Visitors to a Las Vegas casino set to reopen during the coronavirus pandemic will soon get a breath of fresh air.
MGM Resorts International announced Monday that Park MGM will become the first casino on the Vegas Strip to ban the use of lighted tobacco products when it reopens on Sept. 30.
“Let’s clear the air. Park MGM is smoke-free,” the resort said on the homepage of its website.
Anton Nikodemus, president of MGM Resorts’s Las Vegas portfolio, said in a statement that the move to go smoke-free was done because of changing demands.
“As we looked toward our reopening, we identified an opportunity to be responsive to recurring guest demand for a fully non-smoking casino resort on The Strip,” he said. “With an expansive Las Vegas portfolio, MGM Resorts is able to offer an array of options for visitors, all within the MGM Resorts family.”
“We believe there is a high level of pent-up demand to have a non-smoking casino, especially here in Las Vegas,” Nikodemus said, according to the Associated Press.
MGM CEO and President Bill Hornbuckle said that the end-of-the-month reopening is significant for the company because Park MGM and NoMad, a boutique hotel located on the resort’s upper floors, are the last of its properties to reopen fully.
Park MGM features nearly 3,000 guest rooms and was formerly known as the Monte Carlo Resort and Casino. It was rebranded to its current name more than two years ago.
