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April 18, 2024

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MGM Resorts pools in Las Vegas opening on Monday
Friday, February 26, 2021
By Bryan Horwath
MGM Resorts International is opening its Las Vegas resort swimming pools Monday. The list includes the Bellagio’s adults-only Mediterranean pool, along with pools at ...
An exterior view of the Mirage Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015.
Mandalay Bay, Park MGM, Mirage resuming 24/7 hotel operations
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
By Las Vegas Sun Staff
MGM Resorts International will resume 24/7 hotel operations at Mandalay Bay, Park MGM and the Mirage starting March 3. The change comes as the ...
Fuelster delivery technician Mario Gonzalez pumps gas into a car at the Luxor parking garage, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021.
Fuelster app aims to fill a niche, and your gas tank, on the Las Vegas Strip
Monday, January 25, 2021
By Bryan Horwath
Many drive-in visitors to Las Vegas are familiar with the rush to get on the road to return home Sunday afternoon, knowing that delays in leaving will translate to hours stuck in freeway traffic. And many can attest to the helpless feeling of ...
An exterior image of the Mirage May 15, 2020.
Mandalay Bay, Mirage ceasing midweek hotel operations amid pandemic
Friday, November 20, 2020
By Bryan Horwath
Mandalay Bay and the Mirage will close their hotels midweek beginning later this month. They join a growing number of Strip resorts closed during the week because of soft customer demand amid the COVID-19 pandemic ...
A view of MGM's Mandalay Bay and Excalibur hotel-casinos looking southbound on the Las Vegas Strip from Tropicana Avenue Friday, Jan. 3, 2020.
MGM Resorts considering midweek closures of some Strip casinos
Thursday, October 29, 2020
By Bryan Horwath
MGM Resorts International is considering closing some of its Las Vegas Strip properties during the middle of the week, company officials said today. “We’re ...
In this April 28, 2020, photo, the sun sets behind casinos and hotels along the Las Vegas Strip. A spike in violent crime in and around the city's resort area has led authorities and casino operators to increase security measures.
Resorts, Metro Police ramp up security after spate of violent incidents on Las Vegas Strip
Tuesday, October 20, 2020
By Bryan Horwath, Ricardo Torres-Cortez
A group of visitors patiently waited this weekend to be scanned with a metal detector before entering Encore. It’s the type of screening people typically ...
An exterior view of the MGM Grand hotel-casino Friday, Jan. 3, 2020.
MGM Resorts outlines conference health screening option
Tuesday, September 29, 2020
By Ken Ritter, Associated Press
Casino giant MGM Resorts International is teaming with a firm that provided COVID-19 screenings for the National Hockey League playoffs and ...
An exterior view of the Park MGM, formerly the Monte Carlo, is shown from Toshiba Plaza Wednesday, May 9, 2018.
Will Park MGM no-smoking policy set a trend in Las Vegas?
Sunday, September 27, 2020
By Bryan Horwath
Public health advocates are praising MGM Resorts International for establishing the Strip’s first nonsmoking casino, but industry observers say it’s too early to know ...
In this Dec. 28, 2005, file photo, Judy King of Daytona Beach, Fla., holds her cigarette while playing a slot machine at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Park MGM will be smoke-free when it reopens
Monday, September 14, 2020
By Ken Ritter, Associated Press
One of the last Las Vegas Strip resorts to reopen after coronavirus closures will be the first to be smoke-free, MGM Resorts International announced Monday. Park MGM will prohibit tobacco smoke inside when it opens Sept. 30, said Anton Nikodemus, president and ...
An exterior view of the Park MGM, formerly the Monte Carlo, is shown from Toshiba Plaza Wednesday, May 9, 2018.
Park MGM to resume operations in October
Wednesday, September 9, 2020
By Bryan Horwath
The Park MGM, which has been closed since mid-March because of the coronavirus pandemic, will reopen next month, MGM Resorts International said today. “Park MGM is ...
A view of the MGM Grand as seen from Rivea at Delano Las Vegas on Feb. 2, 2016.
MGM Resorts set to lay off 18,000 employees nationwide on Monday
Friday, August 28, 2020
By Bryan Horwath
MGM Resorts International will lay off 18,000 furloughed employees nationwide on Monday, company officials said. In a letter ...
Kiosks are set up in the lobby at Caesars Palace for guests to check-in while maintaining social distance, Thursday Aug. 13, 2020.
Remote check-in lets Las Vegas Strip hotel guests avoid lines, social distance
Monday, August 17, 2020
By Bryan Horwath
When Yolanda Navarez visits Las Vegas, she walks right past the people lined up at the hotel check-in desk and heads straight to her room. A regular at MGM Resorts properties, she uses her phone to pull up ...
An exterior view of the Mirage on the Las Vegas Strip Dec. 26, 2017.
MGM Resorts plans to reopen the Mirage on Aug. 27
Friday, August 14, 2020
By Bryan Horwath
The Mirage will reopen Aug. 27, according to a news release issued today by MGM Resorts International. The Strip resort has been closed since ...
Bill Hornbuckle, president and acting CEO at MGM Resorts International, applauds as guests arrive during the reopening of Excalibur Thursday, June 11, 2020.
MGM’s Hornbuckle named permanent president and CEO
Wednesday, July 29, 2020
By Bryan Horwath
Bill Hornbuckle has been named permanent CEO and president of MGM Resorts International. Hornbuckle, a longtime MGM employee who has ...
Former MGM Resorts International CEO Jim Murren heads the Nevada COVID-19 Response, Relief and Recovery Task Force to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Former MGM exec: Expect an NBA team in Las Vegas
Tuesday, July 28, 2020
By Bryan Horwath
The former CEO of MGM Resorts International expects Las Vegas will get a National Basketball Association franchise within the next few years. Speaking today at ...
In this June 4, 2020 file photo, people play blackjack at the reopening of the Bellagio hotel and casino in Las Vegas.
Casino unions drop MGM from coronavirus safety lawsuit
Tuesday, July 21, 2020
By Ken Ritter, Associated Press
Unions representing 65,000 Las Vegas-area casino workers have dropped two MGM Resorts International properties from a lawsuit accusing companies of skimping on protective measures and putting employees at risk of illness and death during the coronavirus pandemic. Culinary Union ...
An exterior view of the Vdara and Aria hotel-casino Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020.
Vdara luxury hotel at Aria reopening Thursday
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
By Bryan Horwath
MGM Resorts International’s Vdara Hotel and Spa will reopen Thursday. The hotel, a luxury brand at the Aria on the Strip, has been closed since mid-March because of the ...
The U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron "Thunderbirds" fly by the Mandalay Bay hotel-casino as they show their support for frontline COVID-19 healthcare workers and first responders in Las Vegas Saturday, April 11, 2020.
MGM to bring back more Las Vegas properties, including Luxor and Mandalay Bay
Tuesday, June 9, 2020
By Ray Brewer
MGM Resorts International will resume operations at the Luxor and the Shoppes at Mandalay Bay Place at 10 a.m. June 25 as part of its gradual reopening of Las Vegas properties from the ...