John Acres created the gaming industry’s first player tracking system in the 1980s, giving casinos the ability to follow a customer’s slot machine wagering activity and reward the gambler with various incentives. The problem, he said, is casinos are still using the same technology decades later.

A little more than a month after MGM Resorts announced the Mirage was for sale, the next chapter of the iconic, deeply influential property is ready to be written.

MGM Resorts announced in November that it was planning to sell The Mirage Hotel and Casino to reduce its inventory on the Las Vegas Strip.

MGM Resorts announced in November that it was planning to sell The Mirage Hotel and Casino to reduce its inventory on the Las Vegas Strip.

MGM Resorts International will sell The Mirage, the iconic Strip resort that helped usher in the modern era of ultra-luxury in Las Vegas, to Hard Rock International, the companies announced Monday.

MGM Resorts International will sell The Mirage, the iconic Strip resort that helped usher in the modern era of ultra-luxury in Las Vegas, to Hard Rock International, the companies announced Monday.