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The Mirage opened in 1989 as the first megaresort on the Las Vegas Strip. This week the property is closing forever to be converted into Hard Rock Las Vegas, but the hotel has already closed. What was the experience like staying in Mirage on its last night and how does the property hold up after all of these years?

In other news we take a look at the latest progress on the Tropicana demolition. We also discuss some quick eats at Virgin, a crazy Mt. Charleston accident, bats on Fremont Street, a very good new happy hour, new Sphere shows and why valet policies on the Strip may be changing soon.

Episode Guide:

• 0:00 Bats on Fremont Street
• 0:40 Tropicana demolition update
• 2:01 Permit filed for Trop’s implosions - Public show?
• 3:59 Crazy accident on Mt. Charleston
• 6:25 Scotch 80 Prime launches great new happy hour
• 7:54 Great pizza and ice cream at Virgin
• 10:01 Virgin’s Vegas Loop station construction update
• 11:08 Eagles additional shows at the Vegas Sphere
• 12:45 Changes coming to Strip valet policies?
• 15:40 Mirage closing experience & funny sign
• 16:36 Staying at Mirage on its last night - Rooms still good?
• 19:11 Update on Mirage casino & what it feels like in its last days
• 20:55 Other takeaways from Mirage hotel’s final night
• 22:05 Does the Mirage hold up?

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Each week tens of thousands of people tune into our MtM Vegas news shows at http://www.YouTube.com/milestomemories. We do two news shows weekly on YouTube with this being the audio version. Never miss out on the latest happenings in and around Las Vegas!

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Mirage is closing this week and their giveaways are huge. This has caused chaos in the casino as everyone is looking to get into the action. With fights and other issues is Mirage's closing better than Trop's and what exactly is happening in Mirage's last week?

In other news the monorail might live a lot longer than expected, but it will still die anyway. Other topics discussed include: cool carpet themed casino giveaways, Pachinko coming to Vegas, more heat records broken, the future of Primm's dead mall, Cosmo cutbacks and a Vegas related lawsuit that is crazy and sad.

Episode Guide:

• 0:00 Cozy gambling couple style
• 0:29 More Las Vegas monorail drama
• 1:58 The sad state of Las Vegas public transport
• 3:15 Insane Vegas heat wave continues - More records broken
• 4:56 How the official Las Vegas temperature is captured
• 5:41 Pachinko machines arrive in Southern Nevada
• 7:52 Crazy Vegas $38M lawsuit - Alleged scam
• 10:53 MGM’s latest Cosmo cutback
• 12:15 Is the sky falling at Cosmo?
• 12:48 Silverton’s amazing carpet related giveaway
• 14:12 The future of Primm’s very dead mall
• 16:02 Gamblers touching slot machines
• 17:32 Mirage madness - Chaos with huge giveaways
• 18:54 Did Mirage mess up these closing jackpot promos?
• 20:12 Better energy at Mirage closing vs. Tropicana

About the Show:

Each week tens of thousands of people tune into our MtM Vegas news shows at http://www.YouTube.com/milestomemories. We do two news shows weekly on YouTube with this being the audio version. Never miss out on the latest happenings in and around Las Vegas!

Enjoying the podcast? Please consider leaving us a positive review on your favorite podcast platform! You can also connect with us anytime at podcast@milestomemories.com.

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Episode Description:

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This week as the Mirage moves closer to closing, Beatles Love had its last performance in the iconic Las Vegas Strip resort. We also learned they are giving away $1.6 million in their final week to players, but is the Mirage experience the same as it has been and how does it look in its final week?

In other news Paris has unveiled their new Versailles balcony rooms and you can now book one for yourself. We also discuss: used slot machines, Aria's big new screen, Fremont Street Experience under construction, an epic blackjack hand and Fontainebleau's controversial ice.

Episode Guide:

• 0:00 Fremont Street Experience under construction
• 1:13 Las Vegas breaks all-time temperature record
• 3:05 Aria’s new marquee is now online
• 4:30 What was the best version of Vegas
• 5:27 Was the post recession Vegas better?
• 6:48 Paris Versailles Tower balcony rooms now bookable
• 7:59 Will these new rooms compete with Cosmo’s balconies?
• 9:18 Fontainebleau’s controversial ice
• 10:59 Epic Blackjack video - Multiple splits and doubles
• 13:30 Buying a used slot machine
• 16:03 Love’s final performance at Mirage
• 17:24 Mirage’s $1.6 million progressive giveaway
• 19:00 How Mirage’s progressive giveaway will work

About the Show:

Each week tens of thousands of people tune into our MtM Vegas news shows at http://www.YouTube.com/milestomemories. We do two news shows weekly on YouTube with this being the audio version. Never miss out on the latest happenings in and around Las Vegas!

Enjoying the podcast? Please consider leaving us a positive review on your favorite podcast platform! You can also connect with us anytime at podcast@milestomemories.com.

You can subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or by searching "MtM Vegas" or "Miles to Memories" in your favorite podcast app. Don't forget to check out our travel/miles/points podcast as well!