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Line 64: On March 11, 2011, the Sahara announced that it would close its doors May 16, 2011.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2011/mar/11/sahara-hotel-casino-close-may-16/ \|title=Sahara's closure on May 16 will mark 'the end of an era' \|work=Las Vegas Sun\|date=2011-03-11 \|access-date=2011-03-23}}</ref> Closure of the Sahara has been cited as one of the significant reasons for ridership dropping in 2012.<ref>{{cite news \|url= http://www.lvrj.com/business/las-vegas-monorail-ridership-continues-to-fall-178242541.html \|title=Las Vegas Monorail ridership continues to fall\|work=LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL \|date=2012-11-10 \|access-date= 2013-02-12}}</ref> In 2014, a new hotel casino, the SLS Las Vegas, took over the Sahara, and ridership increased from 2012 levels. An infill station at the [[~~MSG~~Sphere (venue)\|Sphere ~~at The Venetian~~]] was planned but put on hold in 2020. A report in 2022 confirmed that talks about constructing the station wouldn't resume until after the venue's opening.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://americajr.com/news/2022/08/17/construction-continues-on-the-new-msg-sphere-in-las-vegas-u2-to-be-the-first-to-perform-inside/ \| title=Construction continues on the new MSG Sphere in Las Vegas; U2 to be the first to perform inside – AmericaJR }}</ref> The Las Vegas Monorail again filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in September 2020, amid the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] and in December a deal was finalized to transfer ownership to the [[Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority]].<ref name="ktnv">{{cite news \|title=LVCVA deal complete for Las Vegas Monorail \|url=https://www.ktnv.com/news/lvcva-deal-complete-with-las-vegas-monorail \|access-date=23 December 2020 \|work=KTNV \|date=10 December 2020}}</ref><ref name=2020Ch11>{{cite news \|last1=McFarland \|first1=Matt \|title=Las Vegas monorail files for bankruptcy but may survive pandemic \|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/09/economy/vegas-monorail/index.html \|access-date=11 September 2020 \|agency=CNN \|date=9 September 2020}}</ref>

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