{"id":7553,"date":"2024-07-17T00:32:37","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T00:32:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slategray-wallaby-310340.hostingersite.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/17\/steve-wynn-honors-the-mirage-as-it-becomes-hard-rock-las-vegas\/"},"modified":"2024-07-17T00:32:37","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T00:32:37","slug":"steve-wynn-honors-the-mirage-as-it-becomes-hard-rock-las-vegas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/17\/steve-wynn-honors-the-mirage-as-it-becomes-hard-rock-las-vegas\/","title":{"rendered":"Steve Wynn Honors The Mirage as It Becomes Hard Rock Las Vegas"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Steve Wynn, the former Wynn Resorts Chairman and CEO, addressed the end of an era for The Mirage in a heartfelt speech. As the resort prepares to transition to Hard Rock Las Vegas under the ownership of Florida\u2019s Seminole Tribe, Wynn paid tribute to the project that transformed modern Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Bravo, Mirage, you put a warm smile on the face of our city.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Wynn, now 82 and living in Florida, began developing The Mirage in the mid-1980s. The resort opened on November 22, 1989, setting new standards in the hospitality industry. <em>\u201cIf you had a sense of humor, you would have understood the tremendous contradiction in the name,\u201d<\/em> Wynn said. <em>\u201cShe was most definitely not a mirage, but a dazzling and commanding reality. The largest hotel ever built at that point in history, anywhere in the world.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Despite his <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/casino-news\/casino-magnate-steve-wynn-steps-down-as-ceo-of-wynn-resorts-1374\/\">resignation<\/a> in 2018 amid sexual misconduct allegations, which he denies, Wynn\u2019s impact on Las Vegas remains significant. In 2023, Nevada regulators fined him <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/casino-news\/steve-wynn-concludes-legal-battle-with-nevada-regulators-pays-record-fine\/\">$10 million<\/a> personally, and Wynn Resorts received a $20 million fine in 2019, the highest ever by the Nevada Gaming Commission. Wynn is no longer involved in the gaming industry.<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on The Mirage, Wynn shared his vision behind the project. <em>\u201cWhy feminine? As a structure, she was always about ideas with a soft feminine quality,\u201d<\/em> he explained. The resort featured 3,000 rooms, with 2,000 facing the Strip. 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