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Sayonara Revolution at Mirage
Posted by Chuckmonster on 7 Oct 2015
We've heard from insiders that the Beatles-themed Revolution Lounge at Mirage will be closing to make way for an entirely new dining/lounge concept.
The space will be taken over by CliQue Hospitality, who will reportedly bring...
Peekaboo: The Mirage Center Bar
Posted by Chuckmonster on 8 Sep 2015
We've been tracking the changes in process on Mirage casino floor that have come to be revealed as a new center bar.
Now, thanks to super sleuthing VT reader Hillbilly, we've got a teeny tiny little...
Murren: "Mirage is not on the market."
Posted by Chuckmonster on 4 Aug 2015
Moments ago, MGM Resorts International CEO Jim Murren said on the quarterly earnings call.
Mirage is not on the market. We don't put a for sale sign out. The last thing we would do is...
Siegfried & Roy Get A Facelift
Posted by Chuckmonster on 3 Jul 2015
Famed "Masters of the Impossible" Siegfried and Roy are at it again - getting matching facelifts with their lions.
Roy gets a little nip.
Sieg gets a little tuck.
Don't overdo it on the bronzer guys!
...
What Is Up With Mirage's Casino?
Posted by Chuckmonster on 30 Jun 2015
Hot on the heels of the rest of the work MGM Resorts International has done on the Mirage comes a complete rejiggering of the casino layout. If you've walked through recently you've certainly noticed...
It's Like Bellagio On Acid
Posted by Chuckmonster on 10 Apr 2015
I have seen a cache of photos documenting the room renovations coming to Mandalay Bay later this year. These renovations will replace the number room renovations from the mid/late-aughts that replaced Mandalay Bay's original room...
Tales From Vegas Starring Baseball Hall of Famer George Brett
Posted by Chuckmonster on 26 Jan 2015
How many times has this happened to you?
Stop reading watch the video.
Let this meeting of the Casino Pants Poopers Anonymous come to order.
Hi, name is Chuck and it has been 8 years since I last...
Cardboard Check Watch: Mirage Gives Away $30k
Posted by Chuckmonster on 20 Jan 2015
Long time readers of VT will tell you that I LOOOOOVE giant cardboard checks. One of my life's dreams is to one day hold one of these things and have it appear in the...
VegasGang #109 : Live from VT10
Posted by Chuckmonster on 6 May 2014
On Episode #109 of the Vegas Gang Podcast live from VT10 at the Golden Gate Casino, Hunter ambushes Chuck with questions about VegasTripping's 10th birthday in an attempt to make him (me) cry in public...
For Sale: Mirage Villas
Posted by Chuckmonster on 19 Feb 2014
Here's something interesting, VT staffer Blackjacker1979 called our attention to an email blast he received straight from Mirage wherein they are directly marketing the Mirage Villas as a "book now" item.
Granted Blackjacker1979 throws a...
Mirage Goes 6:5
Posted by Chuckmonster on 3 Feb 2014
Last week, we told you the good news... Mirage's casino redesign is strikingly gorgeous. And now, the bad news... they've decimated blackjack odds.
At the Mirage, all casino blackjack tables now pay 6 to 5...
The Mirage Casino Is All Shiny And New
Posted by Chuckmonster on 28 Jan 2014
Calling all casino design nerds, let us rejoice and behold the new casino floor at Mirage!
Wow!
Like rivers of chocolate with pink veins carrying the energy of life. Aperiodic, tangly, luxurious... if Flamingo had extended...
Mirage: Who's Your Daddy?
Posted by JohnH on 16 Jan 2014
Nearly every major casino in Las Vegas has its time in the sun. That magical time when all eyes and the zeitgeist are fixed on a single property. At first and apocryphally, it...
VegasEats: Tom Colicchio's Heritage Steak at The Mirage
Posted by Blackjacker1979 on 25 Nov 2013
Steakhouses, more than gambling, drinking, and general debauchery, are my Vegas kryptonite. To me there is no other way to start night at the tables than a Caesar salad, a glass of wine or four,...
Dan Lee Is The Man With The Plams
Posted by Chuckmonster on 9 Oct 2013
Late last week, The Palms abruptly changed management, sending post-Maloof property president Joe Magliarditi to the cleaners and appointing deposed Pinnacle Entertainment CEO Dan Lee in his spot. Magliarditi was the man responsible...
Renovated Mirage Villa #10 YouTubed
Posted by Chuckmonster on 17 Sep 2013
VT reader Rick got bumped up to one of the freshly renovated jobbies and my oh my... you gotta see it to believe it.
My 2 brothers and I had a 3BR Villa booked at the...
The Mirage Bellagio Switcheroo
Posted by Blackjacker1979 on 17 Jul 2013
Expect to see some new sights and action on both the Bellagio and Mirage casino floors thanks to an internal transfer between properties. Banking on what the Mirage's continued high rankings amongst its players, their...
Mirage Opens Up The Villas
Posted by MikeE on 10 Apr 2013
I mean, *really* opens up.
One of the last bastions of Roger Thomas-ness left under the canopy of MGM resorts - an area once sacred to all but those with six-figure credit lines - is now...
Exclusive: Tom Colicchio's Heritage Steak Interior Details
Posted by Chuckmonster on 8 Mar 2013
Tom Colicchio's Heritage Steak at The Mirage is 2013's most anticipated restaurant opening in Las Vegas and we've got some exclusive details on what to expect from the interior of the restaurant.
The word heritage implies...
Yahtzee: Mirage Launching New Brand Campaign
Posted by Chuckmonster on 21 Feb 2013
Well, whattathink of that. After a few posts worth of conjecture on our part, The Mirage has outed the information that they are renovating their brand in addition to their casino floor.
I wonder if...
Plot Thickening Dept: Mirage Fires Ad Agency
Posted by Chuckmonster on 15 Feb 2013
When Felix Rappaport - a long time MGM Resorts executive with multiple tours of duty at the helm of myriad Strip properties under his belt - abruptly resigned from his post as president of Mirage,...
Mirage To Completely Renovate Casino Floor
Posted by Chuckmonster on 14 Feb 2013
Buried at the bottom of a press release announcing the appointment of a new property president, Trevor Scherrer, the Mirage let it squeak out that they are planning a full renovation of the casino floor...
Mirage Testing New Casino Carpet
Posted by Chuckmonster on 23 Jan 2013
Not to be outdone by... everyone... The Mirage is getting into the new year / new carpet swing by testing out a small section of new pile on their casino floor. Check it.
From afar,...
Mirage To Block Volcano View With Advertisements
Posted by Chuckmonster on 12 Dec 2012
Straight from the "bad idea that some young turk with an MBA thought was a great idea" the Mirage has applied for permission to install a number of "decorative light poles" every 80 feet along...
Ruffin Eyeballing Strip Properties
Posted by Chuckmonster on 11 Dec 2012
Treasure Island owner Phil Ruffin appeared on local flasher Jon Ralston's reportage to discuss everybody's favorite subject - the Las Vegas casino industry.
In the interview, Ruffin mentions that he has made multiple offers to MGM...
The Fatwa Continues At Mirage
Posted by Chuckmonster on 14 Nov 2012
Calling all puppet-based entertainment fans, Terry Fator has signed an contract extension at the Mirage, providing enough oxygen for his Las Vegas career to last until 2016.
Check out this photo of his new assistant/wife with...
Shut Up And Take My M Life Card
Posted by JohnH on 12 Jul 2012
I love blackjack. I don't love it as much as Blackjacker1979 does, but I love me some blackjack. I love it so much that I've taken the time to read Beat the Dealer...
Mirage Lanai YouTube'd
Posted by MikeE on 14 May 2012
When I walked through The Villas at The Mirage a couple years ago before they began their excruciatingly slow renovation process, I was instantly taken aback when stepping into one of the smaller Lanais. Don't...
Remember, Remember To Breathe?
Posted by JohnH on 2 May 2012
Resolved: All of us hated Aria's original advertising spot. It was vague, pretentious in an eye-rollingly obscene manner, and failed to impart the full force of what Aria was or could be to its...
The Ultimate Hangover Cure
Posted by MikeE on 11 Apr 2012
In a city known for its excess, there's little that surprises me. Still, this might be one of the most excessive things I've ever seen.
Yes, a bus specializing in curing your hangovers by poking you...
Mirage Ups Resort Fee To $25!
Posted by Chuckmonster on 14 Feb 2012
The Mirage has done you the favor of increasing their daily resort fee to $25 per night, a negative savings of $2.50 per day in your pocket.
TWENTY FIVE BUCKS A NIGHT!
The resort fee includes the...
Peekaboo: 1OAK at Mirage
Posted by Chuckmonster on 23 Dec 2011
Eater LA has two renderings and a floor plan of the new 10AK nightclub coming to the Mirage in a week or so.
Ta-daaaah! They knocked the walls down. Other than that, it looks...
Pencil: Mirage Black Friday Sale
Posted by Chuckmonster on 23 Nov 2011
Mirage rolled out their Black Friday/Cyber Monday sale yesterday to try and drum up stays during the holidays with a vague offering of discounted rates. The question is, is it worth it to book...
Holy Piss, Fergie Debuts 10AK at Mirage!
Posted by Chuckmonster on 21 Nov 2011
The new 10AK at Mirage is scheduled to debut on New Years Eve and after hearing about their scheduled celebrity host... I can hardly contain my excitement. Based on previous evidence, we expect that...
Specialty Cocktails: The Party Pits of Food and Beverage
Posted by MikeE on 21 Nov 2011
You've seen it before. Old men and frat boys hiding boners under blackjack tables happily playing 6:5 odds because there are cage dancers behind the busty dealers. It's stupid, slightly embarrassing, but a huge revenue...
Dear Vdara: Get Real
Posted by MikeE on 29 Sep 2011
Ahhh, so now you're offering comped limos, huh?
It's something we still get excited over: the dude at the bottom of the escalators with a sign holding your name as you descend to ground level at...
Jet Jets
Posted by Chuckmonster on 6 Sep 2011
Ladies and gentlemen, an era has ended. Packed to the gills with a who's who of Las Vegas' most beautiful people, Mirage's famed nightclub Jet touched down for the last time.
Bow your heads in...
The New Mirage Villas
Posted by JohnH on 5 Sep 2011
About a year ago, we alerted you to the possibility that the last vestiges of Roger Thomas' work at the Mirage - its villas - might be on the verge of renovation. Well, over...
Mirage To Remodel All Restaurants, Kokomos First
Posted by Chuckmonster on 26 May 2011
We've received word from a loyal tripper who eavesdropped on an open-air meeting at Mirage (we are everywhere) that Mirage is planning on renovating all of their restaurants and replacing them with "star chef" driven...
Larry King Brings Suspenders and Schtick To Mirage
Posted by JohnH on 3 May 2011
On December 16, 2010, the greatest living journalist* on this planet took his suspenders and jumped off the sinking ship that is CNN.** And where, pray tell, did he go? Hosting Divorce Court?...
BREAKING: Mirage Brings Back The Mermaids!
Posted by Chuckmonster on 11 Apr 2011
The Mirage has brought back the mermaids whose ta-ta's greeted everyone who entered the property for about 18 years before being removed by MGM goons during the semi-recent renovations. Yay!
Progress!
What other historic Mirage-isms do...
Debunking Casino Tweet Boasting : Mirage
Posted by Chuckmonster on 8 Mar 2011
Big thanks to Twitter for providing us with the joy of having our friends share pictures of their dinner in real time and our favorite brands the ability to market at us between our friends'...
New Feature Posted: The New Mirage Tower Suites Review
Posted by Chuckmonster on 17 Nov 2010
Just a note to those tuned into the RSS or Twitter feeds that we've posted a brand new feature article - a phenomenal review of the brand spankin' new Mirage Tower Suites by resident VT...
Price Drop On The Villas at Mirage!
Posted by MikeE on 16 Nov 2010
Get out your credit cards! Book before it's too late! The Mirage has dropped the price on their legendary Villas and Lanais by $500-$1000 across the board! $500-$1000!! That means that if you jump on...
Mirage Gets Cougarlicious
Posted by JohnH on 2 Nov 2010
The Mirage has long been at the forefront of providing the world with an interaction between humans and the world's most exotic wildlife, starting with those sexy white tigers.
For nearly twenty years, tourists from around...
Mirage: We're Including the Crap You've Always Wanted to Steal!
Posted by MikeE on 15 Oct 2010
A "no duh" moment for sure. I've complained numerous times about the lack of creativity in hotel packages. Dinner and a room for a set price is not appealing. I can do the math and...
Pencil: Myth Busting The Booking Window
Posted by Chuckmonster on 12 Oct 2010
In case you didn't know, real time hotel room pricing really fascinates me. I've often wondered if it was possible to detect pricing trends using published hotel rates for statistical basis. Specifically,...
Bargain? Mirage $800/nt
Posted by Chuckmonster on 12 Oct 2010
Time to break out the tinfoil construction hats... Aria has sold out one night in October and the Mirage is charging $800/night on the night of the Vegas Podcast-A-Palooza.
No, it ain't a typo... unless the...
The Pencil: Fall Las Vegas Room Rate Study
Posted by Chuckmonster on 1 Oct 2010
So, with the arrival of summer fall now is as good a time as any to take a 500 foot view hotel rates trends over the coming two months. For the purpose of this...
Mirage Now Offering Skylofts Lite
Posted by MikeE on 3 Sep 2010
If shady mortgage practices, a booming Dow, and low unemployment were still a staple of today's economy, I'm convinced that the top floors of every MGM property would be akin to Skylofts by now. In...

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