Mandalay Bay
Casino resort in Las Vegas
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2024 | Swingers, a three-level golf and entertainment complex, opened in the former nightclub space. |
2024 | Chef Michael Mina opened Orla, a Mediterranean restaurant, replacing Fleur. Wolfgang Puck also opened Caramá, a new Italian restaurant, replacing Lupo. |
2024 | Delano becomes part of the W Hotels brand. |
2024 | The $100 million renovation concluded. |
2023 | Four Seasons hotel undergoes another renovation. |
2023 | Mandalay Bay completes additional room renovations ahead of its 25th anniversary. |
April 2023 | Aureole restaurant closed, making way for Retro by sibling chefs Bryan and Michael Voltaggio. |
2022 | Light nightclub closed. |
2022 | Vici Properties acquired MGM's ownership stake in the resort. |
2022 | A $100 million renovation began, including technological updates. |
2021 | Chef Hubert Keller departed Mandalay Bay, and the resort took over ownership and operations of the Fleur restaurant. |
2021 | The Mandalay Bay Events Center was renamed the Michelob Ultra Arena. |
2020 | The Blackstone Group became a co-owner of Mandalay Bay. |
January 2020 | Mandalay Bay was named the pre- and post-game venue for the Las Vegas Raiders, and MGM announced plans to sell the property to a joint venture with MGM Growth Properties and The Blackstone Group. |
2018 | The sports book was updated with new features. |
October 1 2017 | A mass shooting occurred where gunman Stephen Paddock killed 60 people and wounded approximately 867 others from the hotel's 32nd floor before taking his own life. |
2016 | Mandalay Bay's $100 million room renovation is completed. |
January 2016 | Renovations concluded with the conversion of second-floor space into the Oceanside Ballroom. |
2015 | A $100 million room renovation begins at Mandalay Bay. |
August 2015 | The convention center expansion opened, adding new exhibit space. |
2014 | Holly Madison departed 1923 Bourbon & Burlesque due to a dispute with business partners, and the venue was renamed 1923 Prohibition Bar. |
2014 | 1923 Bourbon & Burlesque opened at the former Forty Deuce location, featuring Holly Madison and a burlesque troupe. |
2014 | MGM agreed to pay a $500,000 fine after a sting operation revealed drug and prostitution activities at the Foundation Room. |
2014 | THEhotel is renamed to Delano. |
October 2014 | Construction began on the announced convention center expansion. |
April 2014 | A $66 million expansion of the convention center was announced, planning to add exhibit space and 900 underground parking spaces. |
2013 | Light nightclub opened in the former Rumjungle space, in partnership with The Light Group and Cirque du Soleil. |
2013 | The casino floor underwent a renovation, including new carpeting and chairs. |
2013 | Stunt performer Andy Lewis set a new slacklining record by walking 360 feet across a rope 480 feet above the property. |
2013 | Mandalay Bay partnered with NRG Energy to install 21,324 solar panels on the facility's roof, capable of supporting up to 20 percent of the resort's energy needs. |
2012 | Carlos Santana began his residency at the House of Blues venue. |
2012 | Four Seasons hotel receives a $30 million renovation. |
2011 | Fleur de Lys restaurant was remodeled and renamed to Fleur, and began offering a $5,000 burger with a bottle of Petrus wine. |
August 2010 | Mandalay Bay successfully evicted Rumjungle from its venue after litigation. |
March 2010 | Rumjungle filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy to prevent eviction from Mandalay Bay, alleging contract breach by the resort. |
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