{"id":2315,"date":"2018-03-02T21:42:55","date_gmt":"2018-03-02T22:42:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/?p=2315"},"modified":"2018-03-03T17:00:45","modified_gmt":"2018-03-03T17:00:45","slug":"pretty-soon-high-rollers-can-afford-rising-vegas-resort-costs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/pretty-soon-high-rollers-can-afford-rising-vegas-resort-costs\/","title":{"rendered":"Pretty Soon Only High Rollers Can Afford Rising Vegas Resort Costs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Several major casinos\u00a0on the Las Vegas Strip<\/strong> continue to make it more expensive to gamble by raising controversial resort fees<\/strong> and parking rates<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

MGM Resorts International<\/strong> became the latest operator to hike the price of a visit to most of its Las Vegas Strip properties, raising resort fees at 10 of its 13<\/strong> casino hotels this week.<\/p>\n

MGM\u2019s mid-range properties, including MGM Grand<\/strong>, The Mirage<\/strong>, and Mandalay Bay<\/strong>, will see resort fees go up up by $2<\/strong> to $37<\/strong>. Lower-end properties including Luxor<\/strong> and Excalibur<\/strong> will see resort fees raised by $5<\/strong> to $35<\/strong>. Plus, resort fees at Circus Circus<\/strong> on the North end of the Strip are going up $2<\/strong> to $30<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Resort fees at MGM properties including Vdara<\/strong>, Bellagio<\/strong>, and Aria<\/strong> are not going up.<\/p>\n

Casino resort fees keep rising<\/span><\/h2>\n

Caesars Entertainment<\/strong> also raised resort fees<\/a> at many of it\u2019s Las Vegas Strip properties March 1. Resort fees went up $5<\/strong> to $35<\/strong> a night at Bally\u2019s<\/strong>, Flamingo<\/strong>, Harrah\u2019s<\/strong> and The Linq<\/strong>. The fees were also raised $2 to $37 a night at Cromwell<\/strong>, Paris<\/strong> and Planet Hollywood<\/strong>. Plus, resort fees were hiked to $39<\/strong> at Caesars Palace<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

This marked the third year in a row<\/strong> Caesars Entertainment has raised resort fees. Las Vegas Sands<\/strong> has also increased resort fees at its properties twice over the past two years.<\/p>\n

Resort fees have become a source of controversy because they can be misleading<\/strong>. Although unavoidable, the fees are not often included in published room rates. Particularly on internet booking sites, where they may not appear until after<\/strong> a room has been selected.<\/p>\n

The Las Vegas Review-Journal<\/strong><\/a> reports attorneys general in 46 states, as well as the District of Columbia<\/strong>, are currently investigating the legality<\/strong> of imposing resort fees. Nevada<\/strong> is not among those states.<\/p>\n

Additionally, the newspaper also claims a class-action lawsuit<\/strong> has been filed against several Las Vegas Strip properties in regards to internet fees.<\/p>\n

Free casino parking is a thing of the past<\/span><\/h2>\n

Free parking<\/strong> was once a staple perk of the Las Vegas Strip casino experience.<\/p>\n

MGM changed that in 2016<\/a> when it became the first group of properties to begin charging visitors for parking. Caesars Entertainment properties soon followed suit<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Now, both are raising the parking rates<\/strong> as well. MGM, announced in January it was increasing parking fees at 11 of its 12<\/strong> Strip properties.<\/p>\n

Self-parking at Caesars Palace<\/a> went up by $2<\/strong> from $10<\/strong> to $12 for 1 to 4 hours March 1. Parking rates were also raised at:<\/p>\n