Park MGM News - Page 12

The first trees have been planted at the simply named Park, an MGM Resorts project that aims to provide a cool, natural refuge in the urban Strip.

The $100 million theater is the latest in a line of nongaming developments MGM is investing in at its nine Strip resorts.

MGM Resorts plans to focus on expanding and improving its existing properties on the Strip, and opening new casinos in other parts of the world.

MGM becomes the latest Las Vegas operator to leave Nevada Power and purchase its own electricity on the wholesale market, joining Wynn Resorts and Las Vegas Sands.

MGM Resorts International will hold a job fair Wednesday at the Mandalay Bay Events Center to hire more than 500 permanent positions at 12 of the company’s Strip-area resorts.

Analysts believe the Strip will continue its rebound, although gaming won’t be the primary reason.

The career fair will be held in the MGM Grand Conference Center, 4701 Koval Lane, inside the marquee ballroom on Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Wednesday from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Don Thrasher was most recently president of Circus Circus Las Vegas.

Nazarian, 39, the visionary behind the Strip’s first major hotel-casino unveiling in four years, quickly learned he had support from the competition for the $415 million renovation of the Rat Pack-era Sahara.

Moody’s Investors Service recently downgraded its view of the U.S. gaming market from “stable” to “negative,” putting all the blame on regional gaming destinations where weak results have investors sweating.

MGM Resorts International unveiled plans for an eight-acre outdoor destination on the Strip that will connect the New York-New York and Monte Carlo with a pedestrian-friendly environment.

Elegant Parlour Suite at Wynn Las Vegas takes the top spot.

The plaza will serve as a gateway into a 20,000-seat sports arena, which the company will build behind the two resorts with national arena developer AEG.

Miller replaces Anton Nikodemus, who was named president of casino marketing for MGM Resorts last month.

Members now are rewarded for virtually every dollar spent at 15 MGM Resorts destinations in Las Vegas and across the U.S.

Las Vegas Sands Chairman Sheldon Adelson, the Blue Man Group and celebrity chef Charlie Palmer are the 2011 inductees to the Gaming Hall of Fame.

The woman claims she suffered permanent injuries due to smoke inhalation associated with a 2008 fire at the Las Vegas casino.

The construction company that the state cited for worker safety violations for the January fire was largely cleared of responsibility.

An improper type of resin on two decorative features helped spread flames faster in a fire that caused $100 million in damage at the Monte Carlo hotel-casino in January.