Las Vegas Landmark Welcomes Guests for Busy Presidents' Day Holiday Weekend
LAS VEGAS, Feb. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MGM MIRAGE (NYSE: MGM)
announced today that the Monte Carlo Hotel reopened as scheduled today and
welcomed guests into the resort's casino, hotel tower, restaurants,
showroom and meeting facilities.
"Today we celebrate the spirit of Monte Carlo," said Monte Carlo
President and COO Anton Nikodemus. "After three weeks of hard work and
dedicated effort, we are back where we belong -- doors open, staff at their
posts and welcoming customers. Today is a day of celebration for our Monte
Carlo resort family, our guests and our employees alike."
Monte Carlo opened today with more than 1,200 guest rooms available for
the busy Presidents' Day holiday weekend. An additional 1,300 rooms will
become available by February 22, allowing the resort a 2,500-room
inventory. The remaining 500 rooms in Monte Carlo's normal 3,000-room
inventory will remain out of service while undergoing more extensive
redesign.
The majority of guest services also reopened today, including the Monte
Carlo Casino, meeting and convention facilities, the wedding chapel and the
Spa & Salon Monte Carlo. All food and beverage outlets are open, with the
exception of the buffet and the Monte Carlo Brew Pub, which will open as
business demands, but no later than February 22.
Master Magician Lance Burton will resume his long-running show this
evening in the 1,200-seat Lance Burton Theater. In appreciation of their
work, many of the emergency responders who answered the call to the hotel
on January 25, will attend the first show as guests of Mr. Burton and Monte
Carlo.
Mr. Nikodemus added, "This is the culmination of an incredible effort.
Our thanks go out to the many people who played a role in making it happen.
Now we will uphold our part and proudly carry on the Monte Carlo tradition
they worked so hard to restore."
MGM MIRAGE (NYSE: MGM), one of the world's leading and most respected
development companies with significant holdings in gaming, hospitality and
entertainment, owns and operates 17 properties located in Nevada,
Mississippi and Michigan, and has 50% investments in four other properties
in Nevada, New Jersey, Illinois and Macau. MGM MIRAGE is developing major
casino and non-casino resorts, separately and with partners in Las Vegas,
Atlantic City, the People's Republic of China and Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. MGM
MIRAGE supports responsible gaming and has implemented the American Gaming
Association's Code of Conduct for Responsible Gaming at its properties. MGM
MIRAGE has received numerous awards and recognitions for its
industry-leading Diversity Initiative and its community philanthropy
programs. For more information about MGM MIRAGE, please visit the company's
website at http://www.mgmmirage.com.
Statements in this release which are not historical facts are "forward
looking" statements and "safe harbor statements" under the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve risks and/or
uncertainties, including risks and/or uncertainties as described in the
company's public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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