But at least there was free parking.
He was the word operator as MGM The centers announced that they will start charging parking charges again in June. The move came after gaming regulators allowed the company to open Strip casinos with 100% capacity.
In 2016, both MGM Resorts and Caesars Entertainment announced that the two companies will begin introducing parking fees at their Las Vegas Strip resorts. The two computer game giants made up the overwhelming majority of Las Vegas Boulevard.
Then the coronavirus made its way to the United States. The pandemic saw Nevada governor Steve Sisolak temporarily shut down the state gambling industry, and when it reopened, a limited number of people were ready to travel to Las Vegas casinos for fear of the virus.
In response to reduced demand, MGM and Caesars lowered the parking fee to help spark interest in returning to Sin City.
Now that the tourism industry is recovering, players are returning to casinos and the incentive to keep parking spaces free is less. According to the report Yahoo! Las Vegas is the prime road trip destination and the second most popular Memorial Day holiday destination.
Caesars filed some parking fees in October, but it was still free for Nevada residents and hotel guests. There was no indication that this would change soon. Possible that MGM will apply similar measures on its real estate. Before the pandemic, charges ranged from 18 $ to 30 $ per day, depending on whether the car was parked with valet or self-service parking.
Of the 18 casinos on Las Vegas Boulevard, 17 are owned by Caesars i MGM . Nine of them belong to MGM .