MGM executives officially opened the MGM National Harbor, a $1.4 billion resort and casino at National Harbor which the company dubbed “Vegas on the Potomac”. The new facility includes a 125,000 sqf casino, a 3,000-seat theater, shops, restaurants run by celebrity chefs. It also offers a 308-room hotel with a two-story spa and salon, a ballroom and 50,000 sqf of meeting space. On the gaming side, the casino has 3,300 slot machines, more than 125 table games, a 39-table Poker Room, a luxury high-limit gaming room, an Asian “gaming pit” with Macau-style Baccarat tables and 25 variations of carnival games. Nightly room rates for the hotel start at $299.
