LAS VEGAS, Sept. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- MGM Resorts
International ("MGM") is aware of DraftKings Inc.'s ("DraftKings")
possible offer for Entain plc ("Entain").
MGM is Entain's exclusive partner in the U.S. online sports
betting and iGaming market through our highly successful 50/50
joint venture BetMGM LLC ("BetMGM"). As a consequence, any
transaction whereby Entain or its affiliates would own a competing
business in the U.S. would require MGM's consent.
MGM's priority is to ensure that BetMGM continues to capture the
growing U.S. online opportunity and realizing MGM's vision of
becoming a premier global gaming entertainment company. MGM
believes that having control of the BetMGM joint venture is an
important step towards achieving its strategic objectives.
MGM will engage with Entain and DraftKings, as appropriate, to
find a solution to the exclusivity arrangements which meets all
parties' objectives.
PJT Partners is serving as an advisor to MGM Resorts.
ABOUT MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL
MGM Resorts
International (NYSE: MGM) is an S&P 500® global entertainment
company with national and international locations featuring
best-in-class hotels and casinos, state-of-the-art meetings and
conference spaces, incredible live and theatrical entertainment
experiences, and an extensive array of restaurant, nightlife and
retail offerings. MGM Resorts creates immersive, iconic experiences
through its suite of Las
Vegas-inspired brands. The MGM Resorts portfolio encompasses
31 unique hotel and destination gaming offerings in the United States and Macau, including some of the most recognizable
resort brands in the industry such as Bellagio, MGM Grand, ARIA and
Park MGM. The Company's 50/50 venture, BetMGM, LLC, offers U.S.
sports betting and online gaming through market-leading brands,
including BetMGM and partypoker. The Company is currently pursuing
targeted expansion in Asia through
the integrated resort opportunity in Japan. Through its "Focused on What Matters:
Embracing Humanity and Protecting the Planet" philosophy, MGM
Resorts commits to creating a more sustainable future, while
striving to make a bigger difference in the lives of its employees,
guests, and in the communities where it operates. The global
employees of MGM Resorts are proud of their company for being
recognized as one of FORTUNE® Magazine's World's Most Admired
Companies®. For more information, please visit us at
www.mgmresorts.com. Please also connect with us @MGMResortsIntl on
Twitter as well as Facebook and Instagram.
Statements in this release that are not historical facts are
forward-looking statements, within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and involve risks and/or
uncertainties, including those described in the Company's public
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company
has based forward-looking statements on management's current
expectations and assumptions and not on historical facts. These
forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and
uncertainties. Among the important factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those indicated in such
forward-looking statements include the continued impact of the
COVID-19 pandemic on the Company's business, the effects of
economic conditions and market conditions in the markets in which
the Company operates and competition with other destination travel
locations throughout the United
States and the world, the design, timing and costs of
expansion projects, risks relating to international operations,
permits, licenses, financings, approvals and other contingencies in
connection with growth in new or existing jurisdictions and
additional risks and uncertainties described in the Company's Form
10-K, Form 10-Q and Form 8-K reports (including all amendments to
those reports). In providing forward-looking statements, the
Company is not undertaking any duty or obligation to update these
statements publicly as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise, except as required by law. If the Company updates one
or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be drawn
that it will make additional updates with respect to those other
forward-looking statements.
MGM RESORTS
CONTACTS:
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Investment
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News Media
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CATHERINE
PARK
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BRIAN
AHERN
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Executive
Director, Investor Relations
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Director of Media
Relations
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cpark@mgmresorts.com
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media@mgmresorts.com
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