{"id":226833,"date":"2024-06-01T01:43:27","date_gmt":"2024-06-01T01:43:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/01\/margaritaville-closes-country-venue-is-moving-in-next\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:18:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:18:13","slug":"margaritaville-closes-country-venue-is-moving-in-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/01\/margaritaville-closes-country-venue-is-moving-in-next\/","title":{"rendered":"Margaritaville Closes, Country Venue is Moving In Next"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"post-info-panel\">\n<div class=\"post-info-panel__author-holder\">\n<div class=\"post-info-panel__author-logo\">\n                                                                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/all-about-us\"><br \/>\n                                                        <img alt=\"Scott Roeben\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/author-logo-lg-88x88.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/author-logo-lg-176x176.png 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-88 photo\" height=\"88\" width=\"88\" decoding=\"async\"\/>                                                    <\/a>\n                                                                                            <\/div>\n<div class=\"post-info-panel__author-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"post-info-panel__author-content\">\n                                            <span class=\"post-info-panel__title\"><br \/>\n                                                                                                    By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/all-about-us\" class=\"post-info-panel__link\">Scott Roeben<\/a>, on May 31 2024                                                                                            <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A longtime Strip fixture, Margaritaville, closed at Flamingo on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/margaritaville-gets-a-closing-date-at-flamingo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 30, 2024<\/a> with little fanfare. There\u2019s been lots of speculation about what might replace it.<\/p>\n<p>While the ink hasn\u2019t dried yet, we\u2019ve learned Margaritaville will be replaced by a country-themed venue.<\/p>\n<p>Clearly, somebody\u2019s seen the revenue numbers at Ole Red at Horseshoe, because that place was a smash right out of the chute.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_40399\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40399\" style=\"width: 845px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-40399 size-post-thumbnail-crop-845xAUTO\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" alt=\"\" width=\"845\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/flamingo_cowboy-845x563.jpg\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-40399\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A.I. didn\u2019t think it creepy at all to use bird feathers in a cowboy hat being born by a bird. We\u2019re all doomed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Approximately zero details are available about what country venue will take Margaritaville\u2019s place, but Caesars Entertainment loves its celebrity partnerships, so we suspect there will be a big country artist and a recognizable brand attached.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_39540\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39540\" style=\"width: 845px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-39540 size-post-thumbnail-crop-845xAUTO\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" alt=\"\" width=\"845\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/margaritaville_closed-845x563.jpg\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-39540\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">You don\u2019t know what you\u2019ve got until it\u2019s gone. Or some other Cinderella lyric. Take your pick.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Caesars has made a killing with Gordon Ramsay, Guy Fieri, Bobby Flay, Giada De Laurentiis and others we don\u2019t recall and don\u2019t have the time to look up because we\u2019re too busy dishing scoop.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, and Lisa Vanderpump, with her frou-frou lounges. And Buddy Valastro. If we forgot him, we\u2019d never get fresh \u201cmutz\u201d again.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, it seems there are two entities under consideration for the Margaritaville space, both potentially a big draw for fans of eating, drinking, chewing snuff, rodeos, banning books and line dancing.<\/p>\n<p>Caesars has relationships with Keith Urban, Shania Twain and Garth Brooks.<\/p>\n<p>Country has never been a huge deal in Las Vegas, but that all changed when Beyonce and her bosoms released \u201cTexas Hold \u2018Em.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"arve\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-238z4yaar1g665a7cbf7a4c9950026636\" style=\"max-width:900px;\">\n<span class=\"arve-inner\"><br \/><span class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 500 \/ 281\"><br \/><span class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.200000%\"\/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" data-arve=\"arve-youtube-238z4yaar1g665a7cbf7a4c9950026636\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/238Z4YaAr1g?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"505.8\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/238Z4YaAr1g?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" width=\"900\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Just kidding, the Strip has had Gilley\u2019s Saloon at TI forever, Losers Bar at MGM Grand is sort of country-themed and the aforementioned Old Red has definitely booted some scoots since it opened January 15, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a look at the view.<\/p>\n<div class=\"arve\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-8qs65k1ieeo665a7cbf7ac2e332736276\" style=\"max-width:900px;\">\n<span class=\"arve-inner\"><br \/><span class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 500 \/ 281\"><br \/><span class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.200000%\"\/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" data-arve=\"arve-youtube-8qs65k1ieeo665a7cbf7ac2e332736276\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/8QS65K1IEeo?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"505.8\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/8QS65K1IEeo?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" width=\"900\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/redneck-riviera-rumored-closing-grand-bazaar-shops-ballys\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Redneck Riviera<\/a> tanked at Grand Bazaar Shops (soon to be an escape room), but it was in a weird location and didn\u2019t have Blake Shelton and his future ex-wife, Gwen Stefani, to promote it.<\/p>\n<p>We have a special place in our heart for Gwen Stefani because she told a mutual friend she thought we were \u201ccute\u201d at a Hollywood party, circa 2001. Not that we have to make everything about us.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/pbr-rock-bar-to-close-at-miracle-mile-shops-after-12-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PBR Rock Bar<\/a> closed at Planet Hollywood in 2022. The operators of Miracle Mile Shops reportedly didn\u2019t feel the venue fit with the highfalutin image of the shopping complex following a massive overhaul. Such attitudes about country-music lovers cannot be tolerated. The book banning thing is totally valid, but not whatever Miracle Mile felt they didn\u2019t want as the first impression of their mall.<\/p>\n<p>Margaritaville has been a fixture at Flamingo for decades, but Caesars Entertainment is sprucing up the place with several new offerings, including Gordon Ramsay Burger (in the Bird Bar space), Pinky\u2019s by Vanderpump (in the poker room space) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/flamingo-is-getting-a-cuban-restaurant-havana-1957\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Havana 1957<\/a> (in the Tropical Breeze Cafe space).<\/p>\n<p>How in the holy hell would you keep track of all this crap without us. Seriously.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll know more about Margaritaville\u2019s replacement when we do! Until then, Ole Red, already.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/margaritaville-closes-country-venue-is-moving-in-next\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] By Scott Roeben, on May 31 2024 A longtime Strip fixture, Margaritaville, closed at Flamingo on May 30, 2024 with little fanfare. 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