Mandalay Bay Las Vegas Is EMPTY. Why Nobody Wants to Stay There Anymore.

“The president and CEO of MGM Resorts sat on a recorded call with Wall Street and said the words casino executives never say: “Shame on us.” 68 days later, his company raised the resort fee at every single property it owns in Las Vegas. Mandalay Bay is where the damage shows first. A $50-a-night resort fee. $20 parking. Concierge desks eliminated while the VIP desk stayed open. Room revenue is falling and nightly rates are falling with it. The visitors this resort was built for are quietly gone. This is the story of the $26 bottle of water and the $12 coffee that made Vegas pricing a national punchline. The $13 candy bar that showed up after the apology. And the man who promised you it was all corrected. Las Vegas was built for regular people. This is about the company that decided it doesn’t need them anymore.”