The Nevada Gaming Control Board on Wednesday recommended approval of key executive licenses to Frank Cassella, senior vice president of finance for HR Las Vegas LLC, which will operate Hard Rock Las Vegas on the Strip.
Cassella gave board members a status report on the transition of The Mirage to the Hard Rock.
Cassella said work on the project continues to be in a demolition phase with the famous Mirage Volcano already torn out.
“If you drive by, you can see that most of the front drive is the construction zone,” Cassella said. “Some of the pylons have gone up for the new guitar tower, which will be over 700 feet tall with 650 suites. There will be a complete redesign of the 3,000-room Mirage Tower, a complete redesign of the casino, a redesign of the pool , and there will be an additional pool for the guitar tower,” he said.
“Currently, my responsibilities include a lot of budgeting and forecasting for the pre-opening efforts, developing staffing compendiums, purchasing compendiums and task compendiums for the opening. And when we open in 2027, my responsibilities will be for all financial operations, similar to what they were for The Mirage.”
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