MGM Resorts to temporarily close its Las Vegas buffets

MGM Resorts International has announced that it is temporarily closing the buffets at all of its properties effective March 15.

THEY WILL BE CLOSING ALLBUFFETS AT THEIR HOTELS ONSUNDAY..13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER AUSTINCARTER EXPLAINS THE IMPACT THISMOVE IS HAVING ON LOCALWORKERS..MGM RESORTS - STRESSING THATTHE BUFFET CLOSURES ARETEMPORARY AND THAT THERE ARE NOPERMANENT LAYOFFS BECAUSE OFIT W'ERE NOT TALKING ABOUTONE OR TWO LAS VEGAS STRIPHOTELS AND CASINOS CLOSINGTHEIR BUFFETS DOORS - BUT SEVENOF THEM- AND SOON THE WAIT WILLBEGIN FOR THEM TO RE-OPENEXPECT OVER HALF A DOZEN STRIPBUFFETS TO BE A GHOST TOWN -STARTING THIS WEEKEND MGMRESORTS CLOSING BUFFETS ATARIA, BELLAGIO, MGM GRAND,MANDALAY BAY, THE MIRAGE,OF WHAT'S GOING ON AND AREGETTING INVOLVEDTHE UNIONTELLING 13 ACTION NEWS THATTHEY ARE ((FULLSCREEN INDAILY FOLDER)) "SENDINGREQUESTS TO ALL OF THE CASINOCOMPANIES TO MEET IMMEDIATELYAND BARGAIN ON THE EFFECTS OFTHE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK.WE ARE EVALUATING THECORONAVIRUS SITUATION DAILY.IT IS OUR TOP PRIORITY" BUFFETSAT CAESARS PROPERTIES WILLREMAIN OPEN - BUT THEY SAY THEYWILL BE INCORPORATING CLEANINGAND HYGIENE PROTOCOLS INTOTHEIR BUFFETS IMMEDIATELY WEREACHED OUT AND HEARD BACK FROMSEVERAL MGM RESORTSEMPLOYEESTO SEE IF THEYWANTED TO TALK ABOUT THIS THEYDID NOT WANT TO GO ON CAMERAOUT OF FEAR OF RETALIATION BUTSOME DID TELL US THAT EMPLOYEESARE BEING TEMPORARILY LAIDOFFWE ASKED MGM TO CONFIRMTHATBUT WE HAVEN'T HEARDBACKAC 1 3ANSICK LEAVE POLICIES ARE ALSOCHANGING.