Las Vegas Mirage has $1.6M up for grabs before closure next week
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Winner, winner, chicken dinner.
Before the last volcano erupts in front of the Mirage on the Las Vegas strip, the resort's casino must give away $1.6 million to gamblers.
The Mirage is currently hosting a «progressive finale cash giveaway» until July 16, which is just one day shy of when it is expected to close its doors for good, ahead of a rebranding to «Hard Rock Hotel & Casino and Guitar Hotel Las Vegas,» with an opening date slated for 2027.
Those looking to win can do so by playing different table games and slot machines. As for why it is required, that is attributed to a Nevada law regarding progressive jackpots that says casinos must pay them all out before shutting down, KABC-TV reported.
ICONIC MIRAGE CASINO IN LAS VEGAS CLOSING, REBRANDING WITH GUITAR-SHAPED HARD ROCK HOTEL
General views of the Las Vegas Strip on April 14, 2024 in Las Vegas. Once the Mirage is torn down to make way for a guitar-shaped resort, the Strip will look much different. (AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images / Getty Images)
The money needs to be distributed before the casino ceases gaming operations, FOX 5 Las Vegas reported.
The Mirage has been an icon on the Strip for decades, since opening in 1989 as the first mega-resort. Its success sparked a building boom in the 1990s for other large resorts, forever transforming the way the tourist hot spot does business.
At the time of opening, the Mirage was the world's most expensive resort, when developer Steve Wynn opened it for $630 million. It was Wynn’s first major casino on the Strip.
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An exterior view shows The Mirage Hotel & Casino in Las
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