from 200,000 square feet to 283,000 square feet.

22, Hard Rock CEO and President James Allen said that when the resort expands, it will increase from the 3,044 rooms The Mirage has to 3,640 rooms under the Hard Rock brand.

If the sale is approved by the Nevada Gaming Commission on Dec. Hard Rock, owned by the Seminole Indian Tribe, took a major step toward acquiring The Mirage on Wednesday when the Nevada Gaming Control Board recommended approval of its $1.08 billion purchase from MGM Resorts International. Hard Rock International plans to close The Mirage, gut the entire three-wing hotel and casino and spend billions to expand and upgrade the property beginning in late 2023 or 2024, the company revealed Wednesday. 7, 2022 Nevada Gaming Control Board meeting. New rendering of Hard Rock International's guitar-shaped hotel along the Las Vegas Strip, shared by executives during a Dec.

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