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12300 Las Vegas Blvd S, Henderson T 702/797-1000,  W themresort.com. The Studio

Despite its address on Las Vegas Boulevard – and for that matter its swanky appearance – the  M Resort, which opened in 2009, is very definitely not on the Strip. Perched on a low bluf ten miles’ drive due south of  Mandalay Bay, the southernmost Strip casino, the  M  is instead a particularly upscale “locals’ casino”. While targeted primarily at the generally prosperous residents of the surrounding suburb of Henderson (technically a town in its own right), it also benefits from being the first casino seen by drivers arriving from California as they enter the Las Vegas Valley. Although MGM Resorts contributed $160 million of the total $1 billion construction costs, the  M was built by the Marnell family, the original owners of the Rio. Their design and construction firm was also responsible for the  Mirage, Bellagio  and  Wynn, and the  M incorporates lessons learned from all those proper-ties. The  Rio’s early years proved how much local customers value good service, attention to detail and, in particular, well-priced eating and drinking, while design elements from the latest Strip casinos permeate the new property. It has nonethe-less struggled in the face of the recession Penn National Gaming bought it in late 2010 for a mere $230 million, though so far little has changed. - Rough Guide

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