Travelers cross a pedestrian bridge past MGM Grand on Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, on the Las Vegas Strip. Caesars Entertainment spinoff-Vici Properties reached a $17 billion-plus deal to acquire MGM Resorts International-spinoff MGM Growth Properties, which will put the real estate ownership some of Las Vegas’ largest resorts under one company. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt