MGM<\/a> officials confirmed that the nine-table poker room would deal its land hand on June 18.<\/p>\nThe loss of another Vegas poker room takes the strip’s overall total down to 18. The closure of the Luxor’s room comes at a time when poker revenue across the state appears to be slipping. Back in March 2017, Nevada earnings were down 1.3 percent to $6.1 million.<\/p>\n
Although strip poker room revenue between April 2016 and April 2017 ($77.6 million) was virtually unchanged from the previous accounting period, the overall feeling is that the game is failing to grow revenue.<\/p>\n
As the rumors regarding the Bellagio Fountains suggest, casino operators aren’t afraid to make significant changes if a product isn’t performing well.<\/p>\n
Indeed, with Vegas still trying to recover from its economic crash of 2008, change appears to be on the agenda more than ever.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Rumors suggest the famous Bellagio Fountains may be set to make way for something new, but MGM Resorts has denied the iconic water feature will close. On May 22, the Las Vegas Review-Journal cited a “source” that suggested the future of the famous fountains has been discussed by executives at MGM Resorts. Built by Steve […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":51074,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,18,1],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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