The Mirage bids farewell as Vegas icon makes way for Hard Rock transformation
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Gambling ends and the doors close on Wednesday at the tropical island-themed hotel-casino that opened in 1989 with a fire-spewing volcano outside, and Siegfried & Roy's lions and dolphins inside.