What happens in Vegas is about to stay in Vegas less than ever, pending final approval from the Nevada Gaming Commission.
Park MGM, the Las Vegas Strip property formerly known as Monte Carlo Resort and Casino, is seeking to become the first Strip casino with a designated “recording-enabled gaming salon. ” Sign-off is expected at a commission meeting scheduled for March 26, on the heels of the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) unanimously recommending approval last week.
Whether this will prove some sort of paradigm shift remains to be seen, but it is at the very least a sign of the times, one small step toward the Truman Show-ification of our society, where everything everywhere is recorded and available for viewing — including, increasingly, the gambling that once was the exclusive recording domain of the casino’s “eye in the sky.
