The Mirage’s expiration date officially has come into view. The resort is closing to be remade as Hard Rock Las Vegas.
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Westgate President and GM Cami Christensen is backing her lifelong friend and top Iowa assistant Jan Jensen in the Iowa-LSU game.
Caesars Entertainment has cut several high-level entertainment executives in a companywide consolidation.
Bakkt Theater ends the Zappos Theater era — and soon — at Planet Hollywood. The venue’s renaming goes into effect really quick-like, on Friday night, in time for Miranda Lambert’ s return.
The Mirage co-founder Elaine Wynn recalls the volcano, indoor atrium, giant exotic fish tank and high-limit baccarat as groundbreaking amenities.
Las Vegas is packing some pow and wow into the July 4th holiday. A classic Las Vegas Strip fireworks spectacular is planned on that date, with pyro erupting off seven resort rooftops.
The Greyhound bus station’s move out of downtown has cost a Plaza VIP guest his favorite means of transportation.
As Michelob Ultra Arena, branded bars and lounges will be featured around the former Mandalay Bay Events Center.
Virgin Hotels Las Vegas President and CEO Richard “Boz” Bosworth says, “Both the Shag Room and The Bar are contiguous ultralounges, similar to Alibi or Clique, but combined.”
MGM Resorts Internatioal CEO Bill Hornbuckle says of reopening Park MGM, “Without Park Theater being open, it’s a challenge. That is the venue that drives that property.”
MGM Resorts International notified a large majority of its entertainment and sports division employees Monday that they will be laid off effective Aug. 31.
D Las Vegas co-owner Derek Stevens says of the bronze statue, “He’s aiming to please.”
Chuck Bowling has real-time experience in crisis management, having been in place at Mandalay Bay in the arduous recovery from the Oct. 1 shootings.
“The response went through the roof,” the owner of the D Las Vegas and Golden Gate said a day after giving away 2,000 flights to tourists across the country.
MGM Resorts has terminated positions heading up esports, marketing and advertising.