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Las Vegas Aces Celebrate WNBA Championship With Finals Game 4 Win Over Connecticut Sun On Road Sunday

September 18, 2022September 18, 2022 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Becky Hammon, Bill Laimbeer, Chelsea Gray, Gregg Popovich, Jim Murren, Mark Davis, Nikki Fargas

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Cassandra Cousineau, WNBA/Aces Writer The Las Vegas Aces have won the Vegas market’s first major league sports

MGM Resorts International CEO Bill Hornbuckle next to Raiders/Aces owner Mark Davis at a Las Vegas Aces WNBA game. Photo credit: J. Tyge O'Donnell/LVSportsBiz.com

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Veteran MGM Resorts Executive Bill Hornbuckle Becomes MGM Resorts’ Acting CEO; Gov. Sisolak Picks Ex-MGM Resorts CEO Murren As Covid-19 Response Task Force Chief

March 22, 2020March 22, 2020 Alan Snel Bill Hornbuckle, Jim Murren, Steve Sisolak

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Bill Hornbuckle, a familiar MGM Resorts International name in the Las Vegas hotel-casino industry who

MGM Resorts International CEO Jim Murren is stepping down. He was a big sports advocate for MGM Resorts. He's with WNBA Las Vegas Aces center Liz Cambage after an Aces win at Mandalay Bay Events Center last year.

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MGM Resorts CEO Jim Murren, Driving Force Behind WNBA Team Acquisition, T-Mobile Arena Construction, Betting Partnerships With Sports Leagues, Will Step Down

February 12, 2020February 12, 2020 Alan Snel Jim Murren

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com MGM Resorts International Chief Executive Jim Murren, the driving force behind MGM Resorts acquiring the

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No Surprise Here: Raiders’ New Gaming Partner Is MGM Resorts International

January 23, 2020January 23, 2020 Alan Snel Chuck Bowling, Jim Murren, Marc Badain

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Of all the corporate partnerships the Las Vegas Raiders have been racking up, this one

MGM Resorts International CEO Jim Murren chatting with WNBA Las Vegas Aces center Liz Cambage after Aces' win over Seattle Storm this past season.

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MGM Resorts International Signs Betting Deal With Yahoo Sports

October 29, 2019 Alan Snel Adam Greenblatt, Adam Silver, Gary Bettman, Jim Murren

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com MGM Resorts International has signed a multi-year partnership deal with Yahoo Sports. The Las Vegas-based

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Ex-Gov. Sandoval Lands Job with MGM Resorts, Will Focus on Sports Betting

January 8, 2019January 8, 2019 Alan Snel Bill Hornbuckle, Brian Sandoval, Jim Murren, Steve Sisolak

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com Brian Sandoval’s parachute has landed on MGM Resorts International’s headquarters. One day after Nevada’s

Photo credit: Daniel Clark

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Another Sports Partnership for MGM Resorts–This Time, Big League Baseball

November 27, 2018November 27, 2018 Alan Snel Jim Murren, Nehme Abouzeid, Robert Manfred

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com This time, it’s Major League Baseball’s logos you will see in MGM Resorts International’s advertisements

During a 4Q and total year 2017 earning calls, MGM Resorts International CEO Jim Murren said he is bullish on sports in Las Vegas.

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MGM Resorts CEO Calls Las Vegas A ‘Sports Lovers Town’

February 20, 2018February 20, 2018 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Canelo Alvarez, Gennady Golovkin, Gerard Gallant, Jim Murren

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com MGM Resorts International CEO Jim Murren said Las Vegas has transformed into a “sports lovers

July 5, 2021

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Hirings and Firings:

Las Vegas Aces President Nikki Fargas said the Aces are not renewing the contract of General Manager Natalie Williams. The Aces hired Williams as the team’s general manager in April 2022.

Vegas Golden Knights said the NHL club has signed defenseman Shea Theodore to a seven-year contract extension worth an average annual value of $7,425,000.

Our coverage of the Athletics stadium project in Las Vegas.

Mark Rosentraub on A’s stadium site on Strip.

Big League Sports With Small Town Politics

Man of Many Hats

Athletics’ long, strange journey for new ballpark

Athletics consultant Jeremy Aguero is eye of Las Vegas’ sports hurricane

How Deal Was Made For A’s Ballpark On Strip

Bally’s Corp, Gaming & Leisure Properties team up with A’s for ballpark on Strip

Bally’s Corp Chairman Wants Hotel Open When A’s Stadium Is Ready In 2028

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