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MGM National Harbor casino and resort construction is well under way in Prince George County, Maryland. Located on the banks of the Potomac River, near Washington D.C. and Alexandria, VA, the $1 billion project is expected to boost the economy by brining in roughly 4,000 permanent hospitality positions after opening in July 2016, and 2,000 construction jobs in the meantime.

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MGM Resorts International is partnering with general contracting company Whiting-Turner to oversee construction on the project, which plans to boast a 300 suite, 4.5-star quality hotel and luxury spa, 1,200-seat theatre venue, 35,000 square feet of meeting and event space, and 5,000 space parking structure, among other large-scale features. Included in Whiting-Turner’s most recent project portfolio is the M&T (Raven’s) Stadium and the Horseshoe Casino, both of which are located in Baltimore, MD.

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The Theater at MGM National Harbor is the premier entertainment destination in the region. With 3,000 seats, state of the art sound, video and lighting, you’ll experience your favorite artists in an intimate setting unlike any other.

  1. MGM National Harbor Hotel and Casino National Harbor Where excitement is a sure bet. This is where friends raise their cocktails to more nights out together. Where thrills happen on the stage and as often as the gaming tables.
  2. Washington DC, District of Columbia 33 contributions 49 helpful votes. Valentine's Surprise. My husband surprised my mother and I for a visit to MGM Casino.

This Vegas-style casino draws inspiration from the history and geography of the nation’s capital and the surrounding areas. Unique in design, the building will feature an equatorial skylight that runs the entire length of the oblong building. With an outdoor terrace at one end and an 18-story hotel tower at the other, it will be hard to miss the building from either the harbor or the beltway.

The casino will offer 3600 slot machines and 140 live table games, including poker.

In addition to its unique design, luxury hotel/spa and casino, the MGM National Harbor hopes to bring high end branded retail and fine dining restaurants featuring celebrity chefs to the area, channeling other impressive MGM resorts such as the Bellagio, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay, ARIA, and The Mirage.

The MGM National Harbor is currently holding career fairs in an effort to bring in talent to the casino, the last of which was hosted in association with Bowie State University in June. For more information on joining MGM National Harbor’s “Talent Network,” click here.

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The MGM National Harbor will be the sixth casino to open in Maryland after receiving licensing for construction in December 2013. Other casinos in Maryland include Rocky Gap Casino Resort in Flintstone, Allegany County; Horseshoe Casino in Baltimore, Baltimore City; Hollywood Casino in Berryville, Cecil County; Maryland Live! Casino in Hanover, Anne Arundel County; and Casino at Ocean Downs in Berlin, Worcester County.

National Harbor is a growing community in the Washington DC metropolitan area. A waterfront destination, the National Harbor is a $2.1 billion “mixed-use community” that boasts an array of new business—hotels, restaurants, retail stores, condominiums, commercial office space, a convention center and marina—which have been attracting visitors and boosting the economy since 2008.The Gaylord National Resort and Convention center, located in National Harbor, is the largest non-gaming hotel and convention center on the East Coast.

SEO/SEM/Digital Marketing Report Card for MGM National Harbor

MGM National Harbor has a great website, especially in such early stages of construction. This is no doubt due to the association with MGM Resorts (which operates under a $1.1 billion budget) and affords the casino the luxury of hiring of website engineers and an entire digital marketing team.

A quick Google search of “mgm national harbor” means that the site developers have done their job—www.mgmnationalharbor.com holds down the top four spots on the SERP, and hotel/casino renderings dominate the Google Images SERP.

Landing pages on the site are fairly well done, though some could use a more content. I’m most impressed with the Articles landing page, which leads users to an extensive link-based portfolio of articles about the casino. This resource is not only useful for the user, but offers high SEO value. By linking to articles about MGM National Harbor on their own website, this increasing the strength of their own site (more keywords, more links = more SEO power) in addition to the strength of the sites they are linking to. The page is also updated frequently, which helps boost this link-building power even more.

Facebook and Twitter widgets are found on the homepage—no surprise here—but what is surprising is the level of engagement on the platforms. The MGM National Harbor Facebook page has about 8,000 likes, which is a fair amount considering the casino is still under construction. Though there is no way to tell how many of these likes are purchased/bot likes, semi-frequent posts garner about 50 likes and five or so comments. This level of interaction is good for a web presence in that an active and engaged public is best for the brand. Additionally, shared links are likely to be clicked on and read, and (gasp!) hopefully written about, increasing the value of the link and MGM National Harbor’s website (as long as the posts are shared on crawlable websites like blogs, and social media platforms like Pinterest, or Scoop.it…cross your fingers here…).

@MGMNtlHarbor has about 750 followers. Again, this is a good number of followers for something that is literally a pile of dirt at this point in the game. Tweets are published in bursts, a few a day here, once every couple of weeks there—most receive a couple of retweets and favorites. It’s a good thing that MGM is taking advantage of Twitter since it’s a great way to spread news and updates regarding construction, events like career fairs, and the company’s involvement in the community, but the account could be a little more active to keep the company on the top of everyone’s mind.

Overall, the MGM National Harbor’s website gets an A-. The professional look of the site and user experience are both excellent. I didn’t found any 404 errors, but content could be beefed up on landing pages, as mentioned previously, which is why the site receives an A- rather than an A.

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The company’s social media presence receives a B. Engagement between brand and its following on both Facebook and Twitter is impressive, but more frequent posting, especially more link sharing of articles written by or about the casino, is very necessary in order to increase the website’s strength by get more people to read and write about MGM National Harbor.

Coordinates: 38°47′41.4″N77°00′34.5″W / 38.794833°N 77.009583°W

MGM National Harbor
Location National Harbor
Address 101 MGM National Ave
Oxon Hill, Maryland 20745-4731
Opening dateDecember 8, 2016
No. of rooms308
Total gaming space135,000 sq ft (12,500 m2)
Signature attractionsThe Theater at MGM National Harbor
Casino typeLand-based
OwnerMGM Growth Properties
Operating license holderMGM Resorts International
WebsiteCasino Website

The MGM National Harbor is a US$1.4 billion resort in the Oxon Hillcensus-designated place (CDP) in unincorporated Prince George's County, Maryland.[1] The resort opened on December 8, 2016,[2] and is owned by MGM Growth Properties and operated by MGM Resorts International.[3][4][5]

History[edit]

MGM Resorts International received a license in December 2013 to develop a US$925 million resort (later increased to US$1.2 billion[4][5]) in National Harbor.[3][5] The company received the license after competing with bids from Penn National Gaming to develop a US$700 million facility at its Rosecroft Raceway and Greenwood Racing to develop a US$761 million facility near Maryland Route 210.[5]

Construction on MGM National Harbor began in April 2014, and opened on December 8, 2016.[2][4]

MBE participation[edit]

In April 2015, the MGM casino was sued by a group of Prince George’s County businesses[6] who claimed the casino didn't comply with minority business enterprise (MBE) contracting standards.[7][8]

Child electric shock[edit]

On June 26, 2018 a seven-year-old girl suffered traumatic brain injury while visiting the casino. Due to a faulty installation of a device meant to control the electrical flow to the rail lighting, Zynae Green suffered an electric shock and was left wheelchair bound. Despite the family's pleas for help, MGM security did not initiate resuscitation, MGM stating 'the guards followed protocol responding to the incident and determined that Zynae was breathing and did not need CPR'. Prince George's County Police Officers started resuscitation upon arrival. The incident prompted an FBI investigation and the family has not been compensated more than a year after the incident.[9]

Cheating[edit]

In 2019, a baccarat dealer who worked at the casino was sentenced to 18 months in prison for a cheating scheme. Ming Zhang showed his co-conspirators cards before they were dealt, who split the winnings with him.[10]

Boxing death[edit]

Russian boxer Maxim Dadashev died on July 23, 2019, from injuries suffered during a July 19 boxing match at the Theater at MGM National Harbor.[11]

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Robbery of winners[edit]

In 2020, two winners were robbed of more than $40,000 in winnings after leaving the casino and shot during the crime. The victims were followed by the assailants from the casino and robbed in Woodbridge, Virginia, where one of them lived and the other was shot. [12]

Design[edit]

The white exterior of the building is in keeping with the marble used in many of the buildings in Washington DC. The organization of the casino is along a central axis, similar to the arrangement for the National Mall.[13] The design was provided by HKS, Inc. while the architect of record for the project is SmithGroupJJR.[14]

Features[edit]

MGM National Harbor includes a 23-story hotel with 308 rooms, 135,000 square feet (12,500 m2) in gaming space, retail space, a spa, seven restaurants, a 3,000-seat theater with seven VIP suites, 27,000 square feet (2,500 m2) of meeting and event space, and a parking garage for 4,800 cars.[3][4]

The resort's public spaces feature a permanent collection of art inspired by the Washington metropolitan area and developed in collaboration with Prince George's County Arts and Humanities Council, Atlantic Arts, and RareCulture.[15][16] Artists, sculptors, and photographers featured in the collection include Alice Aycock, Charles Hinman, Chul Hyun Ahn, John Safer, Liao Yibai, Margaret Boozer, Martha Jackson Jarvis, Sam Gilliam, and Terry O'Neill.[15][16] The west entrance to the facility features a 25-by-15-foot (7.6 m × 4.6 m) iron archway composed of 'found objects' such as farming tools, children's toys, wheels and axes designed by Bob Dylan.[17]

Events[edit]

On December 18, 2016, the 66th edition of the Miss World pageant was held at the resort theatre.[18]

Since 2017, American singer and actress, Cher, has been performing her Classic Cher concert residency at The Theater at MGM National Harbor.[19]

On July 12 and 13, 2018, Britney Spears performed two concerts as part of her Piece of Me Tour.[20]

On September 30, 2018, Christina Aguilera performed a concert as part of her Liberation Tour.[21]

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On March 31, 2019, Mariah Carey performed a concert as a part of her Caution World Tour.[22]

See also[edit]

External links[edit]

  • Official website

References[edit]

  1. ^'2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Oxon Hill CDP, MD'(PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  2. ^ abhttp://www.hotelnewsresource.com/article91376.html
  3. ^ abcLazo, Luz (April 20, 2014). 'Work begins at MGM National Harbor site as Pr. George's fast-tracks application process'. Washington Post. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  4. ^ abcd'MGM National Harbor Casino Set to Open in 2016'. CBS DC. Associated Press. March 25, 2015. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  5. ^ abcdBarker, Jeff (May 4, 2015). 'Giant MGM National Harbor casino is looking beyond Maryland'. The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  6. ^Kirkwood, Lauren. 'RICO suit: MGM casino construction shut out minority businesses'. Maryland Daily Record. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  7. ^'MGM: Nearly 1/3 of contracting firms in casino project are minority-owned'. Washington Post. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  8. ^Sykes, Michael. 'Business owners claim MGM broke promise'. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  9. ^Alexander, Keith (July 8, 2019). 'A child touched an electrified railing at MGM National Harbor resort, and lives changed'. Washington Post. Washington DC. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  10. ^Bui, Lynh (December 6, 2019). 'Former Md. casino dealer sentenced to 18 months in $1 million cheating scheme, federal prosecutors said'. Washington Post. Washington DC. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  11. ^'Russian boxer dies of injuries suffered in bout at Maryland casino'. The Washington Post. July 23, 2019.
  12. ^Jouvenal, Justin (March 3, 2020). 'Man is shot during robbery of more than $40,000 in casino winnings, according to search warrant'. Washington Post. Washington DC. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  13. ^Symone Garvett (December 8, 2016). 'MGM National Harbor - HKS Architects'. architectmagazine.com. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  14. ^'MGM National Harbor Resort'. www.smithgroupjjr.com/. smithgroupjjr. December 7, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  15. ^ abMGM National Harbor (February 25, 2016). 'MGM National Harbor to Feature Permanent Art Collection Inspired by Capital Region's Rich Heritage'. Yahoo Finance (Press release). PR Newswire. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  16. ^ abMary Ann Barton (February 26, 2016). 'Regional Art to Be Showcased at MGM National Harbor'. Old Town Alexandria, VA Patch. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  17. ^Drew Hansen (September 7, 2016). 'MGM National Harbor's gatemaker? The one and only Bob Dylan'. Washington Business Journal. Washington Business Journal. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  18. ^MGM National Harbor. ''Miss World 2016 To Be Held At The Theater at MGM National Harbor''. MGM National Harbor Newsroom. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  19. ^MGM National Harbor (March 19, 2018). ''World-Renowned Icon Cher Announces Additional 'CLASSIC CHER' Dates in 2018 at Park Theater at Monte Carlo in Las Vegas and The Theater at MGM National Harbor''. MGM National Harbor Newsroom.
  20. ^'Britney Spears'. Live Nation Entertainment. January 22, 2018.
  21. ^http://newsroom.mgmresorts.com/grammy-award-winning-superstar-christina-aguilera-announces-performance-with-special-guest-big-boy-at-theater-at-mgm-national-harbor-sunday-sept-30.htm.Missing or empty title= (help)
  22. ^'Mariah Carey World Tour'. livenation.com. Retrieved July 11, 2019.

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Preceded by
Crown of Beauty Theatre
Sanya, China (2015)		Miss World
Venues
2016		Succeeded by
Sanya City Arena
Sanya, China (2017)

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