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MGM Resorts International is an American global hospitality and entertainment company operating destination resorts in Las Vegas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, ♣️ Maryland, Ohio, and New Jersey, including Bellagio, Mandalay Bay, MGM Grand, and Park MGM. The company began operations in 1987 as ♣️ MGM Grand, Inc. and became MGM Mirage in 2000, after acquiring Mirage Resorts. In the mid-2000s, growth of its non-gaming ♣️ (lodging, food, retail) revenue began to outpace gaming receipts and demand for high-rise condominiums was surging, with median property prices ♣️ in Las Vegas twice the national average.[2][3] The company shifted its focus from owning and operating resorts and casinos to ♣️ developing and building real estate in the leisure and gaming industry—launching the massive CityCenter mixed-use project,[4][5] which was at the ♣️ time of its construction the world's largest construction site and ranks as one of the most expensive real estate projects ♣️ in history.[6] City Center's development coincided with the global financial crisis, causing more thanR$1 billion in writedowns in its valuation.[7] Billionaire ♣️ investor Kirk Kerkorian and his Tracinda Corporation were, until 2009, the majority shareholders of MGM Mirage; Kerkorian was the former ♣️ owner of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer movie studio, from which MGM Grand derived its name. Following aR$1 billion stock offering by MGM ♣️ Mirage amidst the global credit crunch, Tracinda's shares were diluted from 53.8 percent to 39 percent.[8][9] On June 15, 2010, ♣️ shareholders voted for MGM Mirage to change its name to "MGM Resorts International".[10] In 2024, the company split into two forming ♣️ MGM Growth Properties, a real estate company, while MGM Resorts shifted to operating properties.[11][12] History [ edit ] |