Tourists are surprisingly fascinated by it. Even some locals are intrigued by the practice.
David Danzis
Casinos and Gaming Reporter
Email: ddanzis@reviewjournal.com
Phone: 702-383-0387
David Danzis joined the Review-Journal in July 2024 as a business reporter covering casinos and gaming. Before moving to Las Vegas, he covered Atlantic City casinos and legal online gaming in New Jersey for Catena Media. Previously, David worked at The Press of Atlantic City, covering the resort’s casinos and local government, and at the New Jersey Herald as a political reporter. David is an honors graduate of Rutgers University. He currently lives in Summerlin with his wife and two children.
In the weeks leading up to the closure of The Mirage hotel-casino, the free tram that moved guests between it and Treasure Island was shut down.
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The Mirage name has a long and storied history in Las Vegas, going back well beyond the Strip hotel-casino that recently closed its doors.
Longtime Mirage casino-hotel employees gathered under the porte cochere, in the atrium and on the gaming floor to share memories about the Las Vegas Strip property.
After 34 years, the “Oasis in the Desert” is disappearing from the Strip as The Mirage closes its doors forever.
Gaming analysts are lauding a funding deal in Chicago, and suggest the Trop Las Vegas site could benefit from a comparable financing model.
Sunday night was the last time anyone would ever stay at the iconic Mirage, and as people checked out of the hotel, there were mixed emotions.
The Mirage, which closes on July 17, reset the industry standard for how pie-in-the-sky casino concepts become reality.
This is the final weekend to stay at the iconic hotel-casino.
“Everyone has a story to tell” about The Mirage as the iconic property nears its closure.
The chance at winning part of $1.6 million has brought out thousands of gamblers to the Mirage, with emotions running high on the casino floor.
It is the first casino resort property on the Strip to feature rooms with balconies since The Cosmopolitan opened in 2010.
Before The Mirage, one of the Las Vegas Strip’s most iconic hotel-casinos, closes for good on July 17, there are a few details last-time visitors should know.
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