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| November 2023 | Seminole Tribe relaunched online sports betting through the Hard Rock Bet app for returning players. |
| December 2022 | Purchased The Mirage from MGM Resorts for $1.075 billion, with plans to renovate and reopen as Hard Rock Las Vegas in 2027. |
| October 2022 | The only Hard Rock Cafe in Moscow was closed in October during the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. |
| June 15 2022 | UNITE HERE union members vote overwhelmingly in favor of a potential strike if their agreement is not made by July 3, demanding wage increases to cover pandemic-related financial setbacks and increased living costs. |
| April 28 2022 | A Yale University study categorized Hard Rock Cafe in the 'Buying Time' group regarding its response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, continuing business while postponing new investments. |
| 2021 | Seminole Tribe launched Hard Rock Bet sports betting app, which was subsequently halted due to lawsuits. |
| June 10 2021 | Hard Rock announced Lionel Messi as its brand ambassador during the company's 50th-anniversary celebration. |
| May 2021 | Opened a $300 million Hard Rock Casino in Gary, Indiana, including a 1,950-seat Hard Rock Live performance hall. |
| March 2021 | Virgin Hotels Las Vegas (formerly Hard Rock Hotel) debuted. |
| January 2021 | Announced a new hotel in London, Ontario, Canada, with a 353-room hotel slated to finish construction in 2025. |
| February 2020 | Robert's Steakhouse closes. |
| February 2 2020 | Super Bowl LIV was held at Hard Rock Stadium. |
| January 2020 | Scores Nightclub officially closes down. |
| November 10 2019 | Opened the temporary Rockford Casino-A Hard Rock Opening Act in Illinois. |
| January 2019 | Hard Rock launches its online sportsbook, becoming the 10th sportsbook app in New Jersey. |
| November 2018 | Hard Rock announces plans to launch both online and retail sportsbooks in 2019. |
| October 9 2018 | The Hard Rock Club bar was announced at the Canadian Tire Centre, featuring memorabilia from over a dozen artists. |
| June 27 2018 | Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City reopened, a day earlier than originally planned. |
| April 2018 | The Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas was sold to Richard Branson with plans to renovate under the Virgin Hotels brand. |
| April 2018 | Corporate offices of Hard Rock International were relocated from Orlando to Davie, Florida. |
| March 1 2017 | The Seminole Tribe of Florida, through Hard Rock International, and the Morris and Jingoli families announced the purchase of the facility and its planned conversion to the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. |
| February 2017 | A non-affiliated Hard Rock Café in Heidelberg was forced to change its name after a series of court cases by the end of February. |
| October 10 2016 | The Trump Taj Mahal casino was officially closed. |
| August 2016 | Miami Dolphins' stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida was renamed Hard Rock Stadium. |
| August 3 2016 | Announcement made that the Trump Taj Mahal would close after Labor Day due to continuous financial losses. |
| 2015 | The Taj Mahal admitted to willfully violating anti-money-laundering regulations and was fined $10 million, the highest penalty ever levied by the U.S. federal government against a casino. |
| 2014 | Converted Hotel Zoso in Palm Springs, California into a 160-room Hard Rock Hotel, which subsequently closed. |
| September 10 2014 | Trump Entertainment Resorts filed for bankruptcy and announced plans to close the Taj Mahal. |
| 2013 | Opened the nation's first casino strip club with scantily clad dancers. |
| October 17 2013 | The restaurant at the Canadian Tire Centre was renamed to Chek Point, sponsored by SportChek. |
| January 20 2010 | Hard Rock Hotel opened in Singapore at Sentosa, owned by the Genting Group. |
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