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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The company that developed Omega Mart at Area 15 is cutting dozens of jobs at the off-Strip attraction.
Westgate President and GM Cami Christensen is backing her lifelong friend and top Iowa assistant Jan Jensen in the Iowa-LSU game.
The only bar open for Tropicana’s sendoff party is the Chill’m cocktail bar, which usually has a crowd of a dozen.
MGM Resorts says its relationship with Bruno Mars is one of “mutual respect” and “Any speculation otherwise is completely false.”
Wu-Tang Clan at Voltaire at The Venetian was the most in-demand private concert during this year’s annual CES convention.
Caesars Entertainment has cut several high-level entertainment executives in a companywide consolidation.
Under Jason Gastwirth’s tenure, Caesars Entertainment entered into exclusive partnerships with Live Nation.
Montel Jordan is performing the national anthem, and a tribute to TSO is set for Thursday’s Raiders-Chargers game.
The superstar entertainer halted Wednesday’s opening performance to sing “Happy Birthday to You” to Jeffrey Soffer.
Bernie Yuman made the first sports bet evet at Durango’s STN sports book at The George.
Jonathan Fine opened PKWY Tavern in 2004. Nearly 20 years later, he’s a partner with Station Casinos.
Travis Kelce and his brother, Jason Kelce, praised the Raiders’ home stadium on their New Heights podcast.
MGM exec Andrew Lanzino says of Bellagio Fountain Club, “We wanted it to and live up to the Bellagio namesake, knowing all of this has to disappear and go back to normal.”
Sphere and Coca-Cola Creations are transforming the Exosphere to what the year 3000 might look like.