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.
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.”
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.
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.
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.”
The Vault is positioned behind the resort’s casino cage, offering specialty drinks, stylish decor and small bites.
Brett Heers was not shaken down to pay a fee to prevent a wall from being built just feet from his Tuscany Suites.
Cliff Atkinson is moving into the top position at Virgin Hotels, having left Fontainbleau in January.
Three Atlantic female dolphins from The Mirage are being relocated to the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Mirage President Joe Lupo is aggressively seeking Vegas residents. “I think it obviously hasn’t been the priority in the past.”