Tag Archives: Massacre
US – MGM’s lawsuit on ‘Route 91 massacre’ provokes social media backlash
MGM Resorts has filed a federal lawsuit against more than 1,000 Las Vegas mass shooting victims in an effort to avoid liability when a lone gunman killed 58 people at the Route 91 Harvest festival on October 1. MGM is being sued by thousands of concert goers caught up in the massacre who believe it…
US – October revenue and visitor levels hit by Route 91 massacre
Nevada’s casino sector reported an increase in gaming revenues of $988.74m, a 0.27 per cent increase year-on-year in October although revenue on the Las Vegas Strip fell 6.05 per cent to $528.68M following the massacre at the Route 91 Harvest Festival. Michael Lawton, Senior Research Analyst for the Nevada Gaming Control Board, highlighted that the…
US – MGM prevented from clearing killer’s room at Mandalay bay
Lawyers representing a woman who suffered three gunshot wounds to the chest during the massacre at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas have won an important court decision with Judge Mark Denton ruling in favour of an emergency Temporary Restraining Order to protect and preserve all evidence in the case. “This order prevents…
US – MGM Resorts facing its first lawsuit following Mandalay Bay massacre
Paige Gasper, a 21-year-old from Texas who is studying in California, is the first to take legal action against MGM Resorts International after she was injured during the mass shooting at the Route 91 Harvest festival. The complainant, who was shot in the chest and needed several surgeries, also details the estate of the gunman,…
US – Steve Wynn highlights red flags in build up to Las Vegas massacre
Wynn Resorts CEO Steve Wynn has said that security staff at his Las Vegas properties would have spotted red flags leading up to the Mandalay Bay massacre that saw a lone-gunman kill 58 concert goers and injure 500 more on October 1. Mr. Wynn described Las Vegas as ‘a target city’ back in a September…
