query: when did the mgm grand open in vegas

pos: MGM Grand Las Vegas decided not to destroy the hotel, but to build around it. During that time, the Marina was known as the MGM-Marina Hotel. The Marina closed on November 30, 1990, and ground was broken for the new casino hotel complex on October 7, 1991. The Marina hotel building still exists as the west wing of the main hotel building. When the latest MGM Grand opened on December 18, 1993, it was owned by MGM Grand Inc. At that time it had an extensive "Wizard of Oz" theme, including the green "Emerald City" color of the building and the decorative use of

pos: MGM Grand Las Vegas decided not to destroy the hotel, but to build around it. During that time, the Marina was known as the MGM-Marina Hotel. The Marina closed on November 30, 1990, and ground was broken for the new casino hotel complex on October 7, 1991. The Marina hotel building still exists as the west wing of the main hotel building. When the latest MGM Grand opened on December 18, 1993, it was owned by MGM Grand Inc. At that time it had an extensive "Wizard of Oz" theme, including the green "Emerald City" color of the building and the decorative use of

neg: MGM Grand Las Vegas away guests. The statue weighs 50 tons, and at tall, on a 25-foot pedestal, is the largest bronze statue in the U.S. When the MGM Grand opened, the intention was to create the first true destination hotel in the Las Vegas area by including the MGM Grand Adventures Theme Park behind the casino. The plan was to make the Las Vegas Strip more family friendly by providing activities for those too young to linger inside the casino. The theme park performed poorly and did not reopen for the 2001 season. On December 5, 2002, MGM Resorts International (then named MGM

neg: MGM Grand Las Vegas MGM Grand Las Vegas The MGM Grand Las Vegas (formerly Marina and MGM-Marina) is a hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. The MGM Grand is the largest single hotel in the United States with 6,852 rooms. It is also the third-largest hotel complex in the world by number of rooms and second-largest hotel resort complex in the United States behind the combined The Venetian and The Palazzo. When it opened in 1993, the MGM Grand was the largest hotel complex in the world. Owned and operated by MGM Resorts International, the 30-floor main building

neg: MGM Grand Garden Arena MGM Grand Garden Arena The MGM Grand Garden Arena is one of two major sporting arenas in the Las Vegas Area. The MGM Grand Garden Arena (originally known as the MGM Grand Garden Special Events Center) is a multi-purpose arena located within the MGM Grand Las Vegas on the Las Vegas Strip. From its opening in 1993 until the opening of the MGM co-owned T-Mobile Arena in 2016, MGM Grand Garden Arena along with the Thomas & Mack Center were the main sports arenas in the Las Vegas area. The arena is well known for numerous professional boxing superfights, such

neg: MGM Grand Las Vegas MGM Grand pools. Additional guest/owner amenities at The Signature include a Starbucks, meeting rooms, exercise room, bar and restaurant. Each tower is connected with walkways including moving walkways for the connection to the MGM Grand. MGM Grand Las Vegas The MGM Grand Las Vegas (formerly Marina and MGM-Marina) is a hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. The MGM Grand is the largest single hotel in the United States with 6,852 rooms. It is also the third-largest hotel complex in the world by number of rooms and second-largest hotel resort complex in the United States

neg: MGM Grand Las Vegas up to ten guests and come with beverage servers and complimentary food. The hotel rooms are located in several buildings including: The Signature at MGM Grand is a condo hotel project by MGM Mirage and Turnberry Associates, who teamed up to build the three currently open Signature at the MGM Grand towers. The 38-story, tall structures have 576 all-suite units each and were priced from $450,000 to more than $2.0 million. Signature is located on the property where the MGM Grand Adventures Theme Park once stood. Each tower has its own private pool with cabanas as well as access to

neg: Jo Koy him to participate in school talent shows and to hold impromptu performances for his family and friends. This loving support led to performances at a Las Vegas coffee house, and inspired a move to Los Angeles. Jo Koy began his stand-up career in 1994 at a comedy club in Las Vegas. Soon he moved from open mic night to a regular spot on the show "Catch a Rising Star" at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino. After performing at the MGM Grand Las Vegas, Jo Koy rented the Huntridge Theater and went door to door to sell tickets to his

neg: MGM Grand fire incidents, there was a major reformation of fire safety guidelines and codes. All buildings open to the public in Nevada were required to have fire sprinklers, smoke detectors in rooms and elevators, and exit maps in all hotel rooms. This law went into effect in 1981 and made Nevada a leader in fire safety regulation. MGM Grand fire The MGM Grand fire occurred on November 21, 1980 at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino (now Bally's Las Vegas) in Paradise, Nevada. The fire killed 85 people, most through smoke inhalation. The tragedy remains the worst disaster in Nevada history, and

neg: MGM Grand Las Vegas Mirage) announced that the former theme park would be developed as a luxury condominium and hotel complex called The Signature at MGM Grand. The Las Vegas Monorail was built to connect MGM Grand to Bally's in 1995. The coming-out party for the monorail, on behalf of Bally's, consisted of showgirls and guys from Bally's famed show, "Jubilee!", helping groups to the monorail. Characters from the "Wizard of Oz" greeted the groups on the MGM side. The track was later updated to become the southernmost section of the Las Vegas Monorail. The MGM Grand station was refurbished, the trains were replaced

neg: MGM Grand Las Vegas areas. This has provided the hotel with a more contemporary room design. The work was completed in September 2012. A parody of the MGM Grand was featured in the BMX video game "Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX 2". Leo the Lion was replaced with dragons. The MGM Grand was among many casinos at which the MIT Blackjack Team gambled in the book "Bringing Down The House". The MGM Grand is the home base of David Whele in "Dominion". The MGM Grand has one of the largest gaming floors in all of Las Vegas, measuring . There are more than 2,500 machines

neg: MGM Grand Detroit MGM Grand Detroit The MGM Grand Detroit is one of three casino resort hotels in Detroit, Michigan, and one of four in the Detroit–Windsor area. The luxury resort hotel opened on July 29, 1999, with a grand event which included models and celebrities including Ashanti, Kid Rock, and fireworks. It is the first luxury casino resort hotel in a major metropolis outside Las Vegas. Detroit is one of the largest American cities and metropolitan regions to offer casino resort hotels. In 2005, the MGM Grand Detroit Casino was the subject of a possible sale when parent company MGM MIRAGE announced

neg: Disney's Hollywood Studios filed a countersuit, claiming that MGM/UA and MGM Grand, Inc. had conspired to violate Disney's worldwide rights to the MGM name in the theme park business and that MGM/UA would harm Disney's reputation by building its own theme park at the MGM Grand hotel and casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. On October 23, 1992, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Curtis B. Rappe ruled that Disney had the right to continue using the Disney-MGM Studios name on film product produced at the Florida facility, and that MGM Grand had the right to build a Las Vegas theme park using the MGM

neg: MGM Grand Garden Arena and Wednesday of Thanksgiving week of NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The MGM Grand Main Event features two four-team brackets, with each team playing two games in Las Vegas. Opening round games are played on campus. The MGM Grand Garden Arena hosted the Latin Grammy Awards in 2014, 2015 and most recently in 2017. The venue has also hosted the Academy of Country Music Awards on multiple occasions, including 2018's event which will be the first following the 2017 Las Vegas shooting, which occurred roughly 1 mile away. MGM Grand Garden Arena The MGM Grand Garden Arena is one

neg: Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship known as "MX2"). The 450cc Champion has always been generally considered to be the most prestigious. In addition to points races, the U.S. Open of Supercross was an invitation-only race held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas from 1998 to 2009, featuring a US $100,000 purse for the event winner. Since 2011, the Monster Energy Cup is held at the Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas. A US $1.0 million purse is available to the rider who wins all three featured races. Ryan Villopoto won the inaugural 2011 event as did Marvin Musquin in the 2017 edition

neg: Kirk Kerkorian disasters in Las Vegas history. The Clark County Fire Department reported 84 deaths in the fire; there were 87 deaths total, including three which occurred later as a result of injuries sustained in the fire. After only 8 months the MGM Grand reopened. Almost three months after the MGM fire, the Las Vegas Hilton caught fire, killing eight people. In 1986, Kerkorian sold the MGM Grand hotels in Las Vegas and Reno for $594 million to Bally Manufacturing. The Las Vegas property was subsequently renamed Bally's. Spun off from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, MGM Resorts International owns and operates several properties, including the

neg: 18th Annual Latin Grammy Awards 18th Annual Latin Grammy Awards The 18th Annual Latin Grammy Awards was held on November 16, 2017 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. It was broadcast on Univision at 8PM ET\PT. This marked the tenth year Las Vegas hosts the Latin Grammy Awards and also marked the telecasts return to the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Nominations were to be announced on September 20, 2017. However, due to the earthquake in Mexico which occurred a previous day, as well as other natural disasters that affected Spanish-speaking communities, the Latin Recording Academy did not announce the nominations until Tuesday,

neg: Cary Grant see his daughter wherever her mother, Dyan Cannon, was working. In 1975, Grant was an appointed director of MGM. In 1980, he sat on the board of MGM Films and MGM Grand Hotels following the division of the parent company. He played an active role in the promotion of MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas when opened in 1973, and he continued to promote the city throughout the 1970s. When Allan Warren met Grant for a photo shoot that year he noticed how tired Grant looked, and his "slightly melancholic air". Grant later joined the boards of Hollywood Park, the

neg: Margareta Svensson Bay alongside Bob Dylan and Luciano Pavarotti, The Venetian Las Vegas where she had her own act at La Scena, The Resort at Summerlin (now known as JW Marriott Las Vegas Resort and Spa,) in the year 2000 The Aladdin (now known as Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino,) and in 2005 Steve Wynn recruited her to open Wynn Las Vegas. She has held engagements at numerous other Las Vegas casinos and resorts, including MGM Grand Las Vegas, Bellagio (resort), The Mirage, Treasure Island Hotel and Casino, Monte Carlo Resort and Casino, Bally's Las Vegas and Encore Las Vegas. Svensson has

neg: Las Vegas Strip known as Westgate Las Vegas today. The first MGM Grand Hotel and Casino, also a Kerkorian property, opened in 1973 with 2,084 rooms. At the time, this was one of the largest hotels in the world by number of rooms. The Rossiya Hotel built in 1967 in Moscow, for instance, had 3,200 rooms; however, most of the rooms in the Rossiya Hotel were single rooms of 118 sq. ft (roughly 1/4 size of a standard room at the MGM Grand Resort). On November 21, 1980, the MGM Grand suffered the worst resort fire in the history of Las Vegas as

neg: MGM Grand fire which changed the name to Bally's Las Vegas. Similar upgrades were also made to the nearly identical property (now the Grand Sierra Resort) in Reno, Nevada. The tower in which most of the deaths occurred is still operating as part of the hotel today. A second tower opened in 1981. The present MGM Grand hotel-casino was built to the south, near the northeast corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Tropicana Avenue. On February 10, 1981, just 81 days after the MGM fire, another fire broke out at the Las Vegas Hilton, killing at least five people. Due to the two

neg: Ashbury (band) Ashbury (band) Ashbury was an alternative rock band from Las Vegas. The members were vocalist Brian Lee, bassist and back-up vocalist Jeremy Lee, guitarist Joey Resly, guitarist Lenny Lujan, and drummer Patrick Martens. They released four studio albums. The band broke up in 2009. The band found success when they won both a local and the subsequent national "Have a Nice Gig" contest set up by Bon Jovi in 2006. After initially playing with Bon Jovi at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Jon Bon Jovi personally invited Ashbury to open for their July 19, 2006 show at Giants

neg: Fred Benninger in 1980 into two companies, a movie studio and a casino hotel company, he remained with the latter, MGM Grand Hotels, Inc., as its chairman and chief executive officer. He retired from his posts in 1982. In 1986, Kerkorian sold MGM Grand Hotels to Bally Manufacturing and formed a new company with the rights to the MGM Grand name. Benninger became the chairman and CEO of the new company, MGM Grand, Inc. As CEO, he oversaw the launch of the airline MGM Grand Air and planning for the new MGM Grand Las Vegas (after the first MGM Grand had been

neg: Fred Benninger Leisure, a publicly traded company organized by Kerkorian to hold the International and Flamingo hotels. In 1971, Benninger left International Leisure, which was in the process of being sold to Hilton Hotels, and was appointed chairman of two companies in which Kerkorian had acquired major stakes, Western Air Lines and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. His tenure at Western lasted until 1976, when Kerkorian sold his shares. Meanwhile, at MGM, Benninger oversaw the company's entry into the casino industry, with the opening of the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas in 1973 and MGM Grand Reno in 1978. When MGM was split

neg: MGM Resorts International Desert Inn up for sale to focus efforts on the new project, but found no outside bidders, and agreed to sell it to Tracinda for $130 million. Construction on the MGM Grand Las Vegas and the MGM Grand Adventures theme park began in October 1991, and the property opened in December 1993 at a final cost of $1 billion. The park permanently closed in 2002 due to a lack of interest. The company moved its headquarters from Beverly Hills to Las Vegas in July 1992. During construction of the MGM Grand, the company acquired an option to buy an 18-acre

neg: MGM Grand Las Vegas is high. The property includes five outdoor pools, rivers, and waterfalls that cover , a convention center, the MGM Grand Garden Arena, and the Grand Spa. It also houses numerous shops, night clubs, restaurants and the largest casino in Clark County, which occupies . Located on the Tropicana - Las Vegas Boulevard intersection, pedestrians are not allowed to cross at street level. Instead, the MGM Grand is linked by overhead pedestrian bridges to its neighboring casinos: to the south across Tropicana Avenue, the Tropicana, and to the west across the Strip, New York-New York. The property was originally the site

neg: Recycled Percussion and one month performing the live show at MGM Grand Foxwoods in Connecticut. In 2010, the band sealed a deal with the MGM Grand in Las Vegas to have their own show. After runs of shows at the MGM, Tropicana and The Quad on the Las Vegas Strip, they last moved the show to the Saxe Theater at Planet Hollywood on the Las Vegas Strip. Their interactive show features the audience being given drumsticks and other unique instruments, incorporating non-traditional items like power tools, ladders, buckets and trashcans. Justin Spencer - Lead Percussionist, Group Founder. "Mr. Red"<br> Ryan Vezina -

neg: El Rancho Vegas Nevada. The Hilton Grand Vacations Club timeshare opened on the southern end of the land in 2004. In 2007, MGM Mirage purchased the remainder of the land and announced plans for a resort that would be jointly developed with Kerzner International Resorts. Ultimately, MGM opened its MGM Resorts Festival Grounds on the property in 2015. El Rancho Vegas El Rancho Vegas was a hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip. It was located at 2500 Las Vegas Boulevard, at the southwest corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Sahara Avenue, in what is now known as Winchester, Nevada. The El

neg: Las Vegas Festival Grounds Las Vegas Festival Grounds The Las Vegas Festival Grounds is an open-air venue on the Las Vegas Strip in Winchester, Nevada. It is owned and operated by MGM Resorts International. The venue is located at the north end of the Strip, north of Circus Circus Las Vegas. It is and has a capacity of 85,000 people. From 1941 to the 1970s, the El Rancho Vegas occupied most of the land. In 2007, MGM Mirage (later MGM Resorts International) purchased the El Rancho site from Gordon Gaming for $444 million. In 2014, MGM announced plans to develop the site as an

neg: Corey I. Sanders Corey I. Sanders Corey Sanders has served as Chief Operating Officer of MGM Resorts International since June 2010. He oversees operations at the Company’s wholly owned properties, which in Nevada include Bellagio (resort), MGM Grand Las Vegas, Mandalay Bay, The Mirage, New York-New York Hotel and Casino, Monte Carlo Resort and Casino, Luxor Las Vegas, Excalibur Hotel and Casino, Circus Circus Las Vegas, Circus Circus Reno, Gold Strike Jean and Railroad Pass Casino. He also oversees Beau Rivage (Mississippi) in Biloxi and Gold Strike Tunica, both in Mississippi, as well as MGM Grand Detroit. Mr. Sanders previously served as the

neg: VH1 Divas host Queen Latifah when "VH1 Divas Duets: A Benefit Concert for the VH1 Save the Music Foundation" aired live from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Thursday, May 22 at 9:00pm (ET/PT). Tarralyn Ramsey was the winner of Born to Diva and performed on stage with the Divas! The concert was never released on CD or DVD. "VH1 Divas: An Honors Concert For The VH1 Save The Music Foundation" aired live from the MGM Grand Las Vegas on April 18, 2004. The show marks the first appearance of close friends and R&B and soul legends Patti LaBelle (who was

neg: MGM Resorts International MGM Resorts International MGM Resorts International is an American global hospitality and entertainment company operating destination resorts in Detroit, Las Vegas, Mississippi, Maryland, and New Jersey, including Bellagio, Mandalay Bay, MGM Grand, and The Mirage. The company most recently opened MGM National Harbor in Maryland and MGM Springfield in Massachusetts. It has a majority interest in MGM China Holdings Limited, which owns the MGM Macau resort and casino, and is developing a gaming resort in Cotai. MGM Resorts owns 50 percent of CityCenter in Las Vegas, which features ARIA Resort & Casino. It has a majority controlling interest in MGM

neg: William Hornbuckle previously Chief Marketing Officer of MGM Resorts from 2009 until 2012. From 2005 until August 2009, Hornbuckle served as President and COO of Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino. He previously had served as President and COO of MGM Resorts International-Europe, where he worked on the development of the company’s gaming operations in the United Kingdom. He also served as President and COO of MGM Grand Las Vegas. Prior to MGM Grand, Hornbuckle served as President and COO for Caesars Palace, Las Vegas. He spent the majority of his career with Mirage Resorts in various senior management positions, including President and

neg: MGM Grand Las Vegas Grand began its extensive refurbishment in 1996, the Oz Casino was the first to go. The Emerald City was completely demolished, and the Emerald City Gift Shop was moved to a new shopping section of the casino. The store remained open until early 2003. Originally, the main entrance on the Strip was under the head of a giant cartoon-like version of MGM's logo, Leo the Lion, but this entrance feature was changed to a more traditional entrance. In 1998, a large bronze statue of Leo was added above the entrance to keep with the MGM Lion theme, while not scaring

neg: Transportation in Las Vegas piece of the Las Vegas transportation system. The system was conceived in 1993 as a connection between the MGM Grand and Bally's Las Vegas. It was completed, after many delays, in the summer of 2004 with the completion of what is known as "Phase One" of the monorail. The monorail runs between the MGM Grand and the SLS which opened in August 2014 replacing the Sahara Casino. In January 2017, the city of Las Vegas, fleet logistics provider, Keolis North America, and the shuttle manufacturer Navya, partnered to test a driverless shuttle in Downtown Las Vegas on Fremont Street between

neg: The Signature at MGM Grand The Signature at MGM Grand The Signature at MGM Grand is a condo-hotel at the MGM Grand Las Vegas resort, in Paradise. It was built by a partnership between MGM Mirage and Turnberry Associates on the location of the former MGM Grand Adventures Theme Park, though it officially holds an off-strip address of 145 East Harmon Avenue. It features three identical 38-story towers, each consisting of 576 fully furnished units. Most of the condo units were to be privately owned. If a unit owner chooses, he or she may join the “rental program”, placing their units into the hotel's room

neg: MGM Resorts International of its smaller properties, selling the two Golden Nugget casinos (Golden Nugget Las Vegas and Golden Nugget Laughlin) to Poster Financial Group for $215 million, and the MGM Grand Darwin to Skycity Entertainment for $140 million. MGM entered into quiet merger talks with Mandalay Resort Group in early 2004. The potential acquisition, which would give MGM control of more than half the hotel rooms on the Las Vegas Strip, was seen as a "vote" for Las Vegas as the strongest gambling market in the world. Mandalay assets attractive to MGM included low-end casinos like Excalibur and Circus Circus to broaden

neg: Las Vegas Monorail of Nevada assisted in bond financing, but no public money was used in construction. The Las Vegas Monorail originally began service as the MGM Grand-Bally's Monorail in 1995. This initial system ran between the MGM Grand and Bally's hotels using two used Mark IV monorail trains that previously operated on the Walt Disney World Monorail. Built through a partnership between the two hotels, the MGM-Bally's system's construction was contracted to VSL Corporation. The grand opening party for the monorail featured showgirls from Bally's famed show, "Jubilee!", helping groups to the monorail. Characters from "The Wizard of Oz" greeted the groups

neg: Mirage Resorts Mirage Resorts Mirage Resorts (formerly Golden Nugget Companies) was an American company that owned and operated hotel-casinos. It was acquired by MGM Grand, Inc. in 2000, forming MGM Mirage (now MGM Resorts International). Golden Nugget Companies Inc. was formed by Steve Wynn in 1973. The company was created after Wynn acquired majority control of the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas, Nevada. In 1980, the company opened the Golden Nugget Atlantic City in New Jersey but in 1987, Wynn's and the company's interest in Atlantic City did not last very long due to frustration with state gaming regulators. The property was

neg: MGM Grand Detroit Fox Theatre. Officials ruled his death a suicide by hanging. MGM Grand Detroit The MGM Grand Detroit is one of three casino resort hotels in Detroit, Michigan, and one of four in the Detroit–Windsor area. The luxury resort hotel opened on July 29, 1999, with a grand event which included models and celebrities including Ashanti, Kid Rock, and fireworks. It is the first luxury casino resort hotel in a major metropolis outside Las Vegas. Detroit is one of the largest American cities and metropolitan regions to offer casino resort hotels. In 2005, the MGM Grand Detroit Casino was the subject

neg: Sweet Adelines International Harmony Classic competitions on the basis of a better score in the "sound" judging category. "Springfield Metro" qualified in region 7 but competed representing region 25 due to regional boundary changes before the competition. The 2015 competition was held on 7 October at the MGM Grand Las Vegas. The 2016 competition was held on 17 October at the MGM Grand Las Vegas, the first time the competition will have ever been held at the same location twice in a row. The 2017 competition was held on October 10. As with the 2015 and '16 editions, the 2017 competition was held at the MGM

neg: Corey I. Sanders Chief Operating Officer for the Company’s Core Brand and Regional Properties. In his two decades with the company, he also served as corporate Executive Vice President of Operations, developing both growth opportunities and operating efficiencies for the company. He has held the positions of corporate Executive Vice President and CFO of MGM Grand Resorts, and Executive Vice President and CFO of MGM Grand Las Vegas. He began his career as a tax specialist at Arthur Andersen and came to MGM Grand as tax director in the corporate office in 1994. Within three years, he became CFO of MGM Grand, and

neg: MGM Resorts International Kerkorian was inspired to lead the studio into the gambling industry. It opened the original MGM Grand Hotel and Casino (now Bally's Las Vegas) in 1973. The MGM Grand Reno followed in 1978. By 1979, the two hotel-casinos accounted for most of MGM's income, and the company announced a plan to split itself in two. The next year, the film studio was spun off as a new company, while the original company, renamed as MGM Grand Hotels Inc., retained the two hotel-casinos. Kerkorian held a 47 percent stake in both companies. In 1985, Kerkorian began seeking a buyer for MGM

neg: MGM Grand fire MGM Grand fire The MGM Grand fire occurred on November 21, 1980 at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino (now Bally's Las Vegas) in Paradise, Nevada. The fire killed 85 people, most through smoke inhalation. The tragedy remains the worst disaster in Nevada history, and the third-worst hotel fire in modern U.S. history, after the 1946 Winecoff Hotel fire in Atlanta that killed 119 people and the San Juan (Puerto Rico) Dupont Plaza Hotel fire on December 31, 1986, in which 97 perished. At the time of the fire, about 5,000 people were in the hotel and casino, a 26-story

neg: America's Party party, Ryan Seacrest hosted the event on the TV broadcast America's Party: Live from Las Vegas. Pyro Spectacular provided the fireworks for this show. America's party 2005 celebrated the 100th anniversary of Las Vegas and began with a B-1 bomber flyover of the Strip. Fireworks were launched from the Excalibur, MGM Grand, Monte Carlo, Bally's, Flamingo, Venetian, Treasure Island, Stardust, Circus-Circus and Stratosphere. America's Party 2007 was launched from 10 rooftops with coverage from CD USA and DirecTV. America's Party 2008. "The Best is Yet to Come", was launched from the MGM Grand, Planet Hollywood, Flamingo Las Vegas, Venetian, Treasure

neg: Steve Wynn to MGM Grand Inc., resulting in the formation of MGM Mirage (now MGM Resorts International). Wynn later took his company Wynn Resorts public in an initial public offering, and was Wynn Resorts' CEO and Chairman of the Board until February 6, 2018, when he announced his resignation. He is a prominent donor to the Republican Party, and was the finance chair of the Republican National Committee from January 2017 to January 2018, when he resigned amid sexual misconduct allegations. Through Wynn Resorts, he has overseen the construction and development of several luxury resorts, opening Wynn Las Vegas in 2005, Wynn

neg: Megan and Liz fans, they won the contest and were named the Macy's iHeart Radio Rising Stars. Liz stated "When we won the Macy's iHeartRadio Contest, I swear we did some major twin magic to make that happen. It was legit twin powers I swear". On September 21, 2012, they performed at the Clear Channel's iHeart Radio Music Festival at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Megan & Liz were also featured in a commercial for the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards. In the promo, the girls announced the nominees for "Best Female Video," while performing an acoustic snippet of each song when

neg: DJ Scene was first booked to play New Year's Eve at Club Ice. He went on to sign his first Vegas residency with Light Group and played weekly at Jet Nightclub inside and eventually became so active in Las Vegas, he moved there soon after he locked in his Vegas residency. The Mirage and Light Nightclub inside the Bellagio (now 'The Bank'). In 2008, Scene started his first Vegas pool residency, playing every Sunday and Monday at Wet Republic at the MGM Grand Las Vegas. During the same year, he began a new weekly Tuesday residency at Studio 54 inside the MGM

neg: MGM Resorts International Name Co. as a subsidiary of Kerkorian's Tracinda Corporation. It was renamed the following year as MGM Grand, Inc. The company's first venture was MGM Grand Air, a luxury airline offering service between New York and Los Angeles, which launched in September 1987. The company also made an offer to take over financially struggling Pan American World Airways, but it was rejected by Pan Am's board in November 1987 for being too conditional. In August 1987, MGM Grand bid $152 million for the bankrupt Dunes Hotel in Las Vegas, but was beat out by Japanese billionaire Masao Nangaku. Instead, the

neg: Bally Manufacturing of all time: Space Invaders, Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man. By the mid-1980s, the company again had a strong balance sheet and began buying other businesses including the Six Flags amusement park chain in 1983, and the Health and Tennis Corporation of America. The health club division, under "Bally Total Fitness", grew during the 1980s and 1990s. The company also purchased several casinos, including the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip (which was subsequently re-branded as Bally's Las Vegas), The MGM Grand Reno (Reno, NV) and the Golden Nugget Atlantic City which was branded Bally's Grand and

neg: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer identified as the MGM Tower, opening in 2003. When MGM moved into the lavishly appointed spaces devised by Alex Yemenidjian, former chairperson and chief executive of MGM, Roger Vincent and Claudia Eller observed in the "Los Angeles Times" that "Yemenidjian spared no expense in building out the studio's space with such Las Vegas-style flourishes as towering marble pillars and a grand spiral staircase lined with a wall of awards." Scott Johnson, the architect, designed the bottom third of the tower with extra-large floors so MGM executives could have outdoor decks. Seemingly no expense was spared, from the marble imported from

neg: Hakkasan has opened restaurants in Las Vegas, Mumbai, New York City, San Francisco, Miami, Abu Dhabi, Beverly Hills, Shanghai, Dubai, and Doha. In 2013, Hakkasan formed a strategic partnership with Angel Management Group creating their first nightclub located at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The five-story 80,000 square foot venue holds close to 7,500 patrons and boasts performers such as Calvin Harris, Hardwell, Nervo and Tiësto. In April 2017, a new Hakkasan restaurant named Ling Ling opened at Aker Brygge in Oslo, Norway. In April 2018, Hakkasan entered in a partnership with Grupo Vidanta to open a chain of clubs

neg: Anthony Amoroso New York City and began working under Chef Rick Moonen as a sous chef and then advanced to chef de cuisine at Oceana. He continued working under Moonen at Branzini, and was named Executive Chef to open RM Seafood. In 2003, Amoroso relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada after being hired by Chef Michael White to be the opening Executive Chef at Fiamma Trattoria and Bar at the MGM Grand Las Vegas. In 2005, Amoroso moved to the Bellagio where he worked as the Executive Chef at Michael Mina's namesake restaurant, and was awarded two Michelin Stars. In the fall of

neg: Miguel Cotto vs. Antonio Margarito took place at the MGM Grand Las Vegas, marking the first time Cotto headlined a Las Vegas card. It was Cotto's first fight in Las Vegas since December 11, 2004, on the undercard of Vitali Klitschko's bout with Danny Williams. According to Bob Arum, the match took place in Las Vegas to promote Cotto to a new audience while also appealing to Margarito's Mexican American fans in California. The Las Vegas notion gained momentum in the previous month when the Nevada Athletic Commission amended its provisional rules on glove size, allowing welterweights to wear 8 ounce (227 g) gloves instead

neg: MGM Grand Las Vegas the vast amount of activities MGM Grand offers its guests. On April 26, 2000, MGM opened a new satellite registration/hotel check-in center at McCarran International Airport. This was the first of its kind opened by a hotel company at any United States airport. However, this airport check-in center appears to have closed in late 2013. In 2005, MGM opened the West Wing, a renovation of the original Marina Hotel rooms. In October 2011, MGM began a renovation in which all of its rooms and suites in the main tower were fully renovated, along with the casino floor and other public

neg: Las Vegas Strip victims of a mass shooting at a concert held adjacent to the Strip. In 2005, Clark County renamed a section of Industrial Road (south of Twain Avenue) as Dean Martin Drive, also as a tribute to the famous Rat Pack singer, actor, and frequent Las Vegas entertainer. In an effort to attract families, resorts offered more attractions geared toward youth, but had limited success. The (current) MGM Grand opened in 1993 with MGM Grand Adventures Theme Park, but the park closed in 2000 due to lack of interest. Similarly, in 2003 Treasure Island closed its own video arcade and abandoned

neg: Brown Derby additional agreements for the Walt Disney Movie Studios at Disneyland Resort Paris, Tokyo Disney Sea at Tokyo Disney Resort and Disney California Adventure Park at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. In 1996, a ten-year agreement was entered into with MGM Grand Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada; in 1998, the MGM Grand Detroit, Michigan temporary facility was added. Brown Derby The Brown Derby was the name of a chain of restaurants in Los Angeles, California. The first and most famous of these was shaped like a man's derby hat, an iconic image that became synonymous with the Golden Age of Hollywood.

neg: UFC 196 traditional "fight night" bonuses. UFC 196 UFC 196: McGregor vs. Diaz was a mixed martial arts event held on March 5, 2016 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event was officially announced in November 2015 as "UFC 197," taking place on March 5, 2016 at HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Weeks later on December 29, UFC announced that the event was canceled and would be moved to a different location. On January 12, it was confirmed the event would take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. On January 13,

neg: UFC 196 UFC 196 UFC 196: McGregor vs. Diaz was a mixed martial arts event held on March 5, 2016 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event was officially announced in November 2015 as "UFC 197," taking place on March 5, 2016 at HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Weeks later on December 29, UFC announced that the event was canceled and would be moved to a different location. On January 12, it was confirmed the event would take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. On January 13, UFC revealed this event

neg: Sports in the Las Vegas metropolitan area Mack Center and MGM Grand Garden Arena were large enough on paper to host an NBA or NHL team, they were only suitable for temporary use due to age and/or design issues. Harrah's Entertainment and the Anschutz Entertainment Group committed to building a new arena on a parcel of land behind Harrah's Paris and Bally's off the Strip, to be built to NHL and NBA standards. The arena was expected to open in the fall of 2010, but construction never began. Harrah's Entertainment CEO Gary Loveman said in a June, 2009 article in Las Vegas Business Press that his company

neg: Bally's Las Vegas Casino in 1973 shortly before construction of the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino, owned by Kirk Kerkorian, began. It opened on December 5, 1973 with 2,084 rooms for the then-staggering cost of $106m and was the largest hotel in the world at that time, and larger than the Empire State Building. The MGM Grand opened as one of Las Vegas's first megaresorts on December 5, 1973. Dean Martin was the entertainer on opening night. It was the largest hotel in the world at its opening and would remain so for several years. When the hotel was built, it set a

neg: America's Party Tower. The 2011 version launches an 8-minute 6 second show by Fireworks by Grucci from MGM Grand, Aria, Planet Hollywood, Caesar's Palace, The Venetian, Treasure Island and the Stratosphere Tower. Grucci also provides a separate fireworks show for the Fremont street experience. For 2012 the show was launched from the Tropicana, MGM Grand, Aria, Planet Hollywood, Caesars Palace, Treasure Island, The Venetian and the Stratosphere. The show is being produced by Fireworks by Grucci. America's Party America's Party is the free New Year's Eve event held on the Las Vegas Strip put together by Las Vegas Events and the Las

neg: Delano Las Vegas Delano Las Vegas Delano Las Vegas (formerly known as THEhotel) is a 43-story 1,118 room luxury suite hotel. It is owned and operated by MGM Resorts International. It is located within the Mandalay Bay complex on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. It opened on December 17, 2003, as "THEhotel at Mandalay Bay." In 2012, owner MGM Resorts International announced a partnership with Morgans Hotel Group to rebrand the hotel as Delano Las Vegas. Construction to rebrand the hotel began in April 2014. Several floors were worked on at a time, allowing much of the hotel to remain open

neg: Kirk Kerkorian Kirk Kerkorian Kerkor "Kirk" Kerkorian (June 6, 1917 – June 15, 2015) was an American-Armenian businessman, investor, and philanthropist. He was the president and CEO of Tracinda Corporation, his private holding company based in Beverly Hills, California. Kerkorian is known for having been one of the important figures in the shaping of Las Vegas and, with architect Martin Stern, Jr. described as the "father of the mega-resort". He built the world's largest hotel in Las Vegas three times: the International Hotel (opened in 1969), the MGM Grand Hotel (1973) and the MGM Grand (1993). He purchased the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer movie studio

neg: Boxing career of Manny Pacquiao MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. In a tough fight, Pacquiao came on the stronger of the two fighters throughout the later rounds of the fight to end up gaining a unanimous decision victory from the judges: 118–110, 116–112, 116–112. Pacquiao faced undefeated WBO light welterweight champion Chris Algieri in Macau on November 23, 2014, for Pacquiao's welterweight title. Pacquiao dominated the bout and scored six official knockdowns en route to a lopsided victory via unanimous decision (119–103, 119–103, and 120–102). Pacquiao fought Floyd Mayweather Jr. in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 2,

neg: Sweet Adelines International quartet competitions, 2010–2019 as contestant number 32 and "Finesse" as contestant number 36. The 2015 competition was held on 6 and 9 October at the MGM Grand Las Vegas. "GQ" quartet qualified and was to compete in position number 15 but withdrew from the competition before it began. Therefore "Monarch" competed in 15th position but are officially listed as contestant number 16. The 2016 competition was held on 17–22 October at the MGM Grand Las Vegas, the first time the competition was held at the same location twice in a row. The finalists included two quartets which had previously won the Rising Star

neg: The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians Souza on episode 7." "*Nakahara was forced out of the competition on episode 7 due to a medical suspension. He was replaced by Alexandre Pimentel." The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians Finale (also known as The Ultimate Fighter 21 Finale) was a mixed martial arts event held on July 12, 2015, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event was originally expected to be held in South Florida. However, on May 15, the event was moved to the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. A lightweight bout between former WEC & UFC

neg: Sigma Derby is at The D Las Vegas in Downtown Las Vegas. As of 1/29/2018 both are still running. As of 08/21/18 the one at the MGM Grand is still working but only six of the 10 betting stations are in operation. On Nov. 12, 2018, MGM Grand confirmed its Sigma Derby has been taken off the casino floor and will not be back. Atlantic City is home of one Sigma Derby type machine in the Tropicana hotel and casino, known as Royal Derby. Two new versions of a racing game similar to Sigma Derby made their debut at the G2E Conference

neg: MGM Grand Las Vegas States under the Airport Marina name. Southwest also planned to construct a casino that would operate separately from Fred Harvey. The 700-room Marina, located at 3805 South Las Vegas Boulevard, was built by Wiesner Investment Company and was opened in 1975. In 1989, Wiesner and his partners sold the Marina to Kirk Kerkorian, who also bought the Tropicana Country Club, located behind the Marina and across Tropicana Avenue from the Tropicana and San Rémo hotels to obtain the site that would become the home of the MGM Grand. Kerkorian saw the Marina as a stable and solidly built resort, and

neg: Disney's Hollywood Studios name and logo as long as it did not share the same studio backlot theme as Disney's property. The MGM Grand Adventures Theme Park opened in 1993 at the Las Vegas site and closed permanently in 2000. Disney was contractually prohibited from using the "Disney-MGM Studios" name in certain marketing contexts; in those instances, the park was called either "The Disney Studios" or "Disney Studios Florida". In the 1990s, as the park's popularity and attendance grew, the park saw its first expansion in 1994, with the addition of Sunset Boulevard and "The Twilight Zone" Tower of Terror attraction. The backlot's

neg: America's Party Island (TI), Circus-Circus and Stratosphere. For America's Party 2009, the traditional rooftop fireworks display was replaced by a ground-based show due to additional fire department requirements that were put in place following the Monte Carlo Hotel fire. The firework for the "Takin' it to the Streets" show, were launched from: Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Luxor Hotel, MGM Grand, Caesars Palace, Treasure Island, Las Vegas Convention Center and the Stratosphere Casino. The fireworks return to the rooftops for the 2010 party, "A Vegas Celebration", using the MGM Grand, Aria, Planet Hollywood Resort, Caesar's Palace, Venetian Resort, Treasure Island and the Stratosphere

neg: MGM Grand fire first agency to respond. CCFD received a call reporting the fire at 7:17 am, with the first engine arriving on site at 7:19 am. A third alarm was called at 7:22 am, and a Metro Police Helicopter pilot requested all available helicopters at 7:30 am. Other agencies included the North Las Vegas Fire Department, Las Vegas Fire & Rescue, and the Henderson Fire Department. A massive helicopter rescue effort from Nellis Air Force Base pulled 1,000 people from the roof of the MGM Grand, involving both U.S. Air Force UH-1N (Hueys) from the 57th Wing based in Indian Springs and

neg: Elia Aboumrad Elia Aboumrad Elia Aboumrad (born in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican chef and former "Top Chef" contestant. Aboumrad studied at Ecole Lenôtre. After earning Le Cordon Bleu's 'Grand Diplôme', Aboumrad went on to work under Joël Robuchon in Paris. After several years of training and service, she ultimately became his first female Sous Chef. She then moved to Las Vegas to open his restaurants at the MGM Grand Hotel. Later, she was recruited as executive chef of The Café at The Hotel at Mandalay Bay. The Hotel garnered their fourth AAA Diamond under her regime. Aboumrad appeared on reality

neg: New York-New York Hotel and Casino where the "heart" suit is replaced by apples. The resort is located on the northwest corner of the Tropicana – Las Vegas Boulevard intersection. At street level, pedestrians are blocked from crossing by concrete barriers. Instead, it is linked by overhead pedestrian bridges to its neighboring casinos to the south (the Excalibur, across Tropicana Avenue) and to the east (the MGM Grand). The 18-acre site at the northwest corner of the Tropicana – Las Vegas Boulevard intersection had been considered a prime spot for development due to its proximity to the MGM Grand, Excalibur, and Tropicana. Japanese firm Universal Distributing

neg: Dale Chihuly This exhibit holds the world record for most visitors to a temporary exhibit with more than 1.3 million visitors. Chihuly's largest permanent exhibit can be found at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art. Chihuly maintains two retail stores in partnership with MGM Resorts International. One is located at the Bellagio on the Las Vegas Strip, the other at the MGM Grand Casino in Macau. A number of other galleries also carry his pieces. He also has a gallery in Las Vegas in the Crystals in the Las Vegas City Center in Gallery Row. In 1983 Chihuly returned to his native

neg: The Signature at MGM Grand to begin construction. Other ventures of this type have begun since in Las Vegas, with many of them failing to obtain necessary financing and/or support. On May 12, 2006, the first tower opened for occupancy. The successful opening of The Signature at MGM Grand appears to be aided by its connection to the resources and amenities of The MGM Grand Hotel & Casino. Each tower has a private pool with a hot tub. Tower 1 has a cocktail lounge. Towers 1 and 3 have a workout room for the guests of all three towers. Starbucks is available at Tower 1.

neg: April Winchell was produced by Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner, who discovered her at Cafe Largo in Hollywood. Winchell reprised the character to open for Brad Garrett at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas in 2013. She has also been a frequent panelist on the live-stage version of "What's My Line" at the Acme Comedy Theatre in Hollywood. In 1992, Winchell and her then-husband Mick Kuisel formed Radio Savant Productions, a radio advertising production company. Since that time, Winchell has received many awards including Cannes, Clio, The $100,000 Mercury Award and The International Grand Andy (bestowed by The Association of Independent Commercial

neg: Lily Tomlin won her a Tony Award and was made into a feature film in 1991. Tomlin revived the show for a run on Broadway in 2000 which then toured the country through mid-2002. In 1989, she won the Sarah Siddons Award for her work in Chicago theatre. Tomlin premiered her one-woman show "Not Playing with a Full Deck" at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas in November 2009. It was her first appearance in that city, though she did tape an Emmy-winning TV special, a spoof of Las Vegas called "Lily: Sold Out" which premiered on CBS in January 1981. Tomlin

neg: Kerrie Biddell contacts in Canada, and he and Biddell moved there. Her career as a session singer began soon after. She and her husband toured in the United States, including clubs in Las Vegas. She was offered a three-year six-figure USD contract with the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino, and, despite being desperate to be a star, she discovered she did not care for the business side of Vegas. "I started to see that the amount they wanted to take away from me was too much," she stated, and moved back to Australia in 1972, enrolling in the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.

neg: Gold Coast Hotel and Casino Las Vegas Strip. Upon opening, the Gold Coast was the first casino to have a first-run movie theater in Las Vegas (the original MGM Grand had a theater screening MGM classics) and was specifically catering to the growing "locals" market of the Las Vegas suburbs. It was the second major resort built on the west side of Interstate 15, ten years after Palace Station. In October 1995, the largest jackpot in the state at the time, $10,918,881.00, was won by an anonymous man on a "Megabucks" slot machine. The Gold Coast went through major renovations in 2002 that provided additional

neg: The Who 1999 performances Roger Daltrey) for the first time since 1982, while the core Who members were joined by only Zak Starkey on drums and longtime keyboard player John "Rabbit" Bundrick. The first performance took place on 29 October as part of infamous dot-com company Pixelon's "iBASH'99" event at the MGM Grand Las Vegas, which also featured other acts such as KISS and The Dixie Chicks. An intended live internet broadcast failed to materialise, though the group's performance did eventually see a DVD release in 2006 entitled "The Vegas Job". The next two days saw the group do rare acoustic performances as part

neg: MGM Resorts International for Diversity ("Black Enterprise Magazine") in 2012, Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality (Human Rights Campaign Foundation) in 2013, Top 10 Regional Companies ("DiversityInc") in 2014, Top 10 Companies for Latinos ("DiversityInc Magazine"), and top 100 Companies for MBA Students (Universum Global) in 2014. "Fortune" has named MGM Resorts one of the World’s Most Admired Companies. MGM Resorts International MGM Resorts International is an American global hospitality and entertainment company operating destination resorts in Detroit, Las Vegas, Mississippi, Maryland, and New Jersey, including Bellagio, Mandalay Bay, MGM Grand, and The Mirage. The company most recently opened MGM National Harbor

neg: Montyne challenging contract was the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino. The casino was longer than a football field, and on the 15 ceiling arches were Montyne’s murals. The murals were destroyed in the 1980 MGM Grand fire. After the MGM commission Montyne worked on his sculpting skills, creating small statues for galleries in the hotels on The Las Vegas Strip. He created Windsong (1976), Marathon-man (1979), The Indian Warriors (1980), and The Intrusion (started in 1975). On March 17, 1989 Montyne died of pneumonia while suffering from cerebral granulomatosis angitis. He is buried in Palm Mortuary. Montyne Montyne (November 23, 1916

neg: Rock in Rio USA At least $30 million was spent on promoting the festival's inaugural edition across multiple platforms, including marketing partnerships with Clear Channel Communications and National CineMedia. Rock in Rio USA was held at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds, a , open-air venue with a capacity of 80,000, located on Sahara Avenue near the MGM-owned Circus Circus Las Vegas hotel and casino. It is owned by the MGM/Yucaipa/Cirque consortium, who collectively spent $20 million on its development. Rock in Rio organizers collaborated with MGM and Yucaipa on the design of the venue to ensure a "very premium festival experience", stating that it

neg: MGM Grand Adventures Theme Park began putting all of the park's rides and attractions up for sale through a California amusement park equipment broker, while cautioning that the park could re-open in spring 2001 if the equipment could not be sold for an adequate price. In February 2001, MGM Mirage announced plans to rename MGM Grand Adventures as The Park at MGM. The park would only be open for group business and special events with 50 or more people, with general admission tickets no longer being issued. The park retained three rides, a 900-seat amphitheater, and two 750-seat theaters. Keeping the park open for special

neg: Las Vegas Uncork'd Fairchild and co-creator and Executive Director Rob O'Keefe who led the first five years of development of what Eater.com called "the world's most innovative culinary event". Las Vegas resort partners over the years include Bellagio, Caesars Palace and Wynn Las Vegas, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay, The Venetian, Las Vegas and The Palazzo and each year the event features more than 80 celebrated chefs and over 25 events occurring over a spectacular four-day weekend. Signature events over the years have included a poolside Grand Tasting presenting nearly 60 restaurants and more than 100 wines; an intimate interview of Wolfgang Puck by

neg: MGM Grand Atlantic City MGM Grand Atlantic City MGM Grand Atlantic City was a planned resort casino by MGM Mirage in Atlantic City, New Jersey. It was to be located on of land between the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa (which MGM owns) and Harrah's Atlantic City. Announcing the resort in October 2007, MGM Mirage estimated the construction would "have a budget in the $4.5-$5 billion range", with ground to be broken in 2008 and the hotel to open in 2012. In October 2008, MGM Mirage declared in its third-quarter financial report that development activities for the resort other than design and pre-development had

neg: Bally's Las Vegas Grand name was transferred to the former Marina Hotel, now known as MGM Grand Las Vegas). Bally Entertainment was purchased in 1995 by Hilton Hotels Corporation. On April 17, 1997, ground was broken on a sister property, Paris Las Vegas. In September 1999, the new resort was opened and tightly integrated with Bally's property by a promenade. For many years, the two resorts operated under a single gaming license. Hilton's casino resorts division was subsequently spun off and became Caesars Entertainment, Inc. in 2003. The hotel's North tower was renovated in 2004. Harrah's Entertainment (now Caesars Entertainment Corporation) acquired the

neg: MGM Resorts International Enterprises (Women's Business Enterprise National Council). "Fortune" magazine named MGM Resorts one of the World’s Most Admired Companies in 2017. The company's background can be traced to 1969, when airline and casino tycoon Kirk Kerkorian bought a controlling stake in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) film studio. In 1970 and 1971, Kerkorian struggled with debt from his acquisitions of MGM and Western Airlines, and was forced to sell a majority of his casino company, International Leisure, to Hilton Hotels at a steep discount. When the Las Vegas Hilton, the casino he had built, subsequently became the most successful hotel in Las Vegas,

neg: Tropicana – Las Vegas Boulevard intersection Tropicana – Las Vegas Boulevard intersection The Tropicana – Las Vegas Boulevard intersection on the Las Vegas Strip (Tropicana Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard), is noteworthy for several reasons. It was the first intersection in Las Vegas completely closed to street level pedestrian traffic and its four corners are home to four major resorts: Excalibur Hotel and Casino, Tropicana Las Vegas, New York-New York Hotel and Casino and MGM Grand Las Vegas—the latter has 5,044 rooms and was once the largest hotel in the world. The resorts at the four corners have a total of 12,536 hotel rooms as of

neg: Free Kick Masters David James (Portsmouth), Vojislav Dragović (free agent), and Jorge Campos (retired from professional football at the time). Other kickers included: In the end, Rafael Márquez and David James were named the winners. Free Kick Master was to be held in Las Vegas in 2010 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena but was cancelled when MGM began facing Bankruptcy issues. Free Kick Masters The Free Kick Masters is a skills-based international football competition featuring some of the world's top rated free kick takers competing against some of the world's top rated goalkeepers in a direct free kick shootout to declare the

neg: Las Vegas Valley the county. Public transportation is provided by RTC Transit. Numerous bus routes cover Las Vegas, Henderson, North Las Vegas, and other suburban areas. The Las Vegas Monorail runs from the MGM Grand Hotel at the south end of the Strip to the SLS Las Vegas at the north end of the Strip. The street numbering system is divided by the following streets: Until 1997, the Amtrak Desert Wind train service ran through Las Vegas using the Union Pacific Railroad (UP) rails that run through the city; Amtrak service to Las Vegas has since been replaced by Amtrak's Thruway Motorcoach bus

neg: MGM Grand Las Vegas "Wizard of Oz" memorabilia. After entering the casino's main entrance, one would find themselves in the Oz Casino facing Emerald City. Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion were seen in front of the city. The Emerald City attraction featured an elaborate yellow brick road walk-through, complete with the cornfield, apple orchard, and haunted forest, as well as audio-animatronic figures of Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, the Cowardly Lion, and the Wicked Witch of the West. It would end at the door of the city, leading inside for a performance of "The Wizard's Secrets". When MGM

neg: Fergie (DJ) opening of the club, alongside the other launch resident DJs. Since the Hakkasan Nightclub opened, he has been featured on the outdoor video billboards of the MGM Grand to promote his DJ appearances. He described this as one of the highlights of his DJ career in 2014, "Seeing the image of myself on the Las Vegas strip topped it all off. It took me back to being 14 years old my bedroom in Larne and reminded me of everything I’ve done in the past". In 2015 he gained another Las Vegas DJ residency when Omnia Nightclub, Caesars Palace, opened. On

neg: Las Vegas Monorail continue west on Tropicana Avenue before turning north at Koval Lane to meet up with the existing system behind the MGM Grand. This route was proposed to be built with private funds and would have added approximately four miles to the existing route, doubling the length of the system. When the monorail company first announced details of the extension in September 2008, the airport extension was to be built with private funds and was expected to be built by 2012. However, as of March 2011, the Las Vegas Monorail Company was still in the planning phases of the proposed extension

neg: James T. Aubrey Day, and editing out nearly 20 minutes of the film. Editor Roger Spottiswoode said that "Aubrey was ordering scenes cut out for no other reason except he knew Sam didn't want them cut." MGM had disagreements with the Motion Picture Association of America and its rating system for films, which had been instituted in 1968. MGM resigned from the MPAA in 1971 over the issue of ratings and "exorbitant dues charges," Aubrey said. In October 1971, MGM announced that it was to build the world's largest hotel in Las Vegas, what would become the MGM Grand Hotel, and was to

neg: Kirk Kerkorian Bellagio, the current MGM Grand, The Mirage, the New York-New York, Circus Circus, Mandalay Bay, The Luxor, Excalibur, Monte Carlo and the newly completed CityCenter complex in Las Vegas. MGM sold its Treasure Island Hotel and Casino property to billionaire and former New Frontier owner Phil Ruffin for $750 million. In 1969, Kerkorian appointed James Thomas Aubrey, Jr. as president of MGM. Aubrey downsized the struggling MGM and sold off massive amounts of historical memorabilia, including Dorothy's ruby slippers from the 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz", the majority of the studio's backlots in Culver City and overseas operations such

neg: Golden Nugget Las Vegas so that, in 1973, he became the majority shareholder, and the youngest casino owner in Las Vegas. In 1977 he opened the first hotel tower and the resort earned its first four diamond rating from Mobil Travel Guide. It was the foundation for Wynn's rise to prominence in the casino industry. The second hotel tower opened in 1984 along with the showroom, and the third tower was opened in 1989. In 2000, the Golden Nugget (and all of Mirage Resorts' other properties) was sold to MGM Grand, Inc. (later named MGM Mirage). Although the Golden Nugget was profitable, it was

neg: The Harem World Tour: Live from Las Vegas The Harem World Tour: Live from Las Vegas The Harem World Tour: Live From Las Vegas (2004) is a live album and video recording of Sarah Brightman's concert held in Las Vegas, part of her global Harem World Tour. The Harem World Tour: Live From Las Vegas is a video recording of classical crossover soprano Sarah Brightman's tour inspired by her album "Harem". It was recorded live at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas on 13 March 2004. The Harem World Tour: Live From Las Vegas is a live album by classical crossover soprano Sarah Brightman released to coincide

neg: Michael Curry (puppet designer) Disney's Animal Kingdom. Curry helped design the upcoming night-time show at Disney's Animal Kingdom, "Rivers of Light". Curry designed the puppets that are used in the musical "Frozen – Live at the Hyperion" at Disney California Adventure. Curry has designed on five Cirque du Soleil shows. "KÀ" (directed by Robert Lepage at the MGM Grand Las Vegas, and "LOVE" (directed by Dominique Champagne at the MGM Mirage, also in Las Vegas). He also designed the illusions for, "Cirque du Soleil and Criss Angel at the LUXOR 2009". Michael was the scenic and puppet designer for Cirque du Soleil's Michael Jackson's