MGM National Harbor inaugurates $48 million Growth

In Maryland, American casino operator, MGM Resorts International, allegedly inaugurated a $48 million expansion of its MGM National Harbor on Sunday that encompasses a larger poker area also as 285 additional slots.

According to a Sunday report by The Baltimore Sun paper, the Prince George’s County venue also now offers an off-track horseracing sportsbetting centre operate in partnership with the Maryland Jockey Club alongside even more bar and dining options on its next floor.

Las Vegas-based MGM Resorts International opened MGM National Harbor in December of 2016 and the new extension included the construction of an outdoor terrace complete with an area for smokers that features panoramic views over the nearby Potomac River.

“We believed that this is going really well, so let’s ’s include distance,” Melonie Johnson, MGM National Harbor President and Chief Operating Officer for MGM Resorts International, allegedly told the paper. “We never anticipated the quantity we’d have in this property. This was the decision-maker to move poker to the next floor. ”

Johnson announced that the majority of the high-value players visiting MGM National Harbor come in Virginia, Maryland and neighboring Washington, DC, although the giant place additionally brings guests from further afield including those attending an area tradition or a concert at its 3,000-seat theatre.

The Baltimore Sun reported that MGM National Harbor is now among the largest taxpayers in Maryland following last year contributing a $170 million to the eastern state’s Education Trust Fund while the current expansion furthermore involved the hiring of 250 additional employees to bring the place ’s total workforce to 4,200 people.

The paper reported that Live! Casino Hotel Maryland, which is situated a little over 32 kilometers to the north near the city of Baltimore, recently inaugurated a growth of its own in a bid to attract more visitors. The book clarified that this project found the six-year-old Anne Arundel County venue include a 310-room hotel as well as an events space, a spa and a restaurant.

This strategy appears to have worked as the casino in the little community of Hanover allegedly saw its gambling revenues for June rise by 15.1% year-on-year to almost $48.2 million although MGM National Harbor trumped this with an 18% increase to $59.3 million. The statistics in the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency purportedly also demonstrated that Horseshoe Casino Baltimore recorded a 2.2% bump in takings past month to just over $22.8 million while state-wide there was an average overall improvement of 14.1%.