Two big fines against two MGM properties and Resorts World resulted in different responses and perspectives from those paying $19 million in fines.
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The two largest Las Vegas Strip casino operators remain optimistic in the face of recent data suggesting tourism and visitation levels are beginning to lag.
The Nevada Gaming Commission voted unanimously to approve an $8.5 million fine against MGM Resorts for letting illegal bookmakers gamble at its Las Vegas casinos.
The complaint alleged the casino giant permitted two illegal bookmakers to gamble from 2015 to 2018 at MGM Grand and The Cosmopolitan.
MGM Rewards members can now unlock perks in-between card tiers, among other changes.
The staff was notified of the executive’s retirement on Thursday. No replacement has been named.
In a letter to MGM legal representatives, the Federal Trade Commission said it is withdrawing its civil investigative demand made to MGM Resorts in January 2024.
Attorneys say some plaintiffs will get $75, others $50, if the class-action lawsuit settlement to be finalized in June is approved in U.S. District Court in Nevada.
MGM Resorts is offering $1 million and a 35-percent room discount for those impacted by the wildfires.
One executive at the Las Vegas Strip casino operator said it is “trying to set a precedent within the industry as to what it means to be a responsible operator.”
The largest operator of casinos on the Las Vegas Strip says the new fee schedules at its properties on the resort corridor go into effect Wednesday
Dozens of wounded service members were given a hero’s reception, greeted by hundreds of MGM Resorts employees who welcomed them to Las Vegas in style.
Financial returns from the Las Vegas Strip for the third quarter should be watched with some caution, according to Wall Street analysts.
Six lawsuits allege that a Las Vegas casino operator wrongfully terminated employees who refused the mandatory COVID-19 vaccines due to religious objections.
MGM Resorts CEO Bill Hornbuckle says 2024 Las Vegas Grand Prix ticket sales are lagging and that some MGM properties were charging up to 50 percent less for hotel rooms compared with the 2023 race.