{"id":139675,"date":"2020-06-24T13:05:43","date_gmt":"2020-06-24T20:05:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=139675"},"modified":"2020-06-25T09:51:45","modified_gmt":"2020-06-25T16:51:45","slug":"mgm-hit-with-calls-to-remove-foundation-room-religious-statues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/mgm-hit-with-calls-to-remove-foundation-room-religious-statues\/","title":{"rendered":"Mandalay Bay Draws Ire of Religious Leaders Over Foundation Room Statues"},"content":{"rendered":"
UPDATE: The Foundation Room issued a statement after publication of this article, saying it will be \u201cremoving the statue Mahavira from our premises\u201d and that it’s \u201c working diligently to ensure such insensitive depictions don\u2019t happen again.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n
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Religious leaders from five faiths are calling on MGM Resorts (MGM) to pull statues representing Hindu and Jain deities from the Foundation Room nightclub in the Mandalay Bay. They claim the objects’ presence in such a venue could be offensive to followers of those faiths.<\/p>\n