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Texas man claims $122k slot win at Strip resort

A visitor from Texas wins over $122K on slot machine at Treasure Island on July 16, 2024. (Trea ...

A visitor from Texas wins over $122K on slot machine at Treasure Island on July 16, 2024. (Treasure Island)

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Final closing ceremony — with an eruption — at Mirage

‘I’m really going to miss this place’: Las Vegas says goodbye to Mirage — PHOTOS, VIDEO

A mallard is seen swimming in the water in front of The Mirage in Las Vegas in this undated pho ...

When Mirage shuts its doors, what will happen to George the duck?

File - A pedestrian walking beneath a bridge as demolition continues on the Tropicana in prepar ...

Could a Chicago casino project be a template for developing Tropicana site?

By Marvin Clemons / Las Vegas Review-Journal

July 17, 2024 - 3:59 pm

Updated July 17, 2024 - 4:03 pm

A visitor from Texas found a treasure at Treasure Island on Tuesday.

The unidentified man won $122,720 with three wild panels on the Monte Carlo Spin & Win slot game.

No other details were available.

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Final closing ceremony — with an eruption — at Mirage

By Richard N. Velotta / RJ

July 17, 2024 - 7:11 pm

Executives paid tribute to the resort’s loyal employees, and there was one final volcanic eruption before the doors are locked and the Hard Rock transition begins.

‘I’m really going to miss this place’: Las Vegas says goodbye to Mirage — PHOTOS, VIDEO

By David Danzis / RJ

July 17, 2024 - 4:10 pm

After 34 years, the “Oasis in the Desert” is disappearing from the Strip as The Mirage closes its doors forever.

A mallard is seen swimming in the water in front of The Mirage in Las Vegas in this undated pho ...

When Mirage shuts its doors, what will happen to George the duck?

By Alan Halaly / RJ

July 16, 2024 - 6:05 pm

As The Mirage closes on Wednesday, a band of Las Vegas residents on social media worry for the future of one particular mallard on the property.

File - A pedestrian walking beneath a bridge as demolition continues on the Tropicana in prepar ...

Could a Chicago casino project be a template for developing Tropicana site?

By David Danzis / RJ

July 16, 2024 - 3:32 pm

Gaming analysts are lauding a funding deal in Chicago, and suggest the Trop Las Vegas site could benefit from a comparable financing model.

The exterior of Wynn Las Vegas on Friday, Jan. 26, 2018. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal ...

Guest wins nearly $2M after hitting jackpot on Las Vegas Strip

By Caitlin Lilly / RJ

July 16, 2024 - 12:30 pm

A visitor to Las Vegas is heading home with some extra money in their pockets after winning a nearly $2 million jackpot on the Strip on Sunday.

‘Sad’ goodbyes as last Mirage hotel guests depart

By David Danzis / RJ

July 15, 2024 - 7:19 pm

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.

‘Gut it and make it fresh’: Downtown Las Vegas hotel announces $24M renovation

By Sean Hemmersmeier / RJ

July 15, 2024 - 12:31 pm

This property is renovating 300 rooms to make them more modern and dampen sound from the Fremont Street Experience.

Mirage developer Steve Wynn offers tribute to resort as it closes

By Richard N. Velotta / RJ

July 16, 2024 - 7:00 pm

Former Wynn Resorts Chairman and CEO Steve Wynn wrote a tribute to “Lady Mirage” days before the resort that changed Las Vegas is scheduled to close.

Paul Steelman poses with photographs from when he worked side by side with Steve Wynn as an arc ...

‘The little building that could’: Mirage architect recalls opening, sees Hard Rock success

By Richard N. Velotta / RJ

July 15, 2024 - 8:53 am

Paul Steelman has a global reputation for casino design and remembers some of the details of the opening of The Mirage with developer Steve Wynn.

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How Steve Wynn financed Vegas’ first mega resort

By David Danzis / RJ

July 12, 2024 - 3:10 pm

The Mirage, which closes on July 17, reset the industry standard for how pie-in-the-sky casino concepts become reality.