A long-shuttered motel site on the Las Vegas Strip is getting a new owner: a North Dakota tribal nation that owns nearly 22 acres along the south edge of the famed resort corridor.
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The company building the $2.2 billion, 17,500-seat performance venue is looking to hire up to 3,000 people.
Tickets will go on sale Wednesday for grandstand seating at The Mirage for November’s Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix.
The developer said he owes approximately $25 million to $30 million for work on the resort, and that construction “will restart once the terms of the financing are finalized.”
The brainchild of Jay Sarno and Stan Mallin opened to the public on Aug. 5, 1966, at a cost of $24 million. Its rotunda is set for demolition.
The agency, which will consider the plan next week, says the Las Vegas Grand Prix is expected to boost visitation and brand awareness.
The view for picture takers at the mammoth Gateway Arches in the north Strip just improved significantly thanks to a new observation deck.
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