Mirage Pressured to Pay Out $1.6M in Progressive Slot Jackpots Forward of Closure
It’s not a mirage. Beginning Tuesday afternoon, The Mirage on the Las Vegas Strip will give away practically $1.6 million in assured prizes.
The Mirage will give again progressive cash till July 16, the day earlier than it closes its doorways ceaselessly. (Picture: The Mirage)
It’s not a goodwill gesture, both, however a regulatory requirement. Most casinos that shut in Nevada are required to return their progressive jackpot income to the gamblers who collectively misplaced it within the first place.
The six-day promotion, known as The Mirage Progressive Last Money Giveaway, runs from 3 p.m.-7 p.m. by Saturday, July 13, then resumes for a remaining day on July 16.
The 20,000-gallon salwwater aquarium behind the Mirage entrance desk has already been drained and dismantled. Its 450 tropical fish have been rehoused on the Mandalay Bay Shark Reef. (Picture: Twitter/X/@LvPitboss)
About $1.2 of the $1.6 million comes from progressive slots. The scheduled payout on them is a assured $200K every day on July 9, 10, and 11, then $250K on July 12 and 13, and $100K on July 16.
The opposite assured $400K comes from progressive desk video games. That might be given away by drawings held at 8 p.m. on July 12 and 13.
Gamers can enter these by enjoying any qualifying desk sport — Face-Up Pai Gow, Final Texas Maintain ’em, Three Card Poker, Let It Trip, blackjack, or baccarat — with a Unity by Arduous Rock rewards card between 11 a.m. and seven p.m. on these days.
Not the First
The Riviera held the same promotion earlier than closing in Might 2015, however the Tropicana wasn’t required to return its remaining jackpots when it closed in April. That’s as a result of the Nevada Gaming Management Board (NCGB) rules differ relying on the possession circumstances of every on line casino.
The Mirage, which opened on Nov. 22, 1989, will stop working on July 17, 2024. Then it can shut for a three-year transformation into the second Arduous Rock Las Vegas. (The primary was reopened as Virgin Inns Las Vegas in 2021.)
Anybody trying to money in Mirage on line casino chips after the closure has 120 days to take action. Chips might be redeemed at Treasure Island after July 17, based on the resort on line casino. Slot vouchers might be mailed in.
