“But I want to go on the record, there is no closure. We will look at the construction schedule, we will look at the economy, whether there is or is not a recession and a year and a half from now or so probably would be the timeframe that we would evaluate what makes the most sense. “There’s no intention at this time to close the building,” Allen said. 1, it’s important for us to go on the record, 100 percent, we are not closing the building,” Hard Rock International President and CEO James Allen said in testimony Friday to the Nevada Gaming Commission, which approved the licensing of Hard Rock International to operate The Mirage. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) chief executive of Hard Rock International vowed Friday that the company will not close The Mirage as it guts the entire three-wing resort and invests billions of dollars to expand and upgrade the property.