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MGM Grand Las Vegas

Casino resort in Las Vegas, Nevada

This article is about the current MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. For the first casino hotel with that name, see Horseshoe Las Vegas. For other casinos with this same name, see MGM Grand.

MGM Grand Las Vegas
Location Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Address South Las Vegas Boulevard
Opening dateDecember 18, ; 30 years ago&#;(December 18, )
ThemeHollywood
No. of rooms5,
Total gaming space,&#;sq&#;ft (15,&#;m2)
Permanent showsBrad Garrett's Comedy Club
David Copperfield
Jabbawockeez
Kà
Signature attractionsMGM Grand Adventures (–)
MGM Grand Garden Arena
Hakkasan
CSI: The Experience (–)
Topgolf
Notable restaurantsJoël Robuchon
L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon
Emeril's New Orleans Fish House
International Smoke
Craftsteak
Wolfgang Puck
Casino typeLand-based
OwnerVici Properties
Operating license holderMGM Resorts International
Renovated&#;in–, –12, –,
Coordinates36°06′08″N°10′10″W / °N °W / ;
Websitethisisnl.nl

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 and renamed Bally's in

Planning began in for the new MGM Grand. The resort opened on December 18, With more than 5, rooms, it was the largest hotel in the world at the time of its opening. Much of the hotel is 30 stories, excluding a story section, which originally opened as the Marina Hotel in The MGM Grand includes a ,&#;sq&#;ft (15,&#;m2) casino, the world's largest at the time of opening. The resort's dominant theme was the MGM film The Wizard of Oz, although such theming would be removed during a two-year renovation that began in

The MGM originally opened with a theme park, MGM Grand Adventures, which operated on 33 acres (13&#;ha) northeast of the resort. The total cost for the MGM Grand and its theme park was $1 billion. MGM Grand Adventures closed in , with the property replaced by The Signature at MGM Grand, a condo hotel; and a Topgolf attraction.

The MGM has featured restaurants from several prominent chefs, including Emeril Lagasse, Michael Mina, and Joël Robuchon. From to , it also included Studio 54, a nightclub featuring memorabilia from the original Studio 54 in New York. The resort has several entertainment venues, including the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Longtime shows at the resort have included Kà and magician David Copperfield.

History[edit]

The property was originally the site of the Tropicana Country Club and the Golf Club Motel, both opened in the s.[1][2]

Marina (–)[edit]

Tom Wiesner, a Clark County Commissioner, co-founded Southwest Securities Development Company in , and later founded Wiesner Investment Company.[3] In November , Southwest Securities was planning the Marina Hotel. It would be next to the Golf Club, which itself would receive a renovation.[4] The Marina was built by Wiesner Investment Company,[3][5] and opened on May 1, [6][7]

The Marina was 14 stories,[8][9] and contained rooms,[10] as well as a casino, two restaurants, and an entertainment lounge.[8] The casino portion was initially operated by Allen Glick through his company, Argent Corporation.[11][12][13]Fred Harvey Company served as operator of the hotel, its restaurants, and other areas of the property. Fred Harvey had previously opened other Marina-branded hotels in the U.S.[4] Meanwhile, the adjacent Golf Club Motel later operated as the Mariner, before being demolished in to become a parking lot for the larger Marina.[14][15]

The Marina faced financial problems in February , owing $, to the Internal Revenue Service.[16] Landlord Southwest Securities also filed a writ of attachment, seeking $, in back rent from the resort's operators. The Marina filed for bankruptcy in March ,[17][18] and gaming was briefly shut down the following month, after the casino cage bankroll fell below $,, a minimum set by the Nevada Gaming Control Board.[19]

In , Wiesner and his partners agreed to sell the Marina to Kirk Kerkorian,[20] through his company MGM Grand, Inc. Also purchased was the Tropicana Country Club, located behind the Marina.[21][22] Kerkorian announced plans to construct the MGM Grand Hotel and Theme Park on the parcels.[23][24] The project was part of ongoing efforts to make Las Vegas a family friendly tourist destination.[25]An earlier MGM Grand had been opened by Kerkorian in , at the center of the Las Vegas Strip;[26][27] it was rebranded as Bally's in [28] The present MGM is located near the southern end of the Strip, at the Tropicana – Las Vegas Boulevard intersection.[29]

Kerkorian's $80 million purchase of the Marina was completed in January [23] The hotel structure was remodeled and briefly operated as the MGM Marina.[30][31] The Tropicana Country Club closed later that year, followed by the MGM Marina on November 30, , both making way for the MGM Grand.[32][33] The Marina was incorporated into the MGM, becoming its West Wing.[8][34]

MGM Grand (–present)[edit]

A groundbreaking ceremony for the MGM Grand, heavily inspired by the resort's Wizard of Oz theme, was held on October 7, [35][36] A topping off ceremony followed on February 23, [37][38] Casino executive Clifford S. Perlman was named to oversee the resort and theme park,[39] the latter known as MGM Grand Adventures. The MGM Grand and its theme park occupied acres (45&#;ha),[40] and cost a total of $1 billion to build.[41]

The MGM Grand opened to the public on the morning of December 18, , following a private VIP party for 3, guests the night before.[42] The opening came three months earlier than initially planned, as construction proceeded ahead of schedule.[43][44] The MGM employed 8, people.[45] A foot-high sign was added along the Strip shortly after the resort's opening, and was among the biggest signs in Las Vegas.[46] A monorail opened in , connecting the MGM Grand with Bally's. It served as a forerunner to the Las Vegas Monorail.[47][48][49] In , the MGM Grand received a four-star rating from Mobil Travel Guide.[50]

Rapper Tupac Shakur visited the MGM shortly before his murder in He attended the Bruce Seldon vs. Mike Tyson boxing match at the resort, and subsequently got into a fight with gang member Orlando Anderson in the hotel lobby, before being shot later that night just off the Strip.[51][52][53]

In mid, MGM Grand, Inc. began a month, four-phase renovation of the resort.[54][55]Terrence Lanni, the chairman of MGM Grand, Inc., said he wanted customers to "feel like guests coming to a premiere of one of the world's greatest movies. When we're completed, every aspect of this property will bespeak entertainment."[55] Much of the Wizard of Oz theming was removed during the renovation,[56] and revenue improved substantially.[57] As the resort marked its 10th anniversary, additional renovation work was underway to help it compete against the nearby Mandalay Bay.[58] A $ million hotel renovation took place from to , marking the first makeover for the rooms in more than a decade.[59][60][61] The West Wing was renamed the Studio Tower in , following renovations.[62]

In January , MGM Resorts announced that it would sell the resort to a joint venture consisting of MGM Growth Properties and The Blackstone Group. MGM Growth would own percent of the joint venture, and Blackstone would own the remainder. The MGM Grand would be leased to MGM Resorts, which would continue to operate the resort.[63][64] The deal was finalized a month later.[65]Vici Properties bought MGM Growth in April , and then bought out Blackstone's stake in the MGM Grand in January [66][67]

Features[edit]

Veldon Simpson was the MGM's architect,[68] while the original interior design was handled by Henry Conversano & Associates, and Miller & Jedrziewski Associates.[69][70]

Hotel and casino[edit]

The MGM contains 5, rooms; its hotel towers rise up to 30 stories,[71] while the original western wing remains a story structure.[8] The MGM originally opened with 5, rooms;[43][72] by room count, this made it the largest hotel in the world, beating the Rossiya Hotel in Russia.[73][74][75] It remains the largest hotel in the U.S.[76]

Upon opening, the resort also included the world's largest casino, measuring ,&#;sq&#;ft (15,&#;m2). It featured 3, slot machines and table games. The casino floor was divided into four themed areas,[41] including the Emerald City Casino, themed after the eponymous fictional locale in The Wizard of Oz. This area featured costumed performers and animatronics depicting characters from the film.[57][45][77] The entry featured a seven-story dome with a ceiling that switched between day and night; and a minute magic show known as The Wizard's Secret, which incorporated a hydraulic moving floor.[41][78] Other themed gaming areas included the Hollywood Casino, featuring a Hollywood movie theme; the Monte Carlo Casino, focused on high rollers; and the Sports Casino, which included the property's sportsbook.[41]

Hotel rooms were also divided into themes,[45] including Casablanca, Hollywood, and southern American. The Wizard of Oz served as the primary hotel theme.[79][72][80] The hotel's exterior consists of green glass panels, originally meant to evoke Emerald City.[81][70]Blair Kamin, architecture critic for the Chicago Tribune, considered the movie and Wizard of Oz themes poorly integrated, and wrote that the resort exterior "resembles a bland suburban office building with a cartoonish lion's face stuck on the front." Kamin also was critical of the property's size, calling it "so overwhelming and, occasionally, so confusing, that they hand out a map of the hotel-casino at the front door."[70]

The casino opened with 50 Lion's Share slot machines, offering a jackpot of more than $2 million. Only one of the machines remained after several years, gaining a cult following among gamblers.[82][83] It was the most popular slot machine at the casino.[84] A New Hampshire couple eventually won the jackpot in ,[85][86] after which the machine was retired.[84]

In , the hotel launched a satellite registration and reservations desk at McCarran International Airport. It was the first Las Vegas resort, along with New York-New York across the street, to offer such a feature.[87]

The Mansion, a secluded area of private suites and villas reserved for high rollers, opened in May [88][89][90] It was inspired by Tuscany architecture.[91] The Mansion's villas and dining were opened to the public two years later.[92]

In , the MGM Grand led an effort to legalize private casinos, which are closed off to the general public. The Nevada Legislature agreed to change state law, allowing the operation of private gaming salons for players with at least $, to spend and willing to bet $ minimums.[93][94] In August , the MGM Grand became the first Nevada casino to offer a private gaming salon.[95] However, demand for such a feature turned out to be extremely low.[93][96]

In , the hotel unveiled its Skylofts at MGM Grand, consisting of 51 units occupying the top two floors. The units were designed by Tony Chi to resemble urban apartments and are meant for wealthy guests.[97][98] A trio of condo hotel towers, known as The Signature at MGM Grand, began opening in [99][]

Facade[edit]

The MGM's original facade along the Strip consisted of a giant lion head, made of fiberglass and blocky in appearance,[] with visitors entering beneath the lion's closed mouth.[][] Measuring 88 feet in height,[79] the lion was a cartoon-like version of MGM's logo, Leo the Lion. Because of its design, Asian gamblers reportedly perceived the facade as if they were entering through the lion's mouth, which is considered bad luck in Chinese culture.[][][77] As a result, plans were announced in May to remove the lion entrance.[54] Demolition began on May 13, , and was expected to take two weeks, with a new $40 million facade taking its place.[][]

The new facade consists of a lion statue. It weighs 50 tons, and at 45 feet (14&#;m) tall, on a foot pedestal, is the largest bronze statue in the U.S.[] It was designed by Snellen Johnson.[][] In November , the property installed 18 promotional and entertainment LED screens, including 15 outside the resort.[] Installation of the statue was underway a month later, with the addition of a 5,pound paw. The new facade also includes 11 statues of winged Atlas-like men holding foot diameter bowls. The statues were made of bronze-finished fiberglass and accompany the lion statue,[] along with water fountains and the LED screens.[] Work on the statue and accompanying fountains was expected to conclude in February []

Restaurants and nightlife[edit]

See also: List of restaurants in the Las Vegas Valley

The MGM Grand opened with eight restaurants,[79] including the 1,seat Oz Buffet, the seat movie-themed Studio Cafe, and a restaurant by chef Wolfgang Puck.[41][45] The property also featured a food court with seven additional eateries.[41][] Emeril's New Orleans Fish House opened in , marking the first Las Vegas restaurant for chef Emeril Lagasse.[][] A Rainforest Cafe opened at the resort in ,[] and operated until []

The MGM added several new restaurants in the early s,[] including Craftsteak by chef Tom Colicchio,[] and Nob Hill by chef Michael Mina.[] Also added was a Chinese restaurant known as Pearl,[] and the Italian restaurant Fiamma Trattoria, the latter by chefs Michael White and Anthony Amoroso.[] Pearl was replaced in by China Tang, which closed two years later.[][][] Fiamma was replaced by a new Italian restaurant, Ambra, in [][][]

Chef Joël Robuchon opened two restaurants at the Mansion in , including L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon and the eponymous Joël Robuchon.[] The latter has won numerous accolades from Mobil Travel Guide[][][] and American Automobile Association.[]

Shibuya, opened in , was the resort's Japanese restaurant.[][] It was replaced when chef Masaharu Morimoto made his Las Vegas debut with Morimoto, a Japanese restaurant opened in [][][] Three years later, Mina and chef Ayesha Curry partnered to open International Smoke, featuring cuisine from around the world, including barbecue.[][] It was the fourth International Smoke location to open since the chain's inception earlier that year.[]

In , the Jonas Brothers and their family members opened Nellie's Southern Kitchen, named after a great-grandmother. It was the second location to open, following a North Carolina debut six years earlier.[][][] Luchini, an Italian restaurant, is scheduled to debut at the end of It is accompanied by Chez Bippy, named after a fictional bar featured in the film A Bronx Tale.[]

During the s, the casino included the Betty Boop Bar, which featured an animatronic of comedian Foster Brooks that recreated his drunken humor. It was removed after a few years due to poor aging.[56] A nightclub, Studio 54, opened at the MGM in December [][] It featured memorabilia from the original Studio 54 in New York.[] The Las Vegas location closed in February ,[] and much of its interior decor sat in an MGM parking garage for the next three years, before being purchased by two local collectors.[][] The former Studio 54 space was replaced by a nightclub and restaurant known as Hakkasan,[][] which opened in April [][][]

Other features[edit]

MGM's Topgolf attraction

The MGM's lion habitat in

Upon opening, the MGM included family friendly attractions such as the Oz Arcade, offering more than games; and the 30,&#;sq&#;ft (2,&#;m2) Oz Midway, with 30 midway games.[41] The theme park, MGM Grand Adventures, opened on 33 acres (13&#;ha) located northeast of the resort.[72][] It closed to the public in , and was briefly used thereafter for corporate and special events.[] Some of the former theme park land would later be taken over by the Signature towers.[]Topgolf opened one of its driving ranges on the remaining acreage in [][]

The MGM opened a ,&#;sq&#;ft (35,&#;m2) conference center in April [] The facility, as well as a pool and spa, were constructed on 15 acres of land previously occupied by a portion of the theme park and a parking lot.[] An expansion of the conference center began in June ,[][] and was opened in January It was built at a cost of $ million.[]

An indoor lion habitat opened at the resort as a free attraction on July 1, The $9 million enclosure measured 5,&#;sq&#;ft (&#;m2) and featured several glass walls for viewing, as well as a see-through tunnel.[] The habitat consisted of more than 40 lions who were rotated out on a daily basis for viewing.[77] The lions were owned by animal trainer Keith Evans and lived at his ranch outside Las Vegas.[][] As part of ongoing renovation work, the habitat closed on January 31, [57][77][] It was replaced by a sports bar.[]

The – renovation added a retail and restaurant area known as the Studio Walk, featuring a Hollywood sound stage theme.[] In , the Studio Walk was rebranded as The District.[] A separate, underground retail area was known originally as the Starlane Mall, before being renamed MGM Underground in []

In April , CBS opened Television City, a television research facility located in the Studio Walk.[] An exhibit, CSI: The Experience, opened at the Studio Walk in It was a paid attraction based on the television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Visitors would tour the exhibit, analyzing faux crime scenes and evidence to solve murder cases.[][] The attraction closed in , due to the local effects of the COVID pandemic.[]

The MGM opened with a ,&#;sq&#;ft (13,&#;m2) pool complex.[45] Wet Republic, a popular 54,&#;sq&#;ft (5,&#;m2) dayclub by Hakkasan,[][][] has operated at the pool area since [] Level Up, a video game lounge also by Hakkasan, opened in , taking over the former Rainforest Cafe space.[][][]

Live entertainment[edit]

The resort originally included the 15,seat MGM Grand Garden Arena, in addition to the 1,seat Grand Theatre and the seat Hollywood Theatre.[41][]

A production show, EFX, ran at the resort from to It was headlined by several different entertainers during its run, including Michael Crawford, David Cassidy, Tommy Tune, and Rick Springfield.[][][]

In , the resort debuted a version of the American game show Wheel of Fortune. Audience members were allowed to participate and potentially win money. The show had ended by It took place in a seat venue previously home to Catch a Rising Star, a chain of comedy clubs.[][][]

Magician David Copperfield has been a longtime performer at the MGM,[] entertaining there since [][][]Kà, a show by Cirque du Soleil, has been performed at the resort since It takes place in a custom-built theater seating nearly 2, people.[]

In , the resort launched La Femme, a topless show that recreated the Parisian cabaret known as Crazy Horse.[][][] The producers chose the name La Femme as Las Vegas already had a strip club known as Crazy Horse Too, which filed a lawsuit regarding the name rights.[][] The show eventually took on the Crazy Horse name in ,[] before closing in [] A year later, Jeff Beacher opened his Beacher's Madhouse show in the former Crazy Horse venue.[] The Jabbawockeez dance group opened in the space in ,[] and is contracted to perform there through []

Brad Garrett's Comedy Club opened in March , with seating for people. It was originally located in the MGM Underground area.[][] The club has hosted numerous comedians, including Garrett himself.[] In , the club moved to a better location at The District, taking over the former China Tang restaurant space. Although the new location sat in a higher-traffic area, seating was reduced to [][][]

In popular culture[edit]

The MGM Grand has made appearances in several comedy films.

The MGM has made television appearances as well.

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