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Published Monday, Aug. 9, 2010 | 10:52 a.m.
Updated Monday, Aug. 9, 2010 | 2:45 p.m.
Pink and Carey Hart at Wasted Space in the Hard Rock Hotel on New Year's Eve 2008.
The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino is closing its Wasted Space nightclub after two years of operation, a Hard Rock spokeswoman said today.
The nightlife and concert venue will close before spring 2011 to make room for a new race and sports book, Hard Rock spokeswoman Jessie Pound said.
Pound said there isn't an immediate timeline on when Wasted Space will close, but acts are booked at the venue through October.
Branded as Hard Rock’s “anti-club,” Wasted Space opened in July 2008 with the idea of a looser dress code than other nightclubs in town and a place for performers to play more intimate shows. The 5,000-square-foot club holds between 400 and 500 people.
Wasted Space was designed by motocross star Carey Hart, who also operates Hart and Huntington Tattoo Company inside Hard Rock. The club brought in some high-profile investors, including musicians Joel and Benji Madden and baseball star Jason Giambi. Giambi is also a co-owner in Vanity nightclub at Hard Rock.
Hard Rock Chief Executive Joseph Magliarditi said he wouldn't comment on the closure of Wasted Space or the financial performance of the nightclub because the club is a partnership between Hart and Hard Rock.
According to an annual filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission in March, Hard Rock said revenue at Wasted Space increased by $1.6 million in 2009, although other numbers for the club weren't listed in the filing.
The venue’s opening night brought Gavin Rossdale and super group Camp Freddy and continued on to host names like MXPX, Snow Patrol and Hart’s wife, Pink. Acts left on Wasted Space’s upcoming roster include Drowning Pool, Hot Hot Heat and Adler’s Appetite.
In announcing changes with its race and sports book, Hard Rock also said today it has signed a deal with Cantor Gaming to operate the property’s sports book.
Pending regulatory approval, Cantor will install its in-running mobile gaming technology at the Hard Rock sports book. Hard Rock signed a deal with Cantor in February to become the third Las Vegas casino to offer Cantor’s eDeck mobile gaming technology. M Resort and Venetian both have the technology.
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Sorry to hear the club's closing, it's a fun place, but the Hard Rock does need a better Sports Book and that's a great place for it.
First the water restaurant closes at the Venetian, and now this? Can the news get any worse?
Tom Shermspun
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more bad news, the loss of the ceo and now this.
the Sun Needs a good news section.
Guess all the EMO's and tatooed flatbiller's are gona have to go back to drinking in their parents basement. That place sucked anyway.
At least there should be some jobs created for the remodeling work....gotta find good news somewhere in this story.
These casino's change and remodel all the the time, so this isn't any indication of anything.
I've seen a casino move its' poker room 3 times inside a years time........change and remodel is what LV is all about.
Nope it's not a big deal but the irony of them abandoning a club they named "Wasted Space" is hilarious. Ya think they should have recognized the potential earlier.
Just when the hookers have learned, where to show up, they temporarily close the doors.
Also the site of Las Vegas' best local release party.
RNR put it down there last year.
I hear the just closed "$12.99 per bottle" water club (at venitian) has outbid
the sports book and they plan to re-open September 1st.
The big change is they want to go after the more budget crowd there.
So, I hear the pricing will be $9.99 per glass of water.
Fact
I don't know what is more sad: What passes for humor in these comments, or the poor spelling and grammar of the comedians.
Businesses open and close. It happens.
Another reason NOT to go to the HR anymore...
I liked this place. But the unisex bathroom was a bit strange. My wife HATED it.
Probably closed because there wasn't enough room for the line out the door to snake around the building 3 or 4 times like Pure and Tao.
How much will you have to bet to get a drink ticket at the new Sportsbook?
Guess it really was wasted space.
The article states:
"The venue's opening night brought Gavin Rossdale and super group Camp Freddy and continued on to host names like MXPX, Snow Patrol and Hart's wife, Pink. Acts left on Wasted Space's upcoming roster include Drowning Pool, Hot Hot Heat and Adler's Appetite."
Never heard of ANY of them!
More importantly the Hard Rock Poker Lounge will be downsizing and relocating near Wasted Space after its upcoming tournament series. According to All Vegas Poker the new room will have 6 to 8 tables only. This is really a shame given the promotions last summer. The room was never able to overcome the fact that it lacks Strip traffic. The recent series of promotions are far too confusing and unappealing to locals. They should really bring back "Hourly High Hand Jackpots" along with 1 card quads and toss in Aces cracked.
Close all these clubs as they promote the demoralization of our once fine town.
The HRH will make more money with a Sportsbook than a Concert Venue. Less Over head, and it is good move. I may go there, if I can tolerate all the Poseurs.
The other tiny book, they let them smoke Cigars, that you could hardly breath in there.
climb out of your hole Bakersfield.
ConcernedNative must not know the history of Vegas.
Diamonddogg, do you know the profit margins of sports betting. It's the most unpredictable game a Casino can have.
It was aptly named.
Jerry Wayne,
No hole to climb out of here. I'm just not that into what I'm guessing are underground tiny little rock bands that the mainstream has never heard of, that have a tiny following. Nothing wrong with them, or their followers, it's just not my thing.
I do follow several tiny little country bands that you have probably never heard of. A few major ones too.
Bakersfield, no hole to climb out of... just one to pull his head out of. With a name like Bakersfield it's no wonder he's behind the times JerryWayne. Well if he hasn't heard of them they must not be big right, you haven't really made it in the music buis until Bakerfield knows who you are. And if Pink isn't mainstream, I don't know what is. MxPx and Rossdale are mainstream in christian music and Camp Freddy is full of mainstream alternative artists. No Bakersfield, you wont find them on the country or adult contemporary billboards but it doesn't mean they aren't BIG bands. Well I hope you can get your head out of that new one I ripped open.
Wasted space was the best place to hang out. $40 got you all you can drink and the bartenders and security didn't let any idiots get out of hand. For the people who think only "Emo" go there...you live in vegas, not a place for close minded people. I hope that they find a new place for the venue and continue to have bad ass intimate, and drama free concerts. The way it was decorated rocks! Where will 51fifty play now?
Well, I'm sorry, that's sad, another cultural icon, although short-lived, about to die out again and give way to another sports book.. (sorry, but don't we have enough of those around here..?!) Vegas needs some culture!
Jerrywayne, luvthadirt,
My original comment was "Never Heard of them"
I did not say that if I hadn't heard of them they were somehow bad or unworthy. I was merely commenting that I've never heard of them.
I never heard of Tupac until his demise in front of the Maxim one night. Aparently most others knew of him and his music.
I must have hit a raw nerve. Nowhere did I say one shouldn't go see them if that's your thing. Maybe if enough people had, the club would not be closing.
Meanwhile, I'll continue to go see Bobby Durham, Buddy Owens, Monty Byrom, Neil Morrow, Tony Marques, Brian Lonbeck, Derailers, FattKatt and others. Let me guess, you've never heard of them. If so, that's fine, They have all played Las Vegas, some of them for years. I can live with that and not be insulted (but they're all worth a listen).
"By Bakersfield
Aug. 9, 2010
10:48 p.m.
Suggest removal The article states:
"The venue's opening night brought Gavin Rossdale and super group Camp Freddy and continued on to host names like MXPX, Snow Patrol and Hart's wife, Pink. Acts left on Wasted Space's upcoming roster include Drowning Pool, Hot Hot Heat and Adler's Appetite."
Never heard of ANY of them!"
WOW!!! What rock have YOU been hiding under??!!!! haha