Legal
Vegas Visitors Sue the Strip's Biggest Hotels Over Room Prices
- MGM, Caesars, Wynn are sued over alleged algorithmic pricing
- Algorithm maker aims to maximize profit, leaving rooms empty
Everyone knows you can’t beat the house in Vegas, but now a couple of visitors say you can’t even beat the hotel — and they’re suing.
The biggest hotels on the Las Vegas strip, including the Bellagio, Caesars Palace and the Wynn, are colluding to overcharge visitors for rooms through an algorithm designed to maximize their profits, according to the lawsuit, filed Wednesday in federal court in Nevada.