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March 28, 2024

Mirage Related Stories

  • The Culinary Workers Union local 226 holds a strike vote today at the Thomas & Mack Center Tuesday Sept. 26, 2023. The culinary and bartenders union is currently in negotiations with casino and hotel employers for the contracts of its members and will be able to call a strike, if needed, if the vote passes today.
    Las Vegas Culinary Union says it won’t hesitate to strike without new contracts
    Tens of thousands of union members flooded the Thomas & Mack Center on Tuesday for the strike vote, overwhelmingly approving the last-resort measure by a 95% vote, Culinary officials said. The union, which represents about 53,000 workers ...
  • An exterior image of the Mirage May 15, 2020.
    In bid to woo more locals, which includes free parking, Mirage reports some success
    The Mirage, under new ownership with Hard Rock International, is hoping to tap into the locals market with new specials aimed at bringing them to the Strip property. The resort this year introduced local discounts on some of its shows, spas and salons ...
  • A view of the Las Vegas Strip from a helicopter on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017.
    As Biden goes after ‘junk fees,’ Nevadans in Congress leap to resorts’ defense
    Democrats in Nevada’s congressional delegation say they support President Joe Biden’s bid to outlaw so-called “junk fees” that can translate into higher costs for American consumers.
  • The Mirage volcano erupts on the night of the casino's reopening, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020.
    Hard Rock says it will do away with Mirage volcano with rebranding
    Hard Rock International will do away with the Mirage volcano once construction begins to renovate and rebrand the property, the company’s CEO said. “While we’re very respectful of the legacy of the volcano, we recognize that that is part of the Mirage of the past,” Hard Rock CEO Jim Allen during a ...
  • The Mirage volcano erupts on the night of the casino's reopening, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020.
    Hard Rock CEO details plans for revamping Mirage in Las Vegas
    Hard Rock International plans to expand the Mirage casino, rebuild the pool areas and create a music museum, in addition to adding a guitar-shaped hotel tower as it rebrands the Strip’s original megaresort. “We will completely rebuild it — every inch of the public areas,” Hard Rock CEO Jim Allen said Wednesday during a meeting before the Nevada Gaming Control Board. Last year, the hospitality and entertainment company agreed to take over operations of the Mirage from MGM Resorts International as part of ...
  • Siegfried & Roy's Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat will "eventually, permanently" close, according to communications sent to employees of the Mirage on Tuesday.
    Mirage signals plans to close big cat, dolphin habitats
    It appears that Siegfried & Roy’s Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat will soon be no more. In a memo sent to employees of the Mirage on Tuesday, a plan to “wind down and, eventually, permanently close” the dolphin and big cat habitat ...
  • Want to meet a dolphin face to face? You can at Siegfried & Roy’s Secret Garden & Dolphin Habitat at The Mirage in Las Vegas
    Las Vegas Strip dolphin attraction shut down as 3rd animal has died
    The Mirage has temporarily closed its Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat after the attraction experienced its third death of a mammal in a five-month period. An 11-year-old bottlenose dolphin named K2 died ...
  • Dolphins play before a training session in Siegfried & Roy's Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat during the reopening of the Mirage Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020.
    Dolphin at the Mirage dies of lung infection
    One of the resident dolphins at the Mirage has died of a lung infection, the Strip resort said in an announcement today.
  • The Mirage volcano erupts on the night of the casino's reopening, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020.
    Hard Rock’s plans to remove volcano from Mirage site stirs petition drive to save it
    Alden Gillespy, a Las Vegas resident, started a petition on the online platform Change.org to save the volcano, which spews fireballs from 8 to 11 p.m. nightly.
  • An exterior image of the Mirage May 15, 2020.
    Hard Rock to buy, rebrand Mirage on the Las Vegas Strip
    MGM Resorts International announced today it plans to sell the Mirage casino operations to Hard Rock International. The $1.075 billion deal, expected to close during the last half of next year, is pending the necessary regulatory approvals, according to a news release. Hard Rock plans to enter into a long-term ...
  • U.S. Army Capt. Luis Avila, who was injured in Afghanistan, moves with a procession Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021, during the United Service Organizations' Salute to the Troops event hosted by MGM Resorts International.
    MGM Resorts recognizes wounded veterans with free trip to Las Vegas
    As dozens of wounded military veterans made their way down a hallway at the Mirage, onlookers waved small American flags and held up signs. The signs — most featuring red, white and blue lettering — relayed messages such as “Thank you” and “We love our vets.”
  • An exterior view of the Mirage Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015.
    MGM planning to sell Mirage resort operations
    MGM Resorts International has announced plans to sell the casino and resort operations of the Mirage on the Las Vegas Strip. In a letter to MGM employees dated ...
  • An exterior image of the Mirage May 15, 2020.
    Mirage to cease all midweek operations starting next month
    All operations at the Mirage will be closed midweek starting next month, according to a statement from MGM Resorts International. Beginning Jan. 4, the Mirage — including ...
  • An exterior image of the Mirage May 15, 2020.
    Mandalay Bay, Mirage ceasing midweek hotel operations amid pandemic
    Mandalay Bay and the Mirage will close their hotels midweek beginning later this month. They join a growing number of Strip resorts closed during the week because of soft customer demand amid the COVID-19 pandemic ...
  • Siegfried poses for photos at the new Siegfried and Roy Drive street sign during its unveiling, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020.  The new street name was unveiled in conjunction with the reopening of The Mirage after a five-month closure due to the global pandemic. (Dimitrije Curcic /Cashman Photo)
    Road to Mirage named for magic duo Siegfried and Roy
    When drivers turn off Las Vegas Boulevard to enter the Mirage property, they’ll now be turning onto Siegfried & Roy Drive. The street was named today in honor of longtime Las Vegas performers ...
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