The Hard Rock's $1.3 billion property expansion project added a 450-foot (140 m) tower designed to appear as a pair of guitars, back-to-back, with lights providing the imagery of guitar strings[9][10] and 638 rooms alongside a seven-story, 168-room "Oasis Tower" overlooking the pool cabanas[7]—all scheduled to open on October 24, 2019,[6] several months in advance of Super Bowl LIV being held in Miami on February 2, 2020.

[12] As of March 2019, the tribe's upgrade budget was significantly increased to over $2.4 billion, split mainly between this location and the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Tampa.

On July 3, 2008, the Florida Supreme Court ruled that the governor's agreement was unconstitutional, but table games continue to operate because the Federal Department of the Interior approved the now-invalid pact with the state.

[15] The addition of blackjack to the Hard Rock casinos in Hollywood and Tampa gave credibility to its claim of being a major gambling destination.

[18] The 69th edition of the Miss Universe competition, was held on May 16, 2021, at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino where Zozibini Tunzi of South Africa crowned her successor Andrea Meza of Mexico at the end of the event.