{"id":1392,"date":"2020-08-27T14:42:58","date_gmt":"2020-08-27T21:42:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vegasadvantage.com\/?p=1392"},"modified":"2023-08-05T14:46:45","modified_gmt":"2023-08-05T21:46:45","slug":"mirage-reopening-trip-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vegasadvantage.com\/mirage-reopening-trip-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Mirage Reopening Trip Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mirage opened at 10am this morning, August 27. It had the same welcome committee that other MGM Resorts casinos had when first welcoming guests back after the COVID-19 closure.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Welcome to the Mirage! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VOGkwuQ1cS\">pic.twitter.com\/VOGkwuQ1cS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kristina Mehaffey (@Mehaffey_KM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mehaffey_KM\/status\/1299034491428585472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 27, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Kristina and I entered from the parking deck. A security guard blocked the bridge until 10am. We arrived a couple of minutes before. There were about 15 people waiting.<\/p>\n<p>Upon entering, we were greeted by cheering employees. This seemed to be a mix of executives and frontline employees. Guests were already inside from the front door when we got there. I would guess there were about 200 patrons. However, this was hard to count with so many employees and members of the press present.<\/p>\n<p>There were many press crews filming on the property. It seemed like there were no rules. We saw one cameraman taking shots of the cashier cage. A member of the <em>Las Vegas Review-Journal<\/em> asked us to do an interview as we took pictures. We declined, but we saw other interviews as we walked the property.<\/p>\n<h4>Table game pit by Heritage Steak is gone<\/h4>\n<p>The first thing we noticed at Mirage is that the table game pit by Heritage Steak was replaced by slots. This section had a variety of proprietary games. Some of these tables ended up in the pit by the high limit salon, while many are completely gone from the floor.<\/p>\n<h3>Poker room now nonsmoking slots<\/h3>\n<p>The poker room did not reopen with Mirage. The tables were removed from the floor and replaced with slot machines in a new nonsmoking area. The move is considered temporary, though it is easy to conclude that a poker room return is likely well in the future if it occurs at all. The closest open poker rooms to Mirage are at Caesars Palace and Venetian.<\/p>\n<h3>Only three tables were open<\/h3>\n<p>Most of the 200 or so people at Mirage at opening were there to look around. Few went to play slots. We did not play at all.<\/p>\n<p>There were only three tables open. The available games were 6:5 blackjack, 000 roulette and Ultimate Texas Hold\u2019em. The minimum bet was $10 at each. There were no players at these tables.<\/p>\n<p>It seemed clear other tables would be open soon. The minimum for many already showed a $10 bet. This included craps, 6:5 Free Bet Blackjack and some proprietary card games.<\/p>\n<h3>Mirage reopening gallery<\/h3>\n<p>Here are some pictures Kristina and I took while we were at Mirage this morning.<\/p>\n<!-- default-view.php -->\n<div\n\tclass=\"ngg-galleryoverview default-view \"\n\tid=\"ngg-gallery-3099f01471cf5a89e988d3cd393ae76c-1\">\n\n\t\t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-0\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box \" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/vegasadvantage.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/mirage-reopening\/20200827_101553.jpg\"\n               title=\"\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/vegasadvantage.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/mirage-reopening\/20200827_101553.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/vegasadvantage.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/mirage-reopening\/thumbs\/thumbs_20200827_101553.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"19\"\n               data-title=\"20200827_101553\"\n               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