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Business at the Monte Carlo has mostly returned to normal after a rooftop fire two months ago, according to Monte Carlo President Anton Nikodemus said.

A selection of news and views from inside the industry this week.

A hotel amenity became a fire hazard when safes to hold valuables were installed incorrectly in 15 percent of guest rooms at the Monte Carlo.

MGM Mirage reports that the Monte Carlo Hotel reopened as scheduled today and welcomed guests into the resort's casino, hotel tower, restaurants, showroom and meeting facilities.

While workers readied the Monte Carlo for its return to business this week, MGM Mirage officials said Wednesday that damage at the 3,000-room Strip resort during a rooftop fire three weeks ago will total just under $100 million.

MGM Mirage announced today that the Monte Carlo Hotel will reopen its doors for customers on Friday, February 15.

The company blamed for last week's fire atop the Monte Carlo defended itself Friday, saying that it had the proper work permit and that its employees were following safety procedures when the hotel caught fire.

According to columnist, Jane Ann Morrison, the Monte Carlo fire may have been an accident, but it didn't have to happen

MGM Mirage gave fresh hotel rooms gratis to Monte Carlo guests, and employees worked past midnight picking up prescriptions for customers who'd left their medications in their luggage inside the hotel.

County fire investigators blamed flying molten metal and a lack of safety measures by construction workers for last week's blaze atop the Monte Carlo resort, officials said Thursday.

Many exterior features on the Strip's most recognizable hotel-casinos are made from the same material used to create the rooftop facade on the Monte Carlo, foam that might have fueled the Friday fire that closed the resort.

Welding on the Monte Carlo rooftop might be a factor in the three-alarm fire that forced the Strip hotel-casino to empty on Friday, a hotel executive said, but he and the Clark County Fire Department disagree on whether a permit was obtained for the welding

Malfunctioning fire doors and exit doors were among fire safety violations that the Clark County Fire Department found at the Monte Carlo in a surprise November inspection triggered when one of the hotel's security officers contacted fire prevention officials.

Clark County fire investigators continued their probe of the Monte Carlo blaze Monday and had not determined what sparked the flames atop the Strip hotel that forced its evacuation and closure.

Hundreds of contract workers were deployed Sunday to the Monte Carlo to repair floors damaged by Friday's fire.

It’s unclear when the Monte Carlo will reopen after a fire burned for an hour today atop the casino on the Las Vegas Strip.

Thousands of guests were allowed to enter the Monte Carlo to retrieve belongings left behind in the evacuation of the burning 32-story building.

Any interruption to business at the Monte Carlo shouldn't affect the bottom line of gaming giant MGM Mirage, analysts said Friday after a rooftop fire shut down the Strip resort.

For some, the Monte Carlo fire evoked images from deadly casino fires in 1980 and 1981.