MGM: No time wasted

Say what you like about MGM Resorts International‘s plans for Monte Carlo and New York-York, the company isn’t letting any grass grow under its feet: As of 9 a.m. this morning, the Monte Carlo facade was merely walled off with naked cyclone fencing. By 3:30 p.m. — voila! — a logo-festooned banner had wrapped the soon-to-be-demolished Strip entrance, where three new entrances will replace some forlorn faux-Roman statuary. A big S&G ‘thank you’ to Ashley L. Piner of the Vegas for Beginners Facebook page for this photo update of what appears to be a fast-track project.