Richard Branson is ready to put his stamp on a Vegas icon. The billionaire purchased the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on Friday to add to his growing Virgin Hotels chain. The property will continue operating under the Hard Rock brand until the end of 2019. In this time it will be completely renovated, but remain open for guests. For the past few months Media Man and Gambling911 have been keeping you updated on all sorts of exciting developments at Richard Branson's Virgin Group, namely Virgin Casino, Virgin Games, Virgin Poker, Virgin Bingo, and offshoot, AWOMO (A World Of My Own), with a GDI (Game Domain International) tie in.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The tribe that owns the Mohegan Sun casino-hotel between Boston and New York City is poised to become the first Native American casino operator in the Las Vegas resort area.
Nevada casino regulators on Wednesday signed off on letting Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment operate the casino at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas when it opens at the former site of the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino a few blocks east of the Las Vegas Strip.
The Nevada Gaming Commission is due on Oct. 22 to consider the Nevada Gaming Control Board’s unanimous recommendation for approval.
Billionaire Virgin Group founder Richard Branson bought the Hard Rock in 2018. The property closed in February for a $200 million makeover and rebranding. It plans to reopen Jan. 15 with a Mohegan Sun casino and 1,500 remodeled Virgin Hotels rooms.
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The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that control board members in Nevada met online for about two hours with Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority board members at tribal headquarters in Uncasville, Connecticut. They cited no issues with operational plans or executives’ suitability for gambling licenses.