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Are Vegas Casinos Going Green?

January 16, 2011

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Aria Hotel in Vegas is Like So Green. Vegas is the land of excess and while you may think that worrying about environmental issues may be an afterthought for these billion dollar monsters, many Vegas casinos are now complying with standards that fall in line with the U.S. Green Building Council, therefore helping them leave less of a carbon footprint.

Many Vegas casinos are striving to receive a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification and also work together with an organization called Green Key, which rates hotels and casinos and helps them to achieve the highest possible environmental rating. Among the hotels who are cooperating have been rated by Green Key include the Aria Resort & Casino, the Mandalay Bay, Bellagio, MGM Grand, the Excalibur among others.

Green Key focuses on an online rating system that may includes spot checks on indoor air quality, building infrastructure, land use, energy and water conservation, hazardous waste management and community outreach. The assessment is completely voluntary and works with hotels in the U.S., Canada, the Caribbean, Europe and the Middle East.

There are quite a few incentives involved in Vegas casinos going green including tax breaks and saving a good amount of cash once energy-saving systems are put into place. According to Tiny Green Bubble, Cindy Ortega, the senior vice president of Energy and Environmental Services at MGM Resorts International, “We think, there’s a natural parallel between conservationism and environmentalism. When you conserve you save money. Without exception, every one of the programs have benefitted our shareholders.”

It’s difficult to determine whether such hotels have a true interest in being environmentally sound or if the rise in profits may be the motivation behind ‘going green’ but either way, they are taking a step in the right direction.

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