A family from Arizona is suing MGM Resorts International after finding a bat in their hotel room in Las Vegas. Marcus Rucker and his family were staying at the New York-New York casino on the Strip in April 2022 when he woke up at about 4am to a noise coming from the curtains in the room. He saw a hanging bat and killed it with a shoe before proceeding to take a photo and place the corpse in a stairwell. He told a front desk worker about the incident and where the remains were.
After getting in touch with the Maricopa County Arizona Health Department, Rucker was told that his family should get checked for rabies and advised to get the bat tested. He reached out to New York-New York about the matter, but the bat was already disposed of.
The family had to receive numerous injections to prevent the contraction of rabies; the lawsuit seeks damages of over $15,000.