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Hard Rock Las Vegas Tops Out Its 42-Story Guitar Tower
CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE146 days agoWikipedia[1] records that "the final structural beam was installed at the top of the newly-built 42-story guitar-shaped hotel tower on May 1, 2026."The final structural beam went in at the top of the 660-foot guitar-shaped hotel tower, built on the former site of the Mirage's volcano and holding 675 of the resort's rooms. The $4 billion Hard Rock Las Vegas is a full rebuild of the Mirage, which closed on 17 July 2024, and is expected to open in the fourth quarter of 2027.0.82The Vegas Loop Opens Its Paradise Road Tunnels
ESTIMATED70% CONFIDENCEin 37 daysLVCVA chief Steve Hill to the Review-Journal[1]: the first Paradise tunnel is 'within weeks of opening ... Hopefully by the end of this month. Almost certainly in October' - a month, so its last day; openings come 'in stages'.About two miles of twin tunnels under Paradise Road open stations at Virgin Hotels, the old Gordon Biersch site behind Sphere and 4744 Paradise by UNLV, the hub for Loop rides to Harry Reid airport, ahead of the Las Vegas Grand Prix.0.69Sands Macao Opens, Ending Stanley Ho's Gambling Monopoly
CONFIRMED87% CONFIDENCE22.3 years agoHappened as dated, per the source[1]: the company "opened the $265 million Sands Macau in May 2004," ending "Mr Ho's 42-year monopoly over the industry."The $265M Sands Macao opened as the city's first Las Vegas-style resort, ending Stanley Ho's 42-year gambling monopoly and starting Macau's transformation into the world's densest gaming hub.$265M0.68Boyd Gaming Opens Cadence Crossing Casino in Henderson
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CONFIRMED84% CONFIDENCE2.1 years agoHappened as dated, per the source[1]: "opened on August 15, 2024".The Clippers' new $2BN Intuit Dome arena opened in Inglewood on August 15, 2024, giving the team its first standalone home after decades sharing a venue with the Lakers.$2B0.66Las Vegas' $1.9BN Mega Stadium
CONFIRMED89% CONFIDENCE6.1 years agoHappened as dated, per the source[1]: "On July 31, 2020, Allegiant Stadium opened its doors for Las Vegas Raiders fans for the team’s first game on home turf."The Las Vegas Raiders open Allegiant Stadium, a 65,000-seat, climate-controlled venue with a retractable end-zone wall built in three years and nine months on the Las Vegas Strip.$1.9B0.65InterContinental Shanghai Wonderland Opens in a Flooded Quarry
CONFIRMED84% CONFIDENCE7.9 years agoHappened as dated: IHG's own release announcing 'the grand opening of InterContinental Shanghai Wonderland' is dated 15 November 2018, and ArchDaily's project entry gives 'Opened: 15th November 2018'. Wikipedia's[2] 20 November 2018 start of operations is the outlier.IHG opened the InterContinental Shanghai Wonderland, an 18-storey hotel built into the walls of a disused quarry with two underwater floors set against a lit aquarium.0.65Waymo Opens Robotaxi Rides to the Public in Las Vegas
CONFIRMED87% CONFIDENCE10 days agoWaymo's[1] post dated September 14, 2026 says "starting today, residents and visitors alike can go all in on Waymo, now providing our first public riders in the city with fully autonomous trips."Waymo began welcoming its first public riders in Las Vegas on 14 September 2026, running Ojai robotaxis over a nearly 24-square-mile zone along the Strip.0.64The Athletics' Las Vegas Ballpark Opens on the Tropicana Site
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CONFIRMED89% CONFIDENCE1.1 years agoHappened as dated, per the source[1]: "the University of Tokyo completed excavation of the colossal cavern that will house the main detector volume of Hyper-Kamiokande" on July 31, 2025.Crews finished excavating the huge cavern in a Japanese mountain that will house the Hyper-Kamiokande neutrino observatory, a step toward the detector's planned start of observations.$600M0.63The Las Vegas Convention Center Finishes Its $600 Million Renovation
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CONFIRMED89% CONFIDENCE262 days agoNews 3, 5 January 2026: the Central Hall 'has reopened after an extensive eight-year, $600 million renovation', celebrated 'with a ribbon-cutting ceremony'; casino.org[3] dates the reopening 'Monday, Jan. 5'.LVCVA and CES leaders cut the ribbon on the rebuilt Central Hall a day before CES 2026, completing a $600 million makeover that brings the three oldest halls up to the standard of the 2021 West Hall and links them under one roof.$600M0.62The Athletics Break Ground on Their Las Vegas Ballpark
CONFIRMED85% CONFIDENCE1.3 years agoNews 3: 'The Athletics held a groundbreaking ceremony Monday morning' (23 June 2025); the Review-Journal[5] had the ceremony 'scheduled to occur at 8 a.m. on June 23' (PDT, 15:00Z).Owner John Fisher, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred and Nevada officials broke ground on the $1.75 billion, 33,000-capacity ballpark on the former Tropicana site at the south end of the Strip, which the A's plan to open for the 2028 season.$1.8B0.62
