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Talks Between MGM, Wynn Resorts Over Massachusetts Project End

May 22, 2019

Talks over a potential sale of Wynn Resorts’ $2.6 billion Encore Boston Harbor Resort to MGM Resorts International ended late yesterday when the two companies said in statements they decided to go their separate ways.

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MGM Resort's Possible Purchase Of Wynn Resort In Massachusetts Raises Questions

May 20, 2019

News that MGM Resorts International and Wynn Resorts are discussing a possible of sale Wynn’s Encore resort in Everett, Massachusetts, has Everett lawmakers expressing concern. 

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MGM Resorts To Lay Off 1,000; Wynn Gets Another Multimillion Dollar Fine

Apr 30, 2019

Nevada’s economy is healthy. Its unemployment rate is above the national average.

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MGM Resorts Layoffs Could Reach 1,000 By June

Apr 30, 2019

MGM Resorts International said Monday that its total workforce reduction will cover roughly 1,000 employees by June. 

That figure is almost four times the number of positions the company said it eliminated last week. 

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MGM Resorts Announces 254 Layoffs, Says More Job Cuts Coming

Apr 26, 2019

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas-based casino company MGM Resorts International has announced a first phase of layoffs in a cost-cutting operational shift as it aims to boost earnings.

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MGM Bets On 'Experience'

Apr 10, 2019

Several MGM Resorts International executives have departed recently, taking buyouts as part of a major cost-cutting initiative.

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Dept. of Interior Says Two Native American Tribes Can Build Casino Opposed By MGM

Mar 22, 2019

The Department of Interior decided two native American tribes can proceed in developing a Connecticut casino that MGM Resorts strongly opposed.

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Wynn Resorts’ Record Fine Leads A Momentous Month For The Gaming Industry

Mar 11, 2019

There’s never a dull moment in the gaming industry, and the past few weeks have been no exception.

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MGM Tells Employees About New Technology That Could Cost Jobs

Mar 07, 2019

MGM Resorts International plans to implement new technology that may result in staff layoffs for bartenders and cashiers.

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Revamp Of MGM Grand Exterior Planned

Jan 17, 2019

MGM Resorts International is planning to upgrade the exterior of its flagship resort, MGM Grand.

Executives of the company have been studying how to revamp the 25-year-old property and make it more attractive to pedestrians.

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Former Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval Joins MGM Resorts

Jan 08, 2019

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval is joining MGM Resorts International as president of global gambling development to help push the company's global expansion efforts, particularly in Japan.

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MGM Resorts Announces Layoff Plans

Jan 03, 2019

MGM Resorts International has a plan to boost cash flow over the next few years that includes personnel layoffs.

The company said in a statement Thursday it plans to trim about 3 percent of its U.S. staff by 2020.

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MLB Strikes Deal With MGM As Legal Gambling Expands In US

Nov 28, 2018
NEW YORK (AP) — MGM Resorts International became Major League Baseball's official gambling partner in the U.S.
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MGM, Plaintiffs Agree To Mediation In Las Vegas Shooting Cases

Oct 27, 2018

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Casino giant MGM Resorts International is entering settlement talks with plaintiffs who allege negligence led to the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history on the Las Vegas Strip.

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Longtime Casino Executive Bobby Baldwin To Leave MGM Resorts

Oct 05, 2018

Longtime casino executive and current chief customer development officer at MGM Resorts International Bobby Baldwin will leave the company later this year.

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MGM Offer Is Part Of Legal Move After Shooting

Sep 12, 2018

LAS VEGAS (AP) — MGM Resorts International says it will donate $500 to charities named by surviving victims of the Las Vegas mass shooting who waive or authorize an attorney to accept legal notice that they are being sued by the company.

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Las Vegas Victims' Attorneys Criticize MGM's Legal Maneuver

Aug 17, 2018

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Attorneys for a group of victims of the Las Vegas mass shooting are harshly criticizing MGM Resorts International over its legal maneuver seeking to centralize multiple lawsuits.

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Industry Analysts Grill MGM Resorts Over Company Forecast

Aug 03, 2018

Industry analysts grilled MGM Resorts International executives Thursday after the company forecast weak results for the current quarter because — just like its competitors — it expects fewer scheduled entertainment events and lower room rates in Las Vegas this summer.

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NBA, WNBA Announce Agreement With MGM Resorts

Aug 01, 2018

The NBA and WNBA announced an agreement with MGM Resorts International. 

The basketball leagues will now share official data with MGM, which in turn will pay the leagues for access to that data to use in determining the outcomes of various bets. 

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Working Toward The Last Straw

Jul 16, 2018

We talk with Cindy Ortega about efforts to cut down on the use of straws at MGM resorts. Ortega is MGM's chief sustainability officer.

 

 

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Unionized MGM Workers In Las Vegas OK Contract

Jun 20, 2018

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Housekeepers, bartenders, cooks, bellmen and other unionized workers of casino-resorts operated by MGM Resorts International in Las Vegas have approved a new contract.

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Mandalay Bay Hotel Floods After Water Main Break

Jun 20, 2018

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A water main broke Tuesday flooding a convention center in the Mandalay Bay hotel in Las Vegas.

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Longtime Casino Executive Found Dead

Jun 18, 2018

Longtime Las Vegas resort executive Felix Rappaport was found dead in his home Monday.

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Las Vegas MGM Union Workers Reach Deal With Casino

Jun 04, 2018

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A union for casino-hotel workers says it has reached a tentative agreement with MGM Resorts International, covering nearly half of the 50,000 employees threatening to strike in Las Vegas.

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A Sculptor Tests The Artistic Waters Of Las Vegas

May 23, 2018

Hans Van de Bovenkamp has about 100 sculptures in public spaces around the nation. Many were commissioned by corporations or government entities. 

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