MGM Resorts International : Minute - November 4, 2019
November 04, 2019 at 10:10 am EST
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November 4, 2019<_o3a_p>
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MGM RESORTS LAUNCHES BOLD VISION<_o3a_p>
FOR SOCIAL IMPACT
· This week, MGM Resorts launches an evolved vision and commitment to social impact, sustainability and community engagement.<_o3a_p>· It's called, Focused on What Matters: Embracing Humanity and Protecting the Planet.Focused on What Matters builds upon MGM's responsible leadership and investments to create a more sustainable future for the company's 82,000 employees, its guests and the communities MGM calls home.<_o3a_p>· <_o3a_p> · As part of this bold vision, MGM also joined the United Nations Global Compact, a pledge that calls on companies to align strategies and operations with the universal principles of human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption, while also taking action to advance these principles.<_o3a_p>· Some of the targets MGM has committed to achieve by 2025 include: Donating 5 million meals through the MGM Feeding Forward program, awarding 600 college scholarships to children of employees and reducing the company's global carbon footprint.#
· MGM's Sustainability team just returned from the ReFed Food Waste Summit in San Francisco. <_o3a_p>
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· The summit brought together leading food recovery experts, non-profits, food banks and educators to share strategies and solutions to combat food waste and hunger. <_o3a_p>
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· At the event, MGM Resorts had its new mobile blast chiller prototype on display. <_o3a_p>
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· The blast chiller van concept aims to help streamline the hot food donation process - by cooling food down quickly while moving. <_o3a_p>
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· Blast chilling is a relatively common practice for food preservation, but until now, the equipment had never been installed inside a moving vehicle. <_o3a_p>
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· MGM Resorts, Three Square Food Bank and Peravan are offering up the mobile blast chiller technology at no cost and are inviting others to co-collaborate in an effort to help move the prototype past the pilot phase.#<_o3a_p>
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· Yalmaz Siddiqui, Vice President of Corporate Sustainability, MGM Resorts:"What the mobile blast chiller does is come to the food, we can collect it, put it in the vehicle, cool it down, close the door and move to the next property. Pick up the next batch of food, pick it up, cool it down and move to the next property. That safety that is enabled by the cooling is really central to scaling food recovery of prepared food across the world."
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FRIDAY: SALUTE TO THE TROOPS AT THE MIRAGE
·Looking ahead to Friday, Nov.8: MGM Resorts kicks off its ninth annual
Salute to the Troops celebration at The Mirage. <_o3a_p>
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· The event welcomes wounded-in-action veterans and their families to Las Vegas for a weekend of activities and relaxation. <_o3a_p>
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· Festivities kick-off at 1 p.m. with a ceremony recognizing MGM employees who served in the military. <_o3a_p>
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· That'll be followed with a Wall of Gratitude in the convention center, where MGM employees welcome those attending Salute to the Troops. <_o3a_p>
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· On Monday Nov. 11, MGM will also participate in the City of Las Vegas' Veterans Day Parade.#
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BetMGM PARTNERS WITH <_o3a_p>
YAHOO SPORTS
· MGM Resorts' new mobile sports platform, BetMGM, has entered into agame-changing partnershipwith Yahoo Sports. <_o3a_p>
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· As part of this multi-year deal, BetMGM becomes the exclusive sportsbook of Yahoo Sports. <_o3a_p>
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· Beginning later this month, Yahoo's 60 million users will have access to the BetMGM sports betting experience through fantasy and other sports related content on the Yahoo Sports website and app. <_o3a_p>
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· In states where sports betting is legal, Yahoo users will be able to make wagers and prop bets on game outcomes. <_o3a_p>
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· Users in other states will be able to participate in free-to-play games for the chance to win trips to Las Vegas, hotel stays, show tickets, and other rewards from MGM Resorts. <_o3a_p>
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· As an official Digital Media Sports Partner of MGM Resorts, Yahoo Sports will broadcast digital content during high profile sporting events that are broadcast from MGM properties across the U.S. Yahoo Sports will host player events at MGM properties.# <_o3a_p>
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· Scott Butera, President of Interactive Gaming, MGM Resorts:"This is an incredibly exciting deal. Our goal at MGM is to bring the best interactive sports betting platform to consumers and we've done that historically in our retail properties which are world class, with our BetMGM on-line property and now, connecting with Yahoo and their 60 million monthly users and their network for fantasy sports and sports content is a combination that's really second-to-none."
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MGM NORTHFIELD PARK SUPPORTS <_o3a_p>
MAKER SPACES PROGRAM
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· MGM Northfield Park in Ohio has donated $10,000to Nordonia Hills City Schools in support of a preparatory program named "Maker Spaces."<_o3a_p>
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· Northfield Park President and Chief Operating Officer Chris Kelly presented the gift during a recent high school football game. <_o3a_p>
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· Maker Spaces help prepare students for career and educational opportunities by imparting collaboration and problem-solving skills among students. <_o3a_p>
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· As a result of this donation, Nordonia Schools will invest across six public school buildings, including Nordonia High School.#
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MGM Resorts International is one of the world's leading casino operators. At the end of 2021, the group operates 19 casino hotels in the United States (17; Bellagio, MGM Grand Las Vegas, Mandalay Bay, The Mirage, Luxor, Excalibur, New York-New York, Monte Carlo, Circus Circus Las Vegas, Aria, etc.) and in China (2; MGM Macau and MGM Cotai). Additionally, the group owns 50% of CityCenter and 50% of Greater Victoria. Net sales break down by activity as follows:
- casinos operation (55.4%): 29,382 slot machines and 1,936 gaming tables operated at the end of 2021;
- hotel operation (17.5%): operation of 45,157 hotel rooms (including 31,098 hotel rooms in the United States);
- catering (14.4%);
- operation of leisure sites and stores (10.4%);
- other (2.3%).
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: the United States (87.5%) and China (12.5%).
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