The latter's seafood restaurant, FISH, will feature Maryland blue crab and Rappahannock oysters on the menu.īeyond gaming, shopping and eating, there are bars, nightclubs and a 3,000-seat theater where headliners such as Lionel Richie, Bruno Mars, Cher and ZZ Top have already been booked.

Among the more than 15 dining venues are chef-driven restaurants from Marcus Samuelsson, Bryan and Michael Voltaggio, and Jose Andres. The resort also has a host of amenities like a spa, salon and upscale retail shops - including actress Sarah Jessica Parker's first stand-alone boutique, SJP. It keeps them from hanging around waiting for staff people to fill out paperwork. In addition to some first-to-market slot games, the casino has a bill validator that will automatically convert currency, as well as machines that print out time-saving tax forms for lucky jackpot winners. The property boasts a 24-story hotel with more than 300 rooms and a 125,000-square-foot casino floor with 3,300 slot machines and dozens of card game tables. He added that MGM expects the facility to become a 'tourism driver' for a region that welcomed more than 20 million visitors last year. 'When we envisioned MGM National Harbor, we wanted to create a resort destination that embodied the excitement of Las Vegas and the amenities it's known for, while also embracing the essence of the Capital Region with its steep heritage and local roots,' said Bill Boasberg, general manager of MGM National Harbor. The luxury project is providing about 4,000 new jobs, and marks the East Coast debut of MGM Resorts, the company that gave Vegas the Bellagio, MGM Grand and Aria, among other properties.

The MGM National joins five other casinos in Maryland, an outgrowth of 2012 legislation that expanded casinos and gaming in the state. The 23-acre MGM National Harbor Resort & Casino sits on the banks of the Potomac River about 15 miles from Washington and is the first resort-casino to break ground in the metropolitan D.C.

'And they have been at capacity several days and evenings since then.' 'They could not admit any more people until other guests left' on the first night, Liz Fitzsimmons, managing director of the Maryland Division of Tourism, Film and the Arts, told CNBC.

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