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Hard Rock Hotel investor granted state gaming license Robert Taubman, president and CEO of Taubman Centers, a Bloomfield Hills, Mich. based retail management company, was unanimously approved for licensing by the Nevada Gaming Commission. A subsidiary of Taubman Centers is a 16 percent investor in Morgans Hotel Groups, which operates the Hard Rock Hotel. Taubman has other Las Vegas holdings. The company has a 20 year management contract with MGM Mirage for its Crystals retail and entertainment center at CityCenter. It also contracted with the M Resort on its planned retail center which has been announced but has no construction schedule. Nevada Gaming Commission Chairman Peter Bernhard took advantage of having Taubman available to answer questions about the Hard Rock deal to inquire about the state of retail, particularly at Crystals. Taubman said of the 70 retail spaces at Crystals, only three have not been leased. The high end center is about 35 percent occupied, but fake louis