{"id":19264,"date":"2018-01-18T17:12:24","date_gmt":"2018-01-19T01:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=19264"},"modified":"2018-03-08T23:49:37","modified_gmt":"2018-03-09T07:49:37","slug":"hard-rock-hotel-casino-las-vegas-sold-richard-bransons-virgin-hotels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/hard-rock-hotel-casino-las-vegas-sold-richard-bransons-virgin-hotels\/","title":{"rendered":"Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Las Vegas Sold to Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Hotels"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
We’ve shared the rumors for months, but insiders are now confirming the Hard Rock casino in Las Vegas has been purchased by bajillionaire Richard Branson and Virgin Hotels, along with Bosworth Hospitality Partners and Juniper Capital Partners.<\/p>\n
We first wrote about Hard Rock changing hands back in March 2017<\/a>. The first obvious sign a sale was in the works was a picket by Teamsters Union Local 986 meant to encourage the retention of their workforce if the sale moved forward.<\/p>\n Apparently, it has.<\/p>\n