LAS VEGAS, June 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- MGM Resorts
International (NYSE: MGM) today announced that it will require
masks for all guests and visitors inside public spaces at every MGM
Resorts property in the United
States. The Company previously required all employees to
wear masks, while guest and visitor mask requirements were based on
local regulations.
MGM Resorts released the following statement:
"As part of our work to continually update and evolve our health
and safety policies, we are now requiring masks for all guests and
visitors inside public spaces. This will apply to all MGM Resorts
properties across the United
States and will become effective by Friday. If a guest is in
need of a mask, we will provide one. We hope that our guests will
do their part to help the collective efforts to curtail the spread
of the virus. Guests who do not wish to comply will be asked
to leave the property.
It is clear that the coronavirus still presents a significant
public health threat, and masks have proven to be one of the best
ways to curtail the spread. We want guests and employees to feel
comfortable that we are putting their health and safety first."
Health & Safety
In May, MGM Resorts released its comprehensive "Seven-Point
Safety Plan," a multi-layered set of protocols and procedures
designed in conjunction with medical and scientific experts to
mitigate the spread of the virus, protect customers and employees
and rapidly respond to potential new cases. As time passes, the
company will continue to evaluate and evolve its safety
protocols. Key initiatives from the MGM Resorts plan
include:
- Employee screening, temperature checks and COVID-19 specific
training
- Employees and guests are required to wear masks in public
areas. Masks will be provided free of charge
- Guest health screenings upon entry
- A physical distancing policy implemented, with floor guides
serving as reminders
- For areas where physical distancing presents challenges,
plexiglass barriers are installed, or other measures will be used
to reduce risks
- Standalone handwashing stations designed by MGM Resorts
conveniently located on the casino floor
- Guestroom Attendants wear masks and gloves while cleaning rooms
and change gloves between guestrooms
- In addition to increased and enhanced routine cleaning of
guestrooms and public spaces based on CDC guidance, electrostatic
sprayers are utilized in many large public spaces so that
disinfectant is applied efficiently
- Digital menus are available to view on personal mobile devices
via QR codes in the resort's food and beverage outlets
- To minimize groups congregating while they wait, restaurant
guests receive text message notification when their tables are
ready
- MGM has compiled its own internal team and processes to respond
if a guest or employee tests positive for COVID-19. We ask that if
a guest tests positive after visiting one of our properties, they
alert us through a special email address (covid19@mgmresorts.com).
We immediately report any positive test results to the local health
department and assist with contact tracing to support the health
department investigators.
About MGM Resorts International
MGM Resorts
International (NYSE: MGM) is an S&P 500® global entertainment
company with national and international locations featuring
best-in-class hotels and casinos, state-of-the-art meetings and
conference spaces, incredible live and theatrical entertainment
experiences, and an extensive array of restaurant, nightlife and
retail offerings. MGM Resorts creates immersive, iconic experiences
through its suite of Las
Vegas-inspired brands. The MGM Resorts portfolio encompasses
29 unique hotel and destination gaming offerings in the United States and Macau, including some of the most recognizable
resort brands in the industry such as Bellagio, MGM Grand, ARIA and
Park MGM. The Company's 50/50 venture, ROAR Digital LLC, offers
U.S. sports betting and online gaming through market-leading
brands, including BetMGM and partypoker. The Company is currently
pursuing targeted expansion in Asia through the integrated resort opportunity
in Japan. Through its "Focused on
What Matters: Embracing Humanity and Protecting the Planet"
initiative, MGM Resorts commits to creating a more sustainable
future, while striving to make a bigger difference in the lives of
its employees, guests, and in the communities where it operates.
The global employees of MGM Resorts are proud of their company for
being recognized as one of FORTUNE® Magazine's World's Most Admired
Companies®. For more information, please visit us at
www.mgmresorts.com. Please also connect with us @MGMResortsIntl on
Twitter as well as Facebook and Instagram.
Forward Looking Statements
Statements in this release
that are not historical facts are "forward-looking" statements and
"safe harbor statements" that involve risks and/or uncertainties,
including those described in MGM Resorts' public filings with the
SEC. MGM Resorts has based forward-looking statements on
management's current expectations and assumptions and not on
historical facts. Examples of these statements include, but are not
limited to, statements MGM Resorts makes regarding how and when its
properties will re-open and its ability to mitigate the spread of
the virus. These forward-looking statements involve a number of
risks and uncertainties. Among the important factors that could
cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in
such forward-looking statements include the continued spread of the
COVID-19 pandemic, the potential for additional future outbreaks of
the virus, the general economic conditions and market conditions in
the markets in which MGM Resorts operates and competition with
other destination travel locations throughout the United States and the world, the design,
timing and costs of expansion projects, risks relating to
international operations, permits, licenses, financings, approvals
and other contingencies in connection with growth in new or
existing jurisdictions and additional risks and uncertainties
described in MGM Resorts' Form 10-K, Form 10-Q and Form 8-K reports
(including all amendments to those reports). In providing
forward-looking statements, MGM Resorts is not undertaking any duty
or obligation to update these statements publicly as a result of
new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by
law. If the Company updates one or more forward-looking statements,
no inference should be drawn that it will make additional updates
with respect to those other forward-looking statements.
MGM RESORTS MEDIA CONTACT:
BRIAN
AHERN
Director of Media
Relations
media@mgmresorts.com
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