Want more news like this? Get the free weekly newsletter. Hard Rock also plans to bring on 3,500 employees that currently work for The Mirage. The deal, which is expected to close in the second half of 2022, pending regulatory approval, would pave the way for Hard Rock to eventually build a new guitar-shaped hotel on the Las Vegas strip, similar to its iconic flagship location in Hollywood, Fla. The tribally owned Hard Rock International brand yesterday announced it had signed a nearly $1.08 billion deal to acquire the operating assets of The Mirage Hotel and Casino from MGM Resorts International.
The Seminole Tribe of Florida intends to make a major splash on the Las Vegas strip.