MGM National Harbor is scaling back the number of machine games at the new Maryland resort.
According to NBC Washington, the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency has agreed to plans by MGM Resorts International to trim the number of video lottery terminals by 10 percent at the Prince George’s County casino.
In 2013, Las Vegas-based MGM was approved for 3,600 slot machines at National Harbor. MGM will now have “a minimum of 3,321 units at opening,” according to the report.
MGM said it expects to increase slot machine revenue at the casino as a result of the reduction, according to the report. At the same time, the company expects the change to position it to take better advantage of what it sees as increasing demand for table games.
Under Maryland regulations, casinos keep 80 percent of the proceeds from table games and 33 percent from slot machines.
The gaming commission approved similar slot machine reductions at Maryland Live! and Horseshoe Casino prior to their respective openings, according to the Baltimore Business Journal.
MGM National Harbor is slated to open in December with a 308-room hotel, 3,000-seat theater, 18,000 square feet of retail, a spa, 10 restaurants, 27,000 square feet of meeting and convention space and 5,000-space parking garage.
