The capacity of the hotel at M Resort nearly doubled to 765 rooms Wednesday night as the management of Pennsylvania-based Penn Entertainment Inc., M resort executives and other dignitaries officially opened the $206 million expansion.

Penn President and CEO Jay Snowden, M Vice President and General Manager Hussain Mahrous and Henderson Mayor Michelle Romero were among the dignitaries who cut the ribbon officially opening the second of four major projects Penn is completing nationwide.

The 375-room tower was completed ahead of schedule, assuring M it will have more rooms for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, New Year’s Eve and January’s CES trade show.

But more important to Penn is that M now has greater capacity to provide Las Vegas rewards to holders of Penn Play loyalty cards. Penn,

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