His vision: build a Titanic-replica resort with 1,200 “cabins” and an “iceberg” retail area. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) the spring of 1999, more than a year after “Titanic” made its big-screen debut, flamboyant casino figure Bob Stupak unveiled a big idea for Las Vegas. Hard Rock International recently announced a deal to acquire The Mirage for more than $1 billion.
An enormous guitar adorns the outside of a Hard Rock Cafe on Thursday, Dec.
