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The MGM Grand Las Vegas is a hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada.It is owned by Vici Properties and operated by MGM Resorts International.The resort was developed by Kirk Kerkorian through his company, MGM Grand, Inc. Kerkorian had previously developed another MGM Grand, opened on the Strip in 1973 and renamed Bally's in 1986.
It originally opened as the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino on December 4, 1973. The 26-story hotel contained 2,100 rooms and was among the world's largest hotels . On November 21, 1980, the MGM Grand was the site of one of the worst high-rise fires in United States history, in which 85 people died.
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. [15] 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.
MGM Grand Las Vegas, the current MGM Grand in Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena; MGM Grand Adventures Theme Park; Horseshoe Las Vegas, a property previously named the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino from 1973 to 1985 MGM Grand fire, a major disaster that occurred at that hotel in 1980; MGM Grand Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, now Skycity Darwin
On December 13, 2005, the Michigan Gaming Control Board approved MGM Grand's plans for a permanent casino with 100,000 square feet (9,300 m 2) of casino space, 401 hotel rooms, and an eight-story self-parking garage to be located on John C. Lodge Freeway and Bagley Street, three to four blocks from the temporary casino.
On November 21, 1980, the original MGM Grand burned in a fire that was one of the worst 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.
MGM Grand Adventures was a theme park adjacent to the MGM Grand, a hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, United States.The theme park and resort were both developed by MGM Grand, Inc. Construction began in October 1991, and both projects opened on December 18, 1993.
The Mirage was the first Las Vegas casino to use security cameras full-time on all table games. [144] In 1997, Mirage Resorts spent $150 million on artwork which was displayed in the resort's high-stakes gaming area. [145] The casino added a new high-limit gaming area in 2004, featuring design work by artist Dale Chihuly. [58] [59]