The nonsmoking casino plan includes 3,600 slot machines and 140 table games such as blackjack and roulette. (AP Photo/Brian Witte)īALTIMORE - MGM Resorts International won a license for a new casino near the nation’s capital in Maryland on Friday.Ī state commission voted 5-2 in favor of Las Vegas-based MGM Resort’s proposal to build a $925 million resort near the Potomac River at National Harbor with a 300-suite hotel, casino and seven restaurants. MGM's proposal for a $925 million resort in Prince George's County was approved today.
James Murren, chairman and CEO of MGM Resorts International, left, and Jon Peterson, senior vice president of Peterson Companies, talk to reporters during Murren's visit in Annapolis, Md., on Friday, June 15, 2012.
