Scarcely had I flayed the Las Vegas Sun‘s Anthony Marnell III interview in S&G than I was most graciously contacted by M Resort, offering the chance to ask the questions the Sun didn’t. More to the point, this is your chance to ask Mr. Marnell questions about M (above), about Penn National Gaming, about mobile gaming (an M specialty), about the economy … about anything germane to the casino business in Las Vegas, in short.
This worked very well when we did it with Alex Yemenidjian, so step up to the plate, folks! Who knows when such an opportunity will come again?
What happened to the self-serve soda fountains?
Do you think more Las Vegas casinos will be decoupling from larger parent companies and coming under the ownership of individuals? As an example, what happened with the TI being bought by Phil Ruffin?
Do you still own the property adjacent to the M? If so, what are the plans for develpment?
Looking forward, how important is the locals market vs. visitors already connected to Penn National vs. all other visitors in the guest mix at M?
Also, if you could add one thing to this (already beautiful) resort, what would it be?