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May 5, 2024

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Carving station at The Buffet at Excalibur
MGM Resorts temporarily closing buffets on Las Vegas Strip
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
By Ricardo Torres-Cortez
Buffets at MGM Resorts International properties on the Strip will temporarily close starting Sunday as concerns over the spread of the coronavirus persist. “These changes ...
Scott Butera, left, president of interactive gaming at MGM Resorts International, and Matt Prevost, chief marketing officer for Roar Digital, pose in the BetMGM sports book at the Park MGM Friday, March 6, 2020.
MGM Resorts rolls out new digital sports betting kiosks
Friday, March 6, 2020
By Bryan Horwath
In the next few years, Scott Butera expects digital wagering to represent nearly 90% of the sports betting market. Butera, president of interactive gaming for MGM Resorts, made ...
A diver swims with a tiger shark in a new virtual-reality movie experience opening in March at Mandalay Bay's Shark Reef Aquarium.
Mandalay Bay’s Shark Reef Aquarium getting virtual reality theater
Tuesday, February 11, 2020
By Bryan Horwath
A new undersea virtual reality experience is set to open next month next to Mandalay Bay’s Shark Reef Aquarium. MGM Resorts International is working with ...
Jim Murren, center, chairman and CEO of MGM Resorts International, poses with Chuck Bowling, left, president and COO of Mandalay Bay, and Tony Gladney, vice president of community engagement for MGM Resorts, during a news conference at Mandalay Bay Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020.
Murren: Raiders, MGM have ‘perfect partnership’ in Las Vegas
Friday, January 24, 2020
By Bryan Horwath
When Jim Murren arrived in Las Vegas in 1998, the thought of a gaming company like MGM Resorts International becoming a partner with an NFL team was unthinkable. The divide between sports leagues like ...
Jim Murren, right, chairman and CEO of MGM Resorts International, poses with Marc Badain, president of the Las Vegas Raiders, during a news conference at Mandalay Bay Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020. MGM Resorts International announced a founding partnership with the Las Vegas Raiders.
MGM is gaming partner of Las Vegas Raiders
Thursday, January 23, 2020
By Bryan Horwath
MGM is now the official gaming partner of the Las Vegas Raiders. MGM Resorts International CEO Jim Murren made the announcement this morning at Mandalay Bay with ...
The volcano at the Mirage.
30 years after Mirage opening, architect reflects on building megaresorts
Wednesday, December 4, 2019
By Bryan Horwath
Three decades is an eternity on the Las Vegas Strip, where the only thing that seems to remain constant is innovation and a focus on the next big thing. With the planned ...
An exterior view of the Bellagio on Aug. 28. 2016.
MGM to sell Bellagio for $4.25 billion, lease property back
Tuesday, October 15, 2019
By Bryan Horwath
MGM Resorts International has a deal in place to sell the Bellagio to a real estate investment trust for $4.25 billion. In a joint news release, MGM and real estate firm Blackstone today ...
MGM Resorts, Buffalo Wild Wings launch mobile football game
Thursday, September 5, 2019
Associated Press
A casino company and a nationwide sports bar are launching a mobile football game designed to let customers pick favorite NFL teams, choose ...
This 2014 file photo shows MGM Resorts International's Vegas Village festival site on the Las Vegas Strip.
MGM plans community center for Oct. 1 shooting site
Tuesday, September 3, 2019
By Bryan Horwath
MGM Resorts International has long-term plans to turn the site of the Oct. 1 mass shooting into a community and athletic center and will use it in the meantime for parking for ...
Ex-governor to lead Sands' push for casino in NYC
Monday, July 15, 2019
By David Klepper, Associated Press
Former New York Gov. David Paterson is joining Las Vegas Sands to lead the casino and resort developer's push for a casino in New York City. Voters have already authorized up to three casinos for the nation's ...
Lisel Westlake
Hundreds take MGM up on offer to pay employees' college tuition
Thursday, June 13, 2019
By Kelcie Grega
Lisel Westlake hadn’t thought about pursuing higher education until she realized it would be imperative to her career. She realized she needed to do something ...
Jim Murren, chairman and CEO of MGM Resorts International, speaks before a public policy panel discussion at the Bellagio Tuesday, April 23, 2019. The panel was part of the inaugural symposium of the MGM Resorts Public Policy Institute at UNLV.
MGM Resorts cutting 557 jobs in final round of layoffs
Thursday, May 30, 2019
By Bryan Horwath
MGM Resorts International announced today it is eliminating 557 more jobs in a “second and final round” of layoffs as part of a company reorganization.
In this Jan. 2, 2019, file photo, construction continues on the Encore Boston Harbor luxury resort and casino in Everett, Mass., being built by Wynn Resorts.
Wynn and MGM in talks about sale of Encore Boston casino
Friday, May 17, 2019
Associated Press
Two major casino operators are in preliminary talks about the possible sale of one of the largest casinos in the Northeast. Wynn Resorts and MGM Resorts may reach a ...
MGM Resorts plans shedding 1,000 jobs by June
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
Associated Press
Las Vegas-based casino company MGM Resorts International says it expects to cut about 1,000 jobs by June. The layoffs announced Monday include the 254 jobs the company said last week it would ...
Jim Murren, chairman and CEO of MGM Resorts International, speaks before a public policy panel discussion at the Bellagio Tuesday, April 23, 2019.
MGM laying off 254 employees with more cuts coming
Thursday, April 25, 2019
By Bryan Horwath
MGM Resorts International is laying off more than 250 employees today across the U.S., according to a letter from the company’s CEO. Most of the employees are are in management positions and all are ...
Atif Rafiq
MGM taps Silicon Valley star to helm digital transformation
Tuesday, April 23, 2019
By Bryan Horwath
“I have no doubt that he will harness technology and utilize the greatest assets and employees in the business to maximize revenue and evolve the guest experience.”
Russell Goldsmith, CEO of City National Bank, Friday Oct. 19, 2012.
City National Bank to expand branding at T-Mobile, MGM Grand Garden Arena
Tuesday, April 16, 2019
By Bryan Horwath
T-Mobile Arena will feature a new City National Bank premium level at the venue and five new ATMs ...
MGM, Wynn make Forbes list for diversity
Tuesday, February 19, 2019
By Bryan Horwath
Two Las Vegas gaming companies made this year’s Forbes list of the top U.S. employers for diversity. MGM Resorts International and Wynn Resorts ranked 263rd and 366th, respectively, on the ...