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MGM Resorts International News
MGM Mirage Raises Wembley Bid
8 Apr 2004
International News Brief: MGM Mirage raised its recommended offer for British racetrack owner Wembley Plc to at least 301 million pounds on Thursday, in a bid to knock out a rival U.S. suitor.
Casino Companies Compete for Lincoln Park
6 Apr 2004
News Brief: Rhode Island’s Lincoln Park could morph into a Las Vegas-style casino under plans laid out by a pair of high-powered gambling empires competing to buy the racing venue.
Wembley Adjourns Vote on Takeover
2 Apr 2004
News Brief: UK racetrack owner Wembley has postponed a shareholder vote on an agreed bid from U.S. casino operator MGM Mirage in order to weigh up a higher offer from a group of U.S. leisure firms.
Brokerage Sees Vegas Company Expanding in U.K.
30 Mar 2004
MGM Mirage officials are expected to announce three to four more deals this year to build casinos in the United Kingdom.
UK Panel: MGM Mirage Broke Rules
30 Mar 2004
International News Brief: Britain's Takeover Panel says that MGM Mirage was in breach of its rules when the casino firm said earlier that it might improve its offer for British gaming firm Wembley Plc.
Group Close to Upsetting MGM Bid for Wembley
19 Mar 2004
News Brief: A U.S. consortium including the owner of Bahamas' Atlantis resort moved a step closer to upsetting MGM Mirage's $493 million cash offer for British gaming firm Wembley on Friday.
MGM, Sands Deny Links to Liverpool
16 Mar 2004
MGM Mirage and Las Vegas Sands officials Monday denied reports that they are in talks with the British city of Liverpool about developing a hotel-casino there.
MGM Mirage Named Most Admired
3 Mar 2004
Fortune Magazine has named MGM Mirage one of 'America's Most Admired Companies'in its annual survey of companies with large U.S. operations.
Man Sues MGM Mirage
3 Mar 2004
News Brief: A Los Angeles lawyer who claims he was thrown out of Las Vegas last year because he was too lucky has sued MGM Mirage.
MGM Mirage Calls Reports of Imminent Deal with Macau Magnate Premature
11 Feb 2004
MGM Mirage confirmed Tuesday it still has its sights on developing a new casino in Macau, but said reports over the weekend of an imminent deal between Stanley Ho and the Las Vegas gaming giant were premature.
Shun Tak Denies Casino Venture with MGM
10 Feb 2004
News Brief: Shun Tak Holdings Ltd, controlled by Macau casino mogul Stanley Ho, denies a newspaper report that it was to take part in a venture to be formed with MGM Mirage Inc.
SJM, MGM to Announce Macau Deal
9 Feb 2004
Stanley Ho Hung-sun's casino company, Sociedade de Jogos de Macau and MGM-Mirage casino sub-concession will invest 4.4 billion patacas in Macau, according to an. informed source.
MGM Mirage, British Land Company Plan Entertainment Complex
3 Feb 2004
MGM Mirage and The British Land Company PLC plan to develop a leisure and entertainment complex adjacent to
British Land's Meadowhall Shopping Centre in Sheffield.
CEO Upbeat About Borgata's Future
29 Jan 2004
News Brief: Terry Lanni, CEO of MGM Mirage, is optimistic about the future of Borgata.
MGM Mirage Encouraged by Governor Plans
29 Jan 2004
News Brief: MGM Mirage's chairman and chief executive officer says he is encouraged by Gov. James E. McGreevey's new pledge not to raise taxes on casinos or push for video slot machines at New Jersey racetracks without first winning the gaming industry's support.
Properties Lift MGM Mirage Performance
28 Jan 2004
Profit more than doubled at MGM MIRAGE in Q4 2003 as gamblers and other customers rode an economic rebound, driving more visits to company resorts and higher spending on hotel rooms and other non-gaming amenities.
MGM Mirage Makes Offer to Wembley
27 Jan 2004
International News Brief: MGM Mirage has offered £270 million to Wembley, which owns dog tracks including Wimbledon, Oxford and Portsmouth and last year announced the closure of the Catford venue.
Concerns About Security Not Deterring Strip Visits
29 Dec 2003
Visitors kept flocking to the Strip at the end of the holiday week despite broadcasts Friday on CNN and Fox News about terror threats to Las Vegas, gaming industry operators said.
Park Place, MGM Mirage Consider Casinos in Japan
15 Dec 2003
At least two Las Vegas-based gaming giants seem be setting their sights on developing a major urban casino in Tokyo.
MGM Mirage to Provide Employee Housing
12 Dec 2003
MGM Mirage, through its Primadonna Co. LLC subsidiary, has created a nonprofit group to provide housing in Primm for its employees working at its Primm Valley Resorts.
MGM Resumes Casino Plans with Indicted NYRA
12 Dec 2003
News Brief: MGM Mirage caught the attention of New Jersey gaming regulators Thursday by resuming plans for a huge slot-machine casino in New York City despite a federal indictment of its racetrack partner there.
New York Racino Back on Track
11 Dec 2003
MGM Mirage said today it would resume construction of a slot machine casino at the big Aqueduct Race Track in Queens, New York.
Mirage Resorts Sues Web Site Operator
25 Nov 2003
News Brief: Mirage Resorts has filed a lawsuit against a company of unknown origin alleging cyber-squatting and trademark infringement.
New U.K. Gaming Deal Set
19 Nov 2003
GM Mirage has formed a joint venture with a prominent U.K. soccer team to potentially build a casino and entertainment complex adjacent to a soccer stadium in an up-and-coming region of northeast England.
Casino Games Taught at London Airport
19 Nov 2003
MGM Mirage dealers are teaching Las Vegas-bound passengers of Virgin Atlantic Airways how to play blackjack, baccarat, roulette and craps.
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