Mirage Must Payout $1.6 Million Before Closing
Looking to win big at a casino? The Mirage may be the place to go over the next week. The property needs to pay out $1.6 million in progressive jackpot funds before closing on July 17.
The Las Vegas casino is being redeveloped and renovated to become a Hard Rock property, and to get rid of all the cash the property has begun a six-day promotion to give away $200,000 per day.
The strange set of circumstances has attracted gamblers by the thousands with most slot machines in the facility filled up, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. That comes as about half of the property’s slots have already been turned off, leaving some players waiting for hours.
“It’s been such a frustrating experience,” Mirage guest Krissy Carter told the newspaper.
Numerous players filed into the Mirage to sign up for a rewards card in hopes of winning one of the jackpots. The property also planned drawings for table games players as well on Friday and Saturday night.
A player named Nate Ross was in town from his home in Dubai to play in the World Series of Poker, but apparently a trip to the Mirage also proved too tempting.
“I came to win,” he said. “If you’re trying to win money, you can’t have a negative attitude. You have to expect to win. I certainly expect to walk out with some stacks.”
Hard Rock International, which is owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida, initially indicated that the property would stay open after the company purchased the casino resort in December 2022 for $1 billion. Those plans changed and the casino will instead be shuttered next Wednesday.
