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In 2012, the [[High Roller (Ferris wheel)|High Roller Ferris wheel]] and a retail district called [[The Linq Promenade]] broke ground in an attempt to diversify attractions beyond that of casino resorts. Renovations and rebrandings such as [[The Cromwell Las Vegas]] and the [[SLS Las Vegas]] continued to transform the Strip in 2014. The [[Las Vegas Festival Grounds]] opened in 2015. In 2016, [[T-Mobile Arena]], The Park, and the [[Dolby Live|Park Theater]] (now known as Dolby Live) opened.{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}
 
On October 1, 2017, [[2017 Las Vegas shooting|a mass shooting]] occurred on the Strip at the [[Route 91 Harvest]] country music festival, adjacent to the [[Mandalay Bay]] hotel. 60 people were killed, and approximately 867 were injured. The murderergunman, was[[Stephen aPaddock]], wellopened knownfire Lason Vegasconcertgoers highwith rollerseveral namedrifles [[Stephenfrom his suites on the Paddock]]Mandalay Bay's 32nd floor. Paddock's motive was never determined, and he committed suicide after the murders were committedmassacre. PaddockIt used several rifles to shoot guests at the Route 91 Festival. These murders becamewas the deadliest mass shootingsshooting in modern United States history.<ref name="TheGuardian">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/oct/02/las-vegas-active-shooter-harvest-country-music-festival|title=Mandalay Bay attack: at least 50 killed in America's deadliest mass shooting|first1=Dan|last1=Hernandez|first2=Tom|last2=McCarthy|first3=Michael|last3=McGowan|date=2017-10-02|website=The Guardian|access-date=2017-10-03}}</ref><ref name="59th Victim">{{cite news|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/homicides/california-woman-declared-59th-victim-of-2017-massacre-in-las-vegas-2102779/|title=California woman declared 59th victim of 2017 massacre in Las Vegas|publisher=The Las Vegas Review-Journal|last=Lacanlale|first=Rio|date=August 24, 2020|access-date=August 27, 2020}}</ref><ref name="60th Victim">{{cite news|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/shootings/las-vegas-woman-becomes-60th-victim-of-october-2017-mass-shooting-2123456/|title=Las Vegas woman becomes 60th victim of October 2017 mass shooting|publisher=The Las Vegas Review-Journal|last=Lacanlale|first=Rio|date=September 17, 2020|access-date=September 17, 2020}}</ref>
 
In 2018, the Monte Carlo Resort and Casino was renamed the [[Park MGM]] and in 2019, the SLS changed its name back to [[Sahara Las Vegas]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-05-10|title=Monte Carlo officially transitions to new brand – Park MGM|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/monte-carlo-officially-transitions-to-new-brand-park-mgm/|access-date=2020-10-17|website=Las Vegas Review-Journal|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-08-28|title=SLS to officially make change to Sahara Las Vegas on Thursday|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/sls-to-officially-make-change-to-sahara-las-vegas-on-thursday-1836433/|access-date=2020-10-17|website=Las Vegas Review-Journal|language=en-US}}</ref>
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