By Jerome García

Business

Former MGM CEO Mulls New Gaming & Entertainment Projects

September 11, 2020

Former MGM Resorts International CEO Jim Murren is pursuing potential deals in online gaming, live events and other entertainment-related businesses, according to a Bloomberg report. Murren, who led the casino company for more than a decade before stepping down in March teamed up with Edward King and Daniel Fetters, both Morgan Stanley veterans, in search […]

By Jerome García

Casino

MGM Announces Accommodations for Its Working Employees

August 24, 2020

MGM Resorts International announced Friday what accommodations it will provide for its working employees. The announcement came just before the start of the new school year in Clark County, Nevada, where students return to studying through distance learning. The Las Vegas-based casino and hospitality operator informed its working parents will be offered with discounted rates […]

By Julie Moraine

Casino

MGM Announces National Harbor and Borgata Re-Open Dates

June 23, 2020

MGM Resorts International continues with its step by step re-opening of its gaming properties across the states, as the casino operator announced today it will resume operations at MGM National Harbor in Maryland June 29, followed by the re-opening of Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City a week later, July 6. MGM National […]

By Julie Moraine

Business

MGM Hotel Property Delano Las Vegas to Reopen July 1

June 20, 2020

MGM continues to reopen casino-free properties and Delano Las Vegas is next on the list with reopening planned for July 1. At the same time all of the company’s venues operate under enhanced health and safety protocols ensuring the wellbeing of employees and guests. Delano Las Vegas – MGM’s Hotel Property to Reopen on July […]

By Mike Johnson

Casino

MGM Resorts to Open More Properties, Excalibur on Thursday

June 10, 2020

MGM Resorts is taking the suspension of operations well and the restart even better. After opening three properties last week, and now resuming operations with the Excalibur, Aria, Mandalay Bay, Four Seasons Las Vegas, and others. More MGM Resorts Opening as Early as This Week in Las Vegas MGM Resorts will open more properties in […]

By Fiona Simmons

Casino

Wynn and MGM Vow to Reopen Properties on June 4 in Nevada

May 28, 2020

With Nevada’s phased reopening plans pushing ahead, Wynn Resorts Ltd. and MGM Resorts confirmed on Wednesday that their Nevada properties will restart operation on June 4. Wynn and MGM Confirm Reopening Date for June 4 With the world reshaped completely by the COVID-19 outbreak, the gambling industry is preparing to go back to the new […]

By Simon Deloit

Featured

MGM Offers Its Las Vegas Strip Properties to Help the NBA Finish the Season

May 3, 2020

MGM Resorts International has proposed to the National Basketball Association /NBA/ to finish its regular season and subsequent play-off games in Las Vegas, Nevada, offering its Mandalay Bay resort as the central hub. The league has its season suspended since March 11 after Utah Jazz player Rudy Gobert tested positive for the virus. MGM Provides […]

By Simon Deloit

Casino

MGM Considers Comprehensive Re-Opening Plans for Each State

May 2, 2020

Casinos in different states that have been closed since mid-March will re-open according to different timetables, but some state governors have already started moving in the direction of considering the necessary steps, setting up timeframes for large casino operators that have multi-state presence, such as MGM Resorts logistics-wise. Tribal Venues Exempt Surprisingly, or maybe not […]

By Mike Johnson

Casino

Gaming Regulator in Massachusetts Turns to Macau Experience for Re-Opening of Casinos

April 26, 2020

Massachusetts Gaming Commission started researching in detail what the process of re-opening the state casinos would require in terms of safety measures, based on the experience from casino-operating companies in Macau. Closure Period Not Over Yet Casinos in Massachusetts have been shut since St. Gov. Charlie Baker has issued his order March 15, to close […]

By Julie Moraine

Business

MGM Issues New Public Debt of $750M to Boost Liquidity

April 24, 2020

MGM Resorts has announced the company managed to raise $750 million in new debt, to further strengthen its balance sheet amid the uncertainty related to the current health crisis that led to casinos closure across the states. Notes Offering Amount Upsized Thursday morning the casino operator was hoping to reach at least $500 million, and […]