Dec
13
Mid-Atlantic Version of Vegas Opens in DC Area
ByMGM National Harbor features gaming, hotel, restaurant and retail space, including the first standalone shoe boutique by Sarah Jessica Parker.
Oxon Hill, Md.–With a grand opening on December 8, MGM Resorts International officially debuted MGM National Harbor, a mixed-use gaming resort just outside Washington, D.C., in Oxon Hill, Md. The global hospitality company has nicknamed the $1.4 billion development Vegas on the Potomac, and it’s the first luxury gaming resort to come to the D.C. area.
“This level of private investment is unprecedented in the region, and so is what we’ve built,” Jim Murren, chairman & CEO of MGM Resorts International, said in a prepared statement “MGM Resorts has long promoted global trade and travel—and MGM National Harbor will be a significant driver of both, strengthening Washington, D.C., as a tourist magnet.”…
