The new MGM National Harbor resort and casino attracted about 170,000 people in its first week and has been at capacity “almost nonstop,” says an MGM official.
“Since December 8, we have had — as of this morning when I left — over 170,000 through the doors,” said Mike Pappas, the resort’s general counsel, on Thursday at the monthly meeting of the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Commission. “I would say that probably after the first two days most of them have stopped just looking around and they’re sitting at the tables and at all the machines.”
The $1.4 billion Prince George’s County property, which includes a hotel, theater, spa, restaurants and Maryland’s sixth and most-expensive casino, opened to overflow crowds.
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