It had been 415 days ago when the Hard Rock Hotel closed. On Thursday night, the doors reopened with several flourishes, including a new owner and casino operator and a fresh look.
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Many former Hard Rock employees took Virgin Hotels Las Vegas up on its offer to “Stick Around and Come Back,” a program that allowed those employees to do just that.
It was a pandemic Friday night on the Strip, the first since casino capacity limits lifted from 35 percent to 50 percent.
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