MGM Resorts includes Bellagio, CityCenter, Excalibur, Luxor, Mandalay Bay, MGM Grand, The Mirage, New York-New York, Park MGM and T-Mobile Arena.
Jim Murren, MGM Chairman and CEO, released the following official statement:
As the coronavirus pandemic has intensified in the United States over the past week, the people of MGM Resorts have worked to try to find a way to continue delivering high quality hospitality and entertainment experiences for our guests while keeping our employees doing the jobs they love in a safe environment. Welcoming people from around the world is what we do, and our employees have tremendous pride in their work.
Despite our commitment to dedicating additional resources for cleaning and promoting good health, while making difficult decisions to close certain aspects of our operations, it is now apparent that this is a public health crisis that requires major collective action if we are to slow its progression.
Accordingly, we will close all of our Las Vegas properties as of Tuesday, March 17th, for the good of our employees, guests and communities. This is a time of uncertainty across our country and the globe and we must all do our part to curtail the spread of this virus. We will plan to reopen our resorts as soon as it safe to do so and we will continue to support our employees, guests, and communities in every way that we can during this period of closure.
MGM Resorts will not be taking reservations for arrivals before May 1, according to the company's spokesman Brian Ahern.
In a letter to all staff members, MGM Resorts said full-time employees being laid off or furloughed will be paid for two weeks from their last date of work and all health plans will continue through June 30.
In a media release, Wynn Resorts said it is committed to paying full-time Wynn and Encore employees during the closure.
The closure will begin Tuesday, March 17 at 6 p.m. and is expected to remain closed for two weeks, at which point the company will reevaluate.
On the other hand, Las Vegas Sands Corporation announced on Sunday that its properties would remain open.
Source: FOX5
