Seminole Tribe's Hard Rock Empire Expands with $14 Billion Casino Development Pipeline October 3, 2026 - From a $965 million acquisition in 2007 to multibillion-dollar casino resorts today, the Seminole tribal enterprise has become a ... Read more Hard Rock Las Vegas News & Development Timeline
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Seminole Tribe's Hard Rock Empire Expands with $14 Billion Casino Development Pipeline October 3, 2026 - From a $965 million acquisition in 2007 to multibillion-dollar casino resorts today, the Seminole tribal enterprise has become a ... Read more 
Hard Rock Las Vegas Marks Two Years of Construction as Guitar Hotel Nears Major Exterior Milestone September 18, 2026 - Two years after construction began, new photos show most of the signature blue-glass facade on Hard Rock Las Vegas' guitar-shaped hotel is now ... Read more 
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- Casino: Hard Rock Las Vegas
- Tribe: Seminole Tribe of Florida
- Location: 3400 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109
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2026
Seminole Tribe's Hard Rock Empire Expands with $14 Billion Casino Development Pipeline October 3, 2026 - From a $965 million acquisition in 2007 to multibillion-dollar casino resorts today, the Seminole tribal enterprise has become a ... Read more Hard Rock Las Vegas Marks Two Years of Construction as Guitar Hotel Nears Major Exterior Milestone September 18, 2026 - Two years after construction began, new photos show most of the signature blue-glass facade on Hard Rock Las Vegas' guitar-shaped hotel is now ... Read more 
Hard Rock Las Vegas Plans Three-Venue Entertainment Lineup for 2027 Resort Launch August 16, 2026 - Clark County filings and project documents show the new 2,000-seat West Theater arena, the 5,000-seat Hard Rock Live venue, and a repurposed former Mirage ... Read more 
Hard Rock Las Vegas Entertainment Expansion August 7, 2026 - Hard Rock plans to build a new 2,000-seat West Theater to compete with mid-tier Strip venues. The plans have been filed with Clark County and currently under review. ... Read more 
Hard Rock Las Vegas Construction Update - August 2026 August 1, 2026 - Nearly two months after the Hard Rock Guitar Hotel reached its full structural height, the project has entered a visibly accelerated phase of exterior and interior build-out. ... Read more Hard Rock Las Vegas Arena Proposal Moves to July Vote July 9, 2026 - Hard Rock Las Vegas' plan to add a 2,000-seat West Theater to its redevelopment of the former Mirage property has reached a key regulatory milestone ... Read more 
Hard Rock Las Vegas Guitar Hotel Construction Update - Structural Frame Complete as Facade and Interior Work Drive Hard June 4, 2026 - Blue-glass facade panels are rising steadily up the structure and steel shaping ... Read more 
Hard Rock Guitar-Shaped Hotel - New Photos, May 2026 May 5, 2026 - Since construction crews placed the final steel beam atop the guitar-shaped hotel on May 1, attention has shifted to completing the blue-glass facade and ... Read more 
Hard Rock Las Vegas Completes Guitar Hotel Structural Frame May 1, 2026 - The 42-story Hard Rock Las Vegas Guitar Hotel has reached its topping-off milestone, completing the structural frame and moving into facade ... Read more 
Hard Rock Guitar Hotel Construction Progress | March 2026 March 5, 2026 - Our new March photos of the Hard Rock Guitar Hotel construction site in Las Vegas show how much progress has been made since our January photos ... Read more 
Hard Rock Guitar Hotel Construction at Midpoint January 10, 2026 - Compare these two images to see the major construction progress made on the Hard Rocks Guitar Hotel in Las Vegas. The first image is a photo taken Jan. 2 and the second is ... Read more 
2025
Hard Rock Las Vegas Update | Drone Video September 21, 2025 - This drone video shows the current construction status of Hard Rock's guitar-shaped hotel on the Las Vegas Strip. The Hard Rock transformation from The Mirage is ... Read more 
Hard Rock Las Vegas auctioning off art from The Mirage August 22, 2025 - Hard Rock Las Vegas Hotel & Casino is auctioning off more than 300 pieces of artwork from the former Mirage. Items include bronze mermaid statues ... Read more 
Hard Rock Las Vegas | One year since the closing of the Mirage July 17, 2025 - The Mirage officially closed its doors one year ago today on July 17, 2024 to make way for its transformation into the Hard Rock Las Vegas. Demolition began within 24 hours ... Read more 
Guitar-Shaped Hotel is Rising at Hard Rock Las Vegas June 28, 2025 - The construction framework for Hard Rock's future guitar-shaped hotel is starting to rise on the site of The Mirage's famous volcano. The hotel will be nearly 700-feet ... Read more 
Hard Rock Las Vegas Construction Update | Photos May 2025 May 29, 2025 - Here is our latest photo update on the Hard Rock Las Vegas Guitar Tower construction project scheduled to open on the Strip in early 4Q 2027. This week's ... Read more 
Tribes with Las Vegas Casinos September 7, 2024 - These Native American tribes own successful casinos in other states and now operate large commercial casinos in Las Vegas. Other tribes would like to expand into Las Vegas and are ... Read more 
Hard Rock Las Vegas Construction Update | March 2025 March 16, 2025 - Construction of the new Hard Rock Las Vegas is in its early stages. Demolition crews removed the famous Mirage volcano, and foundation crews have begun ... Read more 
2024
Hard Rock Las Vegas begins transition after The Mirage is closed July 25, 2024 - Hard Rock International, owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida, shut down The Mirage on July 17, 2024 to immediately begin a 30-month transition ... Read more 
Hard Rock will close The Mirage on July 17 May 17, 2024 - Hard Rock International will permanently close The Mirage Hotel & Casino on July 17th to start a 3-year transformation into the Hard Rock Casino Las Vegas and Guitar Hotel. ... Read more 
The Mirage says goodbye with $1.6M cash giveaway July 12, 2024 - Before The Mirage Casino shuts down permanently on July 17, the casino must give away $1.6 million in cash to comply with Nevada Gaming Commission ... Read more Play Hot Drop Jackpots!
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2023
Hard Rock Las Vegas moves closer to construction of guitar-shaped hotel tower October 19, 2023 - Hard Rock International will build a guitar-shaped hotel tower on the current site of the the famed Mirage Volcano. The location is "the 50-yard line of the ... Read more 
Hard Rock guitar tower gets go-ahead to replace Mirage volcano March 31, 2023 - Clark County commissioners have given approval to Hard Rock's plan to build a guitar-shaped hotel on the site of the Mirage volcano. The commissioners voted unanimously ... Read more Hard Rock Las Vegas moves closer to construction September 2, 2023 - Hard Rock International is another step closer to transforming The Mirage into the Hard Rock Hotel Las Vegas. Last week the Clark County Zoning Commission voted unanimously to accept ... Read more 2022
Hard Rock now operates The Mirage December 27, 2022 - In a Dec. 22 meeting the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) granted final regulatory approval of the $1.08 billion purchase of the Mirage by Hard Rock International. The real estate deal closed ... Read more 
Hard Rock reveals master plan to replace Mirage December 12, 2022 - Hard Rock executives released a preliminary Master Plan to transition The Mirage into the new Hard Rock Las Vegas destination resort. The plans were presented Wed. to the Gaming Control ... Read more 
Hard Rock Las Vegas to open guitar-shaped hotel in 2025 July 17, 2022 - Hard Rock International announced it will open a guitar-shaped hotel on the Strip in Las Vegas in 2025. The hotel will replace the famous Mirage volcano area in front ... Read more 
Hard Rock Las Vegas will say goodbye to Mirage volcano January 26, 2022 - Hard Rock International will remove the famous volcano in front of the Mirage Casino as part of the remodeling project to rebrand the casino and add a guitar-shaped hotel along the Strip. ... Read more 
Hard Rock Las Vegas plans guitar-shaped hotel January 25, 2022 - Hard Rock International plans to build a guitar-shaped hotel along the Las Vegas Strip on The Mirage property it is buying from MGM Resorts. The hotel deisn will be similar to the guitar hotel at Hard Rock ... Read more 2021
Hard Rock to buy The Mirage in Las Vegas December 18, 2021 - Hard Rock International announced an agreement Monday to buy The Mirage in Las Vegas. The deal is expected to close in the second half of 2022. The Mirage will then be rebranded "Hard Rock Las Vegas" ... Read more 
