The Mirage is parodied in at least three video games: Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas as 'The Visage', Need For Speed: Carbon as 'The Mirror', and Hitman: Blood Money as 'The Shamal'. The movie Vegas Vacation was filmed mainly at The Mirage. The poker room at The Mirage was the dream destination of Matt Damon's character in the movie Rounders. The Mirage Hotel and Casino has some history in film: Now the main show at the Mirage is the Terry Fator, the winner of America's Got Talent in 2007. The show closed in 2003 after performer Roy Horn was attacked and injured by one of the white tigers used in the show. The two headliners combined magic and the use of wild animals. The hotel's distinctive gold windows get their color from actual gold dust used in the tinting process.įrom 1990 through 2003, The Mirage was the venue for the Siegfried & Roy show. The Mirage was the most expensive hotel-casino in history, with a construction cost of US $630 million. It was built on the site, formerly occupied by the Castaways and previous to that, the Red Rooster Nite Club It opened in November 1989 and was the first resort that was built with the money of Wall Street through the use of junk bonds. The Mirage was built by developer Steve Wynn and designed by Joel Bergman. The Mirage is a 3,044 room hotel and casino resort located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada.

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