9/25/11 -  Elmer Sherwin won 4.6 million on a megabucks slot jackpot at the Mirage on Nov 1989. Sept 2005, he won another megabucks slot jackpot of 21.1million at The Cannery Casino in N Las Vegas. He is the only person known to win the big prize twice. (Casino Player Magazine)

9/11/11 - The original volcano at the Mirage cost $30 million to build in 1989 which is how much it cost to build all of Caesars Palace in 1966 (Casino Player Magazine)

9/4/11 - In 1991, the Mirage was the first resort in Vegas to pump a scent into the casino via the properties HVAC. (Dr. Dave Schwartz twitter...5 scents of Las Vegas)