Super Bowl 58 helped produce three of the top five room revenue days ever for MGM Resorts International, the company said in Tuesday’s fourth-quarter earnings call with investors.
Brett Callow, a threat analyst for the anti-malware software company Emsisoft, said he believes the financial loss suffered by MGM Resorts International over nine days in September was the costliest ransomware attack in history.
MGM Resorts has resumed normal operations nationwide, more than a week after a hack disrupted many services.
MGM Resorts International websites sprang to life early Friday, but online hotel reservation systems were still inaccessible.
MGM Resorts International and Caesars Entertainment Corp. on Tuesday announced reopening plans that will expand hotel and casino capacity in the city.
Acting CEO of MGM Resorts International Bill Hornbuckle says the reopening of the Las Vegas has been “amazing.”
Signs in front MGM Resorts’ properties read, “Welcome Back to the Show.” The company’s website confirmed that Bellagio, MGM Grand, New York-New York and Aria would reopen June 4, as well as the Signature at MGM Grand. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Jim Murren worked as the chief financial officer of MGM Resorts International from 1998 until March 2020. He is now leading Nevada’s COVID-19 Response, Relief and Recovery Task Force.
Jim Murren worked as the chief financial officer of MGM Resorts International from 1998 until March 2020. He is now leading Nevada’s COVID-19 Response, Relief and Recovery Task Force.
MGM Resorts International said Tuesday it plans to reopen its Southern Nevada resort properties by early June and released a seven-point safety plan. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The furloughs of almost 63,000 MGM Resorts International employees could turn into layoffs starting starting August 31.
With major professional sports on hold amid the coronavirus pandemic, rumblings of sporting events resuming with Las Vegas as the host city are getting louder with MGM Resorts looking to host fanless NBA games on the strip.
MGM expects to see “weakened demand” at its properties with reduced domestic and international travel restrictions, consumer fears and reduced consumer discretionary spending. (Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Johnny Kats interviews New York New York president and COO Cindy Kiser Murphey about the lighting of the Las Vegas Strip with messages of hope amid the coronavirus crisis.
MGM Resorts decided to donate their food shipments instead of returning them to the distributor after the closure of all nonessential businesses in Nevada. After filling up Three Square Food Bank, they moved on to holding food donations with other community partners including the Metropolitan Police Department.
Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak’s 30 day nonessential business closure shuts down 440 licensed casinos and leaves tens of thousands of employees out of work.
Mike and Helen Godfrey traveled from Washington, England, to Las Vegas to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. (Glenn Puit/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
MGM properties on Las Vegas strip shut down casino operations Monday night, March 16, 2020 at midnight.
MGM Grand was mostly empty Monday night mere hours before the casino was set to shutdown due to the coronavirus outbreak. (Las Vegas Review-Journal
Tourists like David and Emma Walker, who are visiting from Scotland, found out about MGM Resorts’ property closures through Google, instead of the Luxor where they are currently staying. The Walkers are upset with how MGM has handled the situation by not making their customers aware of the closures first. (Cassie Soto/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
For properties that are remaining open Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak on Sunday created guidelines for operation in order to reduce the spread of COVID-19
Cirque du Soleil, Las Vegas’ predominant entertainment production company for more than 25 years, is halting all of its shows on the Strip because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The new Park MGM’s sportsbook opened. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
MGM Resorts International is selling the Bellagio property and leasing it back. This move gives the casino operator a cash infusion of more than $4 billion.MGM announced Tuesday that it reached a deal with New York financial giant The Blackstone Group.
Massachusetts’ first hotel-casino opens in downtown Springfield. The $960 million MGM Springfield has 252 rooms and 125,000-square-feet of casino. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Victims of the Las Vegas shooting gathered at the Newport Beach Marriott Bayview in California on Monday, June 23, in response to two federal lawsuits filed by MGM Resorts International in an effort to avoid liability for the events of Oct. 1. (Briana Erickson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Kats on the red carpet for the VIP screening of “Believer,” the documentary by Imagine Dragons frontman Dan Reynolds about how the Mormon Church treats its LGBTQ members.
Rachel Sheppard, whose lawyers filed a lawsuit against MGM Resorts International, the concert host and a bump stock maker, survived after being shot three times at the Route 91 Harvest festival. Her mother tells her story from the Las Vegas Regional Justice Center.
At a news briefing on Oct. 13 in Las Vegas, Metropolitan Police Department Sheriff Joe Lombardo said there is no conspiracy with any parties involved where the timeline of the Route 91 Harvest festival shooting is concerned.