"The Mirage in the Desert"
Theme- Arabian Desert
opened 1955
closed 1993
Imploded 1993-1994
hotel 1300 rooms
original cost 3.5 million
first hotel casino to offer topless shows 1961
attendence record of 16,000 in one week
1987 sold for 155 million (Japanese buyer)
1992 purchased by Wynn for 75 million
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