MGM Resorts Las Vegas Strip casinos approved for full capacity, no social distancing restrictions
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LAS VEGAS –– MGM Resorts has been approved to return nine Las Vegas Strip Resorts to full casino capacity without social distancing restrictions.
A Nevada Gaming Control Board waiver was granted based on MGM Resorts work to vaccinate its workforce and applies only to gaming floors.
While gaming floors may return to 100% capacity, current 80 percent occupancy restrictions and three-feet social distancing policies remain in effect at restaurants, pools and other non-gaming areas and activities.
Here are the properties that may return to full capacity:
Bellagio Resort & Casino
The Nevada Gaming Control Board granted nine resorts on the Las Vegas Strip from MGM Resorts International approval to return to 100 percent occupancy and no social distancing on the gaming floors, effective immediately. The Bellagio, Aria, Park MGM, New York-New York, MGM Grand, Excalibur, Luxor, Mirage, and Mandalay Bay all received approval.
The largest employer in Nevada says its efforts to vaccinate employees included an on-site inoculation site at Mandalay Bay Convention Center that put shots in arms for thousands of employees, their families, third-party partners, and entertainers. Community Ambulance also conducted pop-up vaccine clinics at every one of MGM Resorts’ Las Vegas properties. Employees who uploaded their CDC vaccination cards into MGM Resorts’ internal portal were entered into drawings for a chance to win show tickets, restaurant vouchers, spa vouchers, hotel stays/experiences, and cash.