The M Resort, Spa and Casino reached an important milestone when officials and workers celebrated construction work reaching the top floor with a topping off ceremony.

M Resort CEO and Chairman Anthony Marnell III said the $1 billion property at St. Rose Parkway and Las Vegas Boulevard brings a new design and a new level of service to Las Vegas.

“I think it is bringing service back to this city the way the local market used to have it 15 or 20 years ago,” Marnell said. “That is the No. 1 thing and on the forefront of everything we do. It’s all based on service.”

The property will have amenities for people from out of town, but Marnell said local residents will be his primary target.

“It’s not going to be a tourist hotel on the large scale that you see down on Las Vegas Boulevard,” he said. “I really want to make sure that the service is right here and that we’re catering to and doing a good job of handling the people’s needs who we originally built this for. The high-end business is a small segment of what we’re going to go after.”

The property will have 390 hotel rooms, nine restaurants, 60,000 square feet of meeting space and 92,000 square feet of gaming space with 1,864 slot machines and 64 table games and a 1 million-square-foot retail area. The conference space will allow Marnell to target convention business during the week, but he ultimately expects his business to break down to 80 percent local and 20 percent tourist.

Marnell said there is room for growth on the 100 acres he has assembled. He is hoping to replicate the success his father, Anthony Marnell II, enjoyed with the Rio.

“It started off with 400 rooms and ended up with around 2,500 and became a much bigger hotel in the Las Vegas market,” he said. “I think I understand that strategy, I think our team understands that strategy and I think that is what we’re going to try to do.”

The design of the property will be modern and comfortable, with the exterior heavily landscaped and inside spaces designed to take advantage of the view from the property’s elevated position south of the Strip.

Company officials announced in July that Cantor Gaming will supply mobile gaming technology on the casino floor as well as the race and sports book. Guests at M Resort will not only be able to play on hand-held devices in designated areas throughout the resort but will be able to bet in unique ways in the resort’s race and sports book.

“We want to provide our guests with the best overall gaming experience available. Cantor Gaming is an industry leader in the mobile gaming market and shares in our commitment to provide guests with an unparalleled gaming experience,” said Joe Magliarditi, M Resort executive vice president and COO.

By Casino Connection Staff

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