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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