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Las Vegas Review-Journal

August 26, 2020 - 5:00 am

Updated August 26, 2020 - 8:34 am

The Mirage reopens on Thursday.

The longtime hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip has been closed since March 16, when Las Vegas shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The MGM Resorts International property will welcome the public at 10 a.m.

Siegfried & Roy’s Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat also reopens. The Mirage Volcano will erupt at 8 p.m. Thursday.

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