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2 stories · First covered Feb 22, 2026 · Latest 3d ago
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The Luxor Buffet Is Gone. Your F&B Sacred Cow Might Be Next.

The Luxor Buffet Is Gone. Your F&B Sacred Cow Might Be Next.

MGM just closed one of the last affordable buffets on the Strip, and the timing alongside their new all-inclusive package at Luxor tells you exactly where casino F&B strategy is headed. If you're still running a loss-leader restaurant because "guests expect it," this is your wake-up call.

MGM Just Turned Luxor and Excalibur Into All-Inclusives. I've Seen This Desperation Play Before.

MGM Just Turned Luxor and Excalibur Into All-Inclusives. I've Seen This Desperation Play Before.

MGM is bundling rooms, meals, shows, and parking at its two cheapest Strip properties for $330 a stay, calling it innovation. When you start packaging everything together at your value tier because nobody's walking through the door on their own, that's not a new product... that's a fire sale with better marketing.