CLARK COUNTY LIQUOR AND GAMING LICENSING BOARD
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Vincent V. Queano, Director of Business License |
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Receive, discuss, and approve or deny an application from The Mirage Casino-Hotel, LLC for a waiver of license requirements for a period of up to twenty-four months with the possibility of two additional six-month extensions during the temporary closure, and reconstruction of the Mirage Casino Resort; authorize the Director of Business License to grant two additional six-month extensions upon additional showings of good cause if the initial application is approved; and direct staff accordingly. (Sitting as the Liquor and Gaming Board) (For Possible Action)
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BACKGROUND:
Clark County Code Section 8.04.140(G) provides that if a gaming licensee does not meet the conditions and requirements of its license for a period of over thirty consecutive days, the county gaming license shall automatically suspend or be nonrenewable. The licensee may apply to the board, and upon good cause shown (i.e., remodeling, labor disputes, reasons beyond its control) for such unavailability of rooms and/or resort hotel requirements, the board may waive requirements and conditions for a period up to twenty-four months and may grant two additional six-month extensions upon an additional showing of good cause and due diligence. However, the total periods of waiver shall not exceed three calendar years as to any waiver of requirements.
The Mirage Casino-Hotel, LLC ("MCH") owns and operates The Mirage ("Mirage"), located at 3400 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV 89109. On July 11, 2024, MCH submitted a letter to the Department of Business License to announce the closure of the Mirage resort, and to apply for a waiver of license conditions pursuant to Clark County Code Section 8.04.140(G) during the closure of the resort for expansion and remodeling.
The Mirage closed on July 17, 2024, and construction is expected to take approximately three years to complete, resulting in a new much larger resort hotel casino operating under the Hard Rock brand.
Staff recommends that the Board receive, discuss, and approve or deny MDH's application for a waiver of license requirements for a period of up to twenty-four months with the possibility of two additional six-month extensions during the temporary closure and remodeling of the resort. If the Board approves the application, staff recommends that the waiver should be effective the day of closure on July 17, 2024, and that the Director of Business License be approved to administratively extend the waiver for two additional 6-month periods upon an additional showing of good cause and due diligence.