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| MGM Macau | |
|---|---|
| Location | Sé, Macau |
| Address | Avenida Dr. Sun Yat Sen |
| Opening date | 18 December 2007; 12 years ago |
| No. of rooms | 600 |
| Total gaming space | 100,000 sq ft |
| Permanent shows | 1,200 seat theatre |
| Signature attractions | Upscale Shopping VIP Night Club |
| Notable restaurants | Palette Dining Studio Wolfgang Puck Cucina Wolfgang Puck Steak TAP |
| Owner | MGM Resorts International |
| Architect | Wong Tung & Partners |
MGM Macau (Chinese: 美高梅; formerly known as MGM Grand Macau) is a 35-story, 600-room casinoresort in Sé, Macau. Under a sub concession approved by the Macau government, the project is owned and operated as a 50–50 joint venture between MGM Resorts International and Pansy Ho, daughter of Macau casino magnate Stanley Ho. The sub-concession is one of several examples of new casino construction following the end of the government-granted monopoly held for decades by Stanley Ho.
History[edit]
The MGM Grand Macau was opened on 18 December 2007 at a cost of US$1.25 billion.[1]
The property was renamed to MGM Macau, as part of MGM Mirage's 2010 rebranding to MGM Resorts International.[1]
On 18 April 2011, an initial public offering was announced. Under the agreement, Pansy Ho would receive a 29 percent stake in the company, MGM China Holdings Ltd, which was created as a listing vehicle for the IPO. MGM Resorts would hold 51 percent and the public would receive 20 percent. The company raised US$1.5 billion from its IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange at the top price of the range.[2]
Layout[edit]
Phase One of the casino floor accounts for 20,620 m2 (222,000 sq ft) square metres over two levels and wrapping around the Grande Praça; with table games and slot machines.[citation needed]
The property includes a convention space of 1,452 m2 (15,630 sq ft), including The Grand Ballroom of 807 square metre for business meetings, social events and weddings; and partner with Six Senses Spa to have a space of 2,720 square metre that includes 12 treatment areas.
MGM Macau also features a number of restaurant outlets, bars, and lounges. There are 12 food and beverage outlets in total.
Soon after Wynn Macau expansion plans became public, the MGM Macau announced its own plans for expansion, only weeks after the project was publicly launched. The expansion will add 4,400 m2 (47,000 sq ft) to the casino floor's 2nd level. The additional space allows 70 more game tables and 240 slot machines added.
Gallery[edit]
MGM Grand Macau Main Entrance
MGM Grand Macau Hotel Lobby Interior
MGM Grand Macau Sky Roof Plaza
MGM Grand Macau Access to Casino
MGM Grand Macau Access
MGM Grand Macau Champagne Bar
MGM Grand exterior
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ ab'The Asian Gaming 50'. Inside Asian Gaming. 15 September 2010. Archived from the original on 27 October 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
- ^'MGM China prices $1.5-billion IPO at top of range'. The Globe and Mail. Canada. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
External links[edit]
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It may not be the biggest jackpot in Las Vegas history, but it’s certainly the most-anticipated.
A slot machine that has entered the lore of Las Vegas, the Lion’s Share slot machine at MGM Grand, has hit for $2.4 million. Which you’d have known already had you taken the time to read this blog post’s headline. Please pay attention.
The jackpot was won on August 22, 2014 by a visitor from New Hampshire, Walter Misco, here with his wife, Linda. Both of whom this Las Vegas blog deeply resents for having won our jackpot, thank you very much.
We totally Photoshopped this photo. Hey, we can’t be everywhere.
The exact jackpot was $2,400,301 and seventy-something cents. We trust the Miscos will get to keep the lion’s share of that amount, although Uncle Sam will be getting a nice chunk of it, too.
The Lion’s Share jackpot has become the stuff of legend because the slot machine in question is the sole remaining machine of its kind at MGM Grand. Back in the ’90s, 50 custom Lion’s Share machines were rolled out. Forty-nine were eventually removed because they weren’t particularly popular, but that all changed when it got down to one Lion’s Share slot left.
The remaining Lion’s Share machine took so long to pay out it’s biggest jackpot (other, smaller jackpots were won along the way), the casino had to grab parts from other, retired machines just to keep it functioning.
A casino executive estimated the Lion’s Share machine was played five times more than the average slot machine on MGM Grand’s casino floor.
One urban legend about the Lion’s Share machine claimed the winner of the progressive jackpot would also get to keep the machine. (MGM Grand has since tried to dispel that notion, but it’s still a possibility.)
Whatever happens to the last Lion’s Share machine, hearing the jackpot was hit is bittersweet for lovers of Las Vegas.
Mgm Grand Slot Machines
While we’re happy for the couple who won (or at least pretending to be), and for MGM Grand because this machine was a royal pain the ass to maintain (including having to hand pay every time someone cashed out, no matter the amount), the drama and mystique around this legendary machine will be greatly missed.