As the final curtain call approaches for Nevada’s iconic casinos, the excitement isn’t just on the gaming floor. State regulations mandate that all progressive slot winnings and table game funds must be doled out before these legendary establishments dim their lights for the last time. Almost a decade ago, before The Riviera became a chapter in Vegas history, the casino held an electrifying promotion to ensure that unclaimed jackpots found eager hands.
A Legendary Send-Off for The Mirage
In a spectacle worthy of its storied past, The Mirage is preparing to embark on its farewell tour as it too prepares to close later this month. According to enthusiastic industry chatter, the casino has unveiled plans for six days of spectacular promotions, which will see a staggering $1.6 million distributed in progressive slot and table game winnings. Here’s a breakdown: $400,000 will go towards progressive table game cash, and an eye-popping $1.2 million will light up the slots. All this loot needs to hit the jackpot before the casino’s final day of operations on July 17. The promotional blitz will run from July 9 through July 13, with a climactic encore on July 16.
A Jackpots Bonanza
Fans of table games, here’s your call to action! The Mirage is rolling out guaranteed progressive table game drawings with a pot of gold amounting to $400,000. Ready your chips and stack your bets because participation requires earned entries by playing eligible table games—think baccarat, Texas Hold’em, and blackjack—and flashing your Unity by Hard Rock rewards card.
The window to stack those entries is open from 11 AM to 7 PM on both July 12 and July 13, with the festive drawings taking place at 8 PM sharp on those dates.
A Slot Lover’s Dream
For fans who worship at the altar of the slot machine, there’s no need to feel left out. There’s $200,000 worth of guaranteed winnings up for grabs from July 9 to July 11. And just when you think it couldn’t get any better, the pot swells to $250,000 on July 12 and July 13. The bells will ring, and the wheels will spin from 3 PM to 7 PM on each of these hotly anticipated days.
Transitions and New Beginnings
The sunsetting of The Mirage isn’t just a farewell; it’s also a grand transition. The venue will shutter its doors to be reborn as Hard Rock Las Vegas. This metamorphosis necessitates graceful exits and new beginnings, and that’s where Nevada’s Department of Employment, Training, and Rehabilitation steps in. Through its Rapid Response Program, they’re putting together job fairs that aim to provide a lifeline to those workers whose chips are down. This program aspires to help the affected employees seamlessly transition to new opportunities.
The Mirage might be closing its doors, but it’s ensuring that its final act is one for the history books—a bonanza that will see gamblers hitting jackpots and making memories that will surely echo long after the lights go out.
