The butts stop here. MGM Resorts announced Monday that when Park MGM and NoMad Las Vegas reopen at the end of the month, the hotels will comprise the first fully smoke-free resort -- including its casino -- on the Las Vegas Strip. (NoMad is a boutique hotel on the upper floors of the resort building.)

The butts stop here. MGM Resorts announced Monday that when Park MGM and NoMad Las Vegas reopen at the end of the month, the hotels will comprise the first fully smoke-free resort -- including its casino -- on the Las Vegas Strip. (NoMad is a boutique hotel on the upper floors of the resort building.)

Marco Villarreal has one of the coolest jobs in Las Vegas. Literally.

A Las Vegas Strip icon reopened its doors Thursday after going dark for more than five months.

MGM Resorts International announced the official layoff of 18,000 furloughed employees Friday, with separations beginning Monday, Aug. 31. MGM CEO and President Bill Hornbuckle made the official announcement following almost six months of the temporary closure of their U.S. properties due to COVID-19.

No, your eyes aren’t playing tricks on you; the Mirage resort-casino has reopened on the Las Vegas Strip.

A massive $4 billion resort is scheduled to open next year at the site of the old Stardust property on the Strip, but that doesn’t mean the famed casino will be forgotten.

Officials at MGM Resorts International declined to comment about when or how the Park MGM, closed since mid-March because of the pandemic, will start welcoming guests again. But that has not stopped observers and industry experts from speculating about whether a smoking ban in casinos can limit the spread of the coronavirus and attract new customers going forward.