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80-634: Primm was initially known as State Line and started as a small motel and coffee shop built by Ernest Primm in the 1950s. Over the years, Primm grew, with Gary Primm, Ernest's son, expanding the area by building casino hotels. In 1996, the town was officially renamed Primm in honor of its founder and to avoid confusion with Stateline in northern Nevada. The community's economy is based on its three casinos (the Primm Valley Resorts ), which attract gamblers from Southern California wanting to stop before reaching Las Vegas 40 miles (64 km) to

160-532: A $ 1-billion resort in National Harbor, Maryland and a $ 950-million resort in downtown Springfield, Massachusetts . In May 2014, the company broke ground on the $ 375-million T-Mobile Arena located behind New-New York Hotel and Casino, in partnership with AEG Live . The arena opened on April 6, 2016. MGM sold several properties in 2015, including the Railroad Pass Casino ,

240-417: A cybersecurity attack by the hacking group Scattered Spider . The company refused to pay a ransom to the hackers, and stated that its losses of $ 100 million would be covered by cyber insurance . As a result of the cyberattack, multiple class action lawsuits were filed against MGM Resorts as well as Caesars Entertainment , which Scattered Spider had hacked into during the same month, with all stating that

320-679: A $ 525-million offer for its interest in MotorCity from Marian Ilitch , the casino's second largest shareholder. Meanwhile, in Illinois, where MGM needed regulatory approval to take over Mandalay's 50 percent interest in the Grand Victoria Casino , a lack of quorum on the state Gaming Board threatened to delay the merger. MGM considered a sale to the casino's other owner, the Pritzker family , but ultimately gained approval for

400-537: A $ 7.9 billion deal. MGM executives were confident that antitrust regulators would not require the sale of any of the two companies' properties. Michigan law, however, forbade one company from owning multiple casinos, requiring the sale of either the MGM Grand Detroit or Mandalay's 54 percent stake in the MotorCity Casino . After some vacillation about which property to sell, Mandalay accepted

480-460: A 50 percent stake in MGM's CityCenter project. Dubai World would pay MGM Mirage an additional $ 100 million if the project opened on time and on budget. The investment firm would buy 14.2 million shares from MGM Mirage. The firm would also issue a public tender for an additional 14.2 million shares at the same price. On October 29, 2008, MGM Mirage halted a $ 5 billion Atlantic City project on land next to

560-739: A bid on one of the three available gaming licenses, which would eventually be approved and open in July 1999 as the MGM Grand Detroit . In South Africa , with casino gambling newly authorized, MGM announced plans in August 1996 to develop 15 properties in conjunction with Tsogo Sun . The first, a temporary casino in Johannesburg 's Sundome , opened in October 1998. Three more casinos followed before MGM agreed to sell out its interest in

640-529: A bidding war, with MGM finally losing out to an investors group including Kerzner International. The Triangle Casino was sold off to Stanley Leisure in 2006. The company's other development plans were scuttled as the government scaled down, and eventually abandoned, the plan to allow large " super-casinos ". In 2004, the company disposed of some of its smaller properties, selling the two Golden Nugget casinos ( Golden Nugget Las Vegas and Golden Nugget Laughlin ) to Poster Financial Group for $ 215 million, and

720-471: A casino, and a shopping mall. The Boardwalk was closed in January 2006 to make way for the redevelopment, and CityCenter construction began the following June. Singapore emerged in 2004 as the next major new Asian gaming market, calling for proposals to build two " integrated resort " casinos at Marina Bay and the island of Sentosa . MGM partnered with CapitaLand in an estimated $ 3 billion bid for

800-412: A difficult time in the gas business, eventually resorting to bootlegging (alcohol); Primm historians remember him as “Whiskey Pete”. According to local legend, MacIntyre expressed his desire to—upon his death in 1933–be buried in a vertical coffin with his body in a standing posture, along with a bottle of bootleg placed in his hands to “drink” as he “watched over” the region. Whiskey Pete's unmarked grave

880-665: A half share of the Monte Carlo . The company changed its name to MGM Mirage in August 2000. Mirage had also owned a half stake in the Borgata , a planned casino in Atlantic City, in a joint venture managed by Boyd Gaming . Work on the Borgata continued apace, and it would open in July 2003. In 2001 and 2002, following the merger with Mirage, the company explored options for its next major development project, including in

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960-1115: A license to run an online sports betting site in the U.K. It acquired a twenty-five percent stake in a company developing the small Triangle Casino in Bristol , which went on to open its doors in February 2004. It inked deals to build casinos at the Olympia Exhibition Centre in London, St James' Park in Newcastle, Meadowhall Shopping Centre in Sheffield, the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, Sportcity in Manchester, Glasgow Harbour , King's Waterfront in Liverpool, and at

1040-569: A new real estate investment trust (REIT) with ownership of ten of the company's casinos; the parent company would continue to operate the casinos under a lease agreement. The offering raised $ 1.05 billion, and left MGM Resorts with 76 percent ownership of the REIT. In June 2016, MGM announced a joint venture with Sydell Group to renovate and rebrand the Monte Carlo as the Park MGM, named after

1120-401: A plan to place the property under control of a trustee until completion of the licensing process. The FTC approved the merger as predicted, and MGM obtained a $ 7 billion line of credit to finance it. The sale closed on April 25, 2005 for a total of $ 7.9 billion, including $ 3 billion in assumed debt. The Mandalay acquisition made MGM Mirage the largest gaming company in the world, but it

1200-653: A proposed stadium in Salford . The company also signed a $ 490-million deal to acquire Wembley plc, owner of seven greyhound tracks in Britain and four in the United States. The British expansion plans ultimately amounted to nothing. MGM closed its online casino after less than two years, citing uncertainty in American regulations and competition from established British brands. The Wembley acquisition turned into

1280-579: A small-slots casino and a café/lunch counter. He also opened a basic automotive garage and maintained a towing service. He called the business simply "State Line Bar:Slots". Hamilton also campaigned legislators in Carson City to grant an Interstate 15 interchange to the site, which was not originally planned. In 2004, under the then-ownership of MGM Mirage , 52 apartment buildings were constructed in Primm to serve as more convenient housing for employees of

1360-466: A team from Stanford University . The Stateline Supermoto Challenge also takes place at Buffalo Bill's casino every year attracting pro and amateur supermoto racers from around the country. Primm is the location of the Mint 400 , the American off-road race. Primm is the location of WORCS, (World Off Road Championship) of two to four rounds of Motocross, UTV, Side by Side and ATV off-road racing. Primm

1440-472: Is Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada. Primm hosted an Amtrak station at Whiskey Pete's Resort until late 2017, operating bi-directionally with a premium deluxe Amtrak Thruway service between Bakersfield, California and Las Vegas, Nevada. In the 1920s, Pete MacIntyre owned a gas station at the state line, on a road later designated U.S. Route 91 . MacIntyre, apparently, had

1520-548: Is also where Simon Lizotte set the Flying Disc Distance World Record at 263.2 m (863.5 ft) on October 25, 2014. He used a 157-gram Innova Blizzard Champion Boss. Primm is home to the Bonnie and Clyde Getaway Car, the vehicle that Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were in when they were shot and killed after being pursued by the police. It was previously located inside Whiskey Pete's, but

1600-604: Is home to the Tahoe Knight Monsters hockey team of the ECHL . Most of the town and surrounding land has been maintained by the heirs of the historic Friday's Station of the Pony Express ; it is leased to the casinos. The duplex naming of the community originated in part because of an interstate border dispute , resulting from differences in several boundary surveys. The erroneous 1872 Von Schmidt survey of

1680-532: Is one in a series of annual off-road races that include the Baja 1000 , Baja 500 , San Felipe 250 and the Laughlin Desert Challenge. In 1997, the 20th World's Strongest Man competition was held in Primm. Primm was the end location for the 2004 DARPA Grand Challenge . Additionally, it was the starting and ending location for the 2005 DARPA Grand Challenge . The $ 2 million prize was won by

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1760-647: The Bellagio , Mandalay Bay , MGM Grand and Park MGM . The company began operations in 1987 as MGM Grand, Inc. and became MGM Mirage in 2000, after acquiring Mirage Resorts . In the mid-2000s, growth of its non-gaming (lodging, food, retail) revenue began to outpace gaming receipts and demand for high-rise condominiums was surging, with median property prices in Las Vegas twice the national average. The company shifted its focus from owning and operating resorts and casinos to developing and building real estate in

1840-481: The California portion which had been contested by Nevada was dissolved into the city of South Lake Tahoe. The currently accepted interstate border is marked by the 1893 US CGS Federal Survey Monuments No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3. Stateline is located at 38°58′14″N 119°56′45″W  /  38.97056°N 119.94583°W  / 38.97056; -119.94583 (38.970512, −119.945714). It lies on

1920-637: The Gold Strike , and properties in Reno ( Circus Circus Reno and a 50 percent stake in the Silver Legacy ) were sold to Eldorado Resorts for $ 72.5 million. In April 2016, MGM sold The Shops at Crystals , the high-end mall in CityCenter, to Invesco Real Estate and Simon Property Group for $ 1.1 billion. In April 2016, MGM held an initial public offering for MGM Growth Properties (MGP),

2000-710: The Lakeside Inn catered to locals and modest gamblers. Many of the hotels in the neighboring city of South Lake Tahoe, California , organize buses to take residents to the casinos in Stateline. Stateline and South Lake Tahoe are effectively a single settlement, with the state line intersecting with U.S. Route 50 immediately after the Harrah's and Harvey's casinos. As commercial gambling establishments are illegal in California unless built on Indian reservations ,

2080-552: The Las Vegas , Atlantic City , Chicago , and Macau markets. The 55-acre site of the Boardwalk casino on the Las Vegas Strip was earmarked for a technologically advanced megaresort targeting a Generation X demographic. In Atlantic City, MGM shifted focus from its previously announced boardwalk site to a proposed billion-dollar hotel and casino on a 55-acre tract adjacent to the Borgata, where Wynn had planned to build

2160-767: The MGM Collection With Marriott Bonvoy . The new partnership will see four of MGM's properties fully affiliated with Marriott brands beginning in late 2023. The Bellagio will join The Luxury Collection division of Marriott, the Park MGM will join Marriott's Tribute Portfolio , and the Aria will join Marriott's Autograph Collection, which The Cosmopolitan has been a member of since its opening. In September 2023, MGM's hotel and casino operations were disrupted for several days during

2240-630: The MGM Grand Darwin to Skycity Entertainment for $ 140 million. MGM entered into quiet merger talks with Mandalay Resort Group in early 2004. The potential acquisition would give MGM control of more than half the hotel rooms on the Las Vegas Strip. Mandalay assets attractive to MGM included low-end casinos like Excalibur and Circus Circus to broaden MGM's "high roller" appeal; the Mandalay Bay Convention Center , which would allow MGM to compete directly with

2320-486: The Primm Valley Resorts were sold for $ 400 million, and the Nevada Landing Hotel and Casino was closed. On April 19, 2007 the company announced that it planned to purchase a 7.6-acre (31,000 m ) site from Concord Wilshire Partners for $ 130 million and a 25.8-acre (104,000 m ) site from Gordon Gaming for $ 444 million. The two parcels give the company complete control of the southwest corner of

2400-787: The San Antonio Stars of the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was moved to Mandalay Bay Events Center and began play as the Las Vegas Aces in 2018. In August 2018, MGM and Hyatt sold the Grand Victoria Casino to Eldorado Resorts for $ 328 million. In January 2019, MGM bought Yonkers Raceway and Empire City Casino in New York from the Rooney family for $ 850 million, and then immediately sold

2480-617: The Sands Expo center in the convention market; and at least two prime developable sites on the Strip. The talks went public in June, when MGM announced an offer worth $ 7.65 billion. Mandalay rejected that offer because of a clause allowing MGM to back out if antitrust regulators demanded the sale of any properties. Analysts speculated that another bidder such as Harrah's or Boyd might enter, but none did, and MGM and Mandalay soon agreed on

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2560-472: The 200’ rollercoaster Desperado , which was previously—at the time of its debut in 1996–the tallest and fastest steel coaster in America. The ride travels outside and inside parts of the casino. There is also a log flume ride inside the casino building. While not a census-designated place , the 2000 census population for the community is 436. A Clark County Comprehensive Planning Department estimate placed

2640-748: The Beau Rivage. In June 2010, MGM Mirage changed its name to "MGM Resorts International", to emphasize the brand's global scope and increased non-gaming strategy. In May 2011 an initial public offering was held for the MGM Macau property through a new holding company, MGM China. MGM retained a 51 percent interest in the company, with Pansy Ho holding a 29 percent stake, and 20 percent sold to public investors for $ 1.5 billion. In January 2013, MGM China received government approval to build its second resort in Macau. In 2013, MGM won state licenses to build

2720-551: The Borgata. At about the same time, New Jersey gambling regulators were evaluating MGM Mirage's suitability to operate casinos in New Jersey, and were unconvinced that MGM Mirage's Macau partner, Pansy Ho, could operate independently from influence of her father, Stanley Ho. The latter was often accused of ties with Chinese organized crime and letting the gangs operate in his casinos' VIP rooms. Faced with not complying with New Jersey gaming regulations, MGM Mirage decided to divest

2800-466: The CDP. The population density was 1,803.3 inhabitants per square mile (696.3/km ). There were 562 housing units at an average density of 834.1 per square mile (322.0/km ). The racial makeup of the CDP was 73.7% White , 1.2% African American , 0.7% Native American , 8.2% Asian , 0.2% Pacific Islander , 13.0% from other races , and 3.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 29.0% of

2880-729: The California–Nevada boundary found the stateline crossing U.S. 50 on the west edge of present-day Applebee's , and the east edge of the Ashley Marcus Gallery in Tahoe Crescent V Shopping Center in California. The community of Stateline, California , contended to be in Nevada, emerged just east to benefit from Nevada law—including tax-free status and later gambling which was legalized in 1931. However, an 1893 United States Coast and Geodetic Survey (C.G.S.) placed

2960-538: The Carson Valley on the other side. Most of Stateline's residential and seasonal accommodation, amenities and services are located on or near Kingsbury Grade. The route can be difficult in the winter months and snow chains are essential during this time. Larger vehicles are required to allow traffic to pass when five or more vehicles are queued behind them. Another new attraction is the brand-new Tahoe Blue Event Center , an arena that plays host to many events and

3040-708: The Chinese island of Hainan was announced in August 1994, but came to nothing. In Darwin, Australia , a lucrative market attracting high rollers from Pacific Rim countries, the company considered building a hotel, but instead bought the Diamond Beach Hotel and Casino , renaming it as the MGM Grand Darwin. MGM announced plans for an Atlantic City casino in July 1996. In Michigan, where voters approved casinos in November 1996, MGM made plans for

3120-558: The Douglas County seat, Minden . An express bus runs from the Stateline casinos to Reno–Tahoe International Airport . Seasonal shuttles operate to the ski resorts and casinos from South Lake Tahoe. MGM Mirage MGM Resorts International is an American hospitality and entertainment company. It operates resorts in Las Vegas , Massachusetts , Michigan , Mississippi , Maryland , Ohio , New Jersey , Macau , Shanghai , Chengdu , Hangzhou and Sanya , including

3200-593: The Le Jardin casino. In the Chicago market, MGM agreed to pay $ 600 million to buy the unfinished Emerald Casino in Rosemont, Illinois , whose investors had been accused of ties to organized crime. The deal was rejected, however, by state gaming regulators, and MGM then backed off its effort, saying that Illinois's casino tax was too high. In Macau, where Stanley Ho 's 40-year government-granted monopoly on gambling

3280-601: The MGM Grand name. A deal was reached for Bally Manufacturing to buy the company; the deal closed in April 1986, and the two casinos were renamed under the Bally's brand. The terms of the sale allowed Kerkorian to retain rights to the MGM Grand name, and plans were announced to offer the stockholders of MGM Grand Hotels shares in a new company that would hold the naming rights. The company now known as MGM Resorts International

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3360-730: The MGM Grand, the company acquired an option to buy an 18-acre site across the street from the project. Gary Primm of Primadonna Resorts approached MGM president Bob Maxey in 1994 with an idea for the site: a casino recreating the New York skyline. A joint venture was formed between the two companies, and construction began in March 1995. Completed at a cost of $ 460 million, the New York-New York Hotel and Casino opened in January 1997. With New York-New York under development, MGM Grand made moves to expand in several other markets. An exploratory agreement to develop two casinos on

3440-427: The Marina Bay site. Their bid advanced to the final stage against three competitors, and was seen as the favorite to win. The government awarded the license, however, to Las Vegas Sands , citing its strength in the meetings and conventions sector. In 2007, MGM Mirage disposed of some outlying properties in Southern Nevada. The two Laughlin casinos (the Colorado Belle and Edgewater ) were sold for $ 200 million,

3520-456: The Nevada–California state line, in addition to full control of New York-New York. In February 2000, MGM Grand made an unsolicited offer of $ 17 a share to buy Mirage Resorts , which had floundered due to disappointing results at its new Beau Rivage and Bellagio resorts. Analysts expected a protracted battle, with Mirage founder Steve Wynn seen as unwilling to give up control but under pressure from institutional investors. Mirage rejected

3600-422: The Sahara and Las Vegas Boulevard intersection. When combined with underused parts of the Circus Circus site, the company will have a 68-acre (280,000 m ) site for future development. The Concord site had been the proposed location for the Maxim Casino . On August 22, 2007, Dubai World said it would buy a 9.5 percent stake in MGM for about $ 2.4 billion. It would also invest about $ 2.7 billion to acquire

3680-442: The adjacent dining and entertainment district, The Park, that opened in April 2016. In August 2016, MGM bought out Boyd Gaming's interest in the Borgata for $ 900 million, and then sold the property to MGP for $ 1.2 billion and leased it back for $ 100 million per year. In 2017, MGM launched two online ventures under the PlayMGM brand: an online sportsbook in Nevada, and an online casino in New Jersey. In October 2017, MGM purchased

3760-403: The average family size was 3.24. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 24.3% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 35.6% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 8.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 124.2 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 126.0 males. The median income for a household in the CDP

3840-472: The border several thousand feet east of 1872 Von Schmidt line, creating a discrepancy which left the community in legal jeopardy. The Stateline Country Club operated in the 1930s. By the mid-1950s to mid-1960s, gambling development moved east across the 1893 C.G.S. line to a new adjacent community of Edgewood, Nevada. After a 1980 US Supreme Court ruling, the east-migrated gambling community of Edgewood formally regained its name Stateline, this time in NV.;

3920-520: The border with California and is conurbated with South Lake Tahoe . The population was 595 at the 2020 census . The population swells considerably during the busy winter and summer seasons, due to the high number of hotel rooms and rental accommodations available. Stateline is home to four casino resorts: Bally's Lake Tahoe (formerly Caesars Tahoe and MontBleu), Golden Nugget Lake Tahoe (formerly Horizon and Hard Rock), Harrah's Lake Tahoe , and Harveys Lake Tahoe . Until its closure on April 14, 2020,

4000-419: The casinos are extremely popular with California residents due to their strategic location right on the state line. The Edgewood Tahoe Resort golf course lies along the Lake Tahoe shoreline. The Heavenly Mountain Resort ski area is on the California–Nevada border. Another well-known feature of Stateline is Kingsbury Grade , which runs up and over a mountain pass, rising from Lake Tahoe and dropping down to

4080-441: The company announced plans for a $ 700-million Hollywood-themed complex, including a 4,000-room hotel and a theme park. The Desert Inn site was initially considered as a location for the project, but within weeks the location was finalized as the Marina Hotel and Casino and the Tropicana Country Club , which MGM Grand acquired for $ 93 million plus $ 30 million in stock. The company put the Desert Inn up for sale to focus efforts on

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4160-422: The company filed its annual report stating that "there is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern," and "it cannot provide assurance that its business would generate sufficient cash flow from operation." Starting on April 6, 2009 news reports surfaced that MGM Mirage had hired investment firm Morgan Stanley to assist the company in finding possible buyers for the MGM Grand Detroit and

4240-535: The company split into two forming MGM Growth Properties , a real estate company, while MGM Resorts shifted to operating properties. Today, MGM Resorts is the largest casino company in the world by revenue, making $ 13.13 billion USD in revenue in 2022. The company's background can be traced to 1969, when airline and casino tycoon Kirk Kerkorian bought a controlling stake in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) film studio. In 1970 and 1971, Kerkorian struggled with debt from his acquisitions of MGM and Western Airlines , and

4320-442: The highly profitable Borgata in order to continue pursuing the even more lucrative Chinese market. MGM Mirage subsequently transferred its 50% share in the Borgata to a divestiture trust through which it received all benefit of the ownership. The trust was responsible for selling MGM's interest within 30 months, although MGM had the right to direct the trustee during the first 18 months. On December 16, 2008, MGM Mirage announced

4400-399: The idea because of the alleged involvement of organized crime triads in his casinos. Another possibility emerged when the government allowed the three gaming concessionaires to each sell a sub-concession. In June 2004, MGM formed a joint venture with Pansy Ho , Stanley's daughter, to develop a casino-hotel under a sub-concession from Stanley. Despite initial concerns about whether Pansy Ho

4480-488: The land and buildings to MGP for $ 625 million, and leased them back for $ 50 million per year. In 2019, MGM sold two resorts on the Las Vegas strip: Bellagio and Circus Circus. They sold their real estate assets of Bellagio to Blackstone Group while selling Circus Circus to Phil Ruffin. In 2020, they sold their real estate assets of MGM Grand and Mandalay Bay to a joint venture between Blackstone and MGP. In 2021, MGM bought 50% of Dubai World’s share of CityCenter and sold

4560-465: The leisure and gaming industry—launching the massive CityCenter mixed-use project, which was at the time of its construction the world's largest construction site and ranks as one of the most expensive real estate projects in history. City Center's development coincided with the global financial crisis , causing more than $ 1 billion in writedowns in its valuation. Billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian and his Tracinda Corporation were, until 2009,

4640-420: The majority shareholders of MGM Mirage; Kerkorian was the former owner of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer movie studio, from which MGM Grand derived its name. Following a $ 1 billion stock offering by MGM Mirage amidst the global credit crunch, Tracinda's shares were diluted from 53.8 percent to 39 percent. On June 15, 2010, shareholders voted for MGM Mirage to change its name to "MGM Resorts International". In 2015,

4720-454: The new project, but found no outside bidders, and agreed to sell it to Tracinda for $ 130 million. Construction on the MGM Grand Las Vegas and the MGM Grand Adventures theme park began in October 1991, and the property opened in December 1993 at a final cost of $ 1 billion. The park permanently closed in 2002 due to a lack of interest. The company moved its headquarters from Beverly Hills to Las Vegas in July 1992. During construction of

4800-525: The north, or as a last chance to gamble before leaving Nevada. Most of Primm's residents are employees of the casinos. Conversely, a store located just over the California state line from Primm sells California State Lottery tickets and games (including the multi-state Mega Millions and Powerball games) mainly to residents of Nevada, whose constitution prohibits a state lottery . In addition to gambling, shopping, and dining, Buffalo Bill’s Resort and Casino also features several rides and attractions, notably

4880-418: The offer, but Wynn met with Kerkorian the next day and named a price of $ 21 a share. The companies agreed on the higher price, for a total of $ 4.4 billion plus $ 2 billion in assumed debt. The merger closed in May 2000, giving MGM ownership of the Mirage , Treasure Island , Bellagio, Boardwalk , and Golden Nugget casinos in Las Vegas, the Golden Nugget in Laughlin, and the Beau Rivage in Mississippi, and

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4960-461: The population at 284 on July 1, 2006, apparently using different boundaries for the area. In a December 5, 2007 article in the Las Vegas Review-Journal , Primm's population is listed as around 1,132. For 2020, Census Block 2156, Census Tract 57.03 and Block 2155, Census Tract 57.03 showed a total population of 650. Primm, Nevada is located along Interstate 15, midway between Las Vegas, Nevada and Baker, California . The nearest commercial airport

5040-405: The population. There were 510 households, out of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.7% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 51.8% were non-families. 36.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and

5120-452: The properties to Tsogo Sun in November 2001. Since the initiation of New York-New York, analysts had speculated that MGM Grand or Primadonna would buy out the other's interest in the project. Instead of making such a cash-intensive purchase, however, MGM agreed to buy Primadonna outright for $ 276 million in stock plus $ 336 million in assumed debt. The merger closed in March 1999, giving MGM ownership of three casinos and two golf courses at

5200-456: The real estate assets of Aria and Vdara to Blackstone and later purchased the operating assets of Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas and later sold the Mirage to Hard Rock International . Also in 2021, MGM would sell the Las Vegas Aces to Mark Davis , owner of the Las Vegas Raiders . In August 2020, MGM cut 18,000 job positions as a result of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic . The job cuts represent one fourth of its workforce, which before

5280-408: The sale of its Las Vegas Treasure Island resort and casino to billionaire Phil Ruffin . The sale was completed on March 20, 2009 for $ 600 million in cash plus a $ 175 million promissory note. On March 23, 2009 Dubai World and Infinity World announced that they had filed a lawsuit in the Delaware Chancery Court seeking to be released from their CityCenter joint venture agreement with MGM Mirage after

5360-481: The southern shore of Lake Tahoe to the east of the California – Nevada state line from which it takes its name, and the city of South Lake Tahoe, California . According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km ), of which 0.7 square miles (1.8 km ) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km ) (12.82%) is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 1,215 people, 510 households, and 245 families residing in

5440-473: The start of the pandemic was 68,000. MGM lobbied the Trump administration against giving federal approval for a casino operated by two native tribes in East Windsor, Connecticut. The casino would have provided competition to a MGM casino across the border in Massachusetts. In July 2023, MGM Resorts announced an agreement with Marriott International to bring its 17 properties within Marriott's global reservations system and its Bonvoy loyalty program, creating

5520-519: The three casinos. The name of the apartment complex is the Desert Oasis, and its current location is at 355 E. Primm Boulevard. Prizm Outlets, formerly known as the Fashion Outlets of Las Vegas, is a 370,000-square-foot mall that, as of 2023, is almost completely empty. It was sold in 2021 for $ 400,000. Primm's climate is a hot desert climate ( Köppen climate classification : BWh). In 1996, SCORE International started hosting an annual off-road race known as Terrible's SCORE Primm 300 . The Primm 300

5600-488: The two hotel-casinos accounted for most of MGM's income, and the company announced a plan to split itself in two. The next year, the film studio was spun off as a new company, while the original company, renamed as MGM Grand Hotels Inc., retained the two hotel-casinos. Kerkorian held a 47 percent stake in both companies. In 1985, Kerkorian began seeking a buyer for MGM Grand Hotels, to allow him to concentrate on running United Artists and on developing new properties under

5680-484: Was $ 28,641, and the median income for a family was $ 32,167. Males had a median income of $ 28,309 versus $ 20,625 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $ 16,084. About 13.4% of families and 12.7% of the population were below the poverty line , including 16.0% of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those aged 65 or over. U.S. Route 50 traverses Stateline on its way east towards Carson City and west towards Sacramento . Nevada State Route 207 connects Stateline to

5760-557: Was accidentally exhumed while workers were building a connecting bridge from Whiskey Pete's to Buffalo Bill's Hotel and Casino (on the other side of I-15); the remains were apparently relocated, and are now said to be buried in one of the caves where he cooked his moonshine. During its heyday, Primm featured family-friendly attractions like the Adventure Canyon Log Flume and the Desperado roller coaster, which

5840-546: Was coming to an end, MGM submitted a bid for one of three available gaming concessions, but it was not selected, losing out to Ho, Las Vegas Sands , and Wynn Resorts . MGM made moves into the United Kingdom market after a 2001 government report called for loosening of the country's gambling regulations. It opened an online casino, playmgmmirage.com, licensed in the Isle of Man , a British dependency, and it applied for

5920-507: Was forced to sell a majority of his casino company, International Leisure, to Hilton Hotels at a steep discount. When the Las Vegas Hilton , the casino he had built, subsequently became the most successful hotel in Las Vegas, Kerkorian was inspired to lead the studio into the gambling industry. It opened the original MGM Grand Hotel and Casino (now Horseshoe Las Vegas) in 1973. The MGM Grand Reno followed in 1978. By 1979,

6000-463: Was formed in 1986 as Grand Name Co. as a subsidiary of Kerkorian's Tracinda Corporation . It was renamed in 1987 as MGM Grand, Inc. The company's first venture was MGM Grand Air , a luxury airline offering service between New York and Los Angeles, which launched in September 1987. The company also made an offer to take over financially struggling Pan American World Airways , but this offer

6080-677: Was moved to the connecting annex between the Prizm Outlet Mall & Primm Valley Hotel & Casino in 2022. The couple were actually shot and killed in Gibsland, Louisiana , around 1,500 miles from Primm. Primm appears as a location the player can visit in the 2010 videogame Fallout: New Vegas . Stateline, Nevada Stateline is a census-designated place (CDP) on the southeastern shore of Lake Tahoe in Douglas County , Nevada , United States. It lies next to

6160-422: Was once the world's tallest. However, by the 2000s, Primm's energy waned. In 1998, MGM Grand acquired the casinos from the Primm family, and later in 2007, they were sold to Affinity Gaming. Dale Hamilton was the proprietor of State Line from the early 1950s to the early 1970s, as U.S. 91 was upgraded to today’s Interstate 15 . After obtaining the property, Hamilton built a Chevron station, as well as

6240-496: Was rejected by Pan Am's board in November 1987. In August 1987, MGM Grand bid $ 152 million for the bankrupt Dunes Hotel in Las Vegas, but was beat out by Japanese billionaire Masao Nangaku . Instead, the company acquired the Desert Inn and Sands casinos in February 1988 from Summa Corporation for $ 167 million. The Sands was sold to Sheldon Adelson 's Interface Group for $ 110 million in April 1989. In September 1989,

6320-612: Was subject to her father's influence, the Nevada Gaming Commission eventually approved the partnership. Construction of the MGM Grand Macau began in June 2005. The property opened in December 2007, completed at a cost of $ 1.25 billion. In 2004, MGM solidified its plans for the Boardwalk site on the Strip, announcing Project CityCenter , an $ 8-billion high-density project including hotels, condominiums,

6400-488: Was surpassed just two months later when Harrah's Entertainment acquired Caesars Entertainment in a deal that had been spurred on by news of the MGM-Mandalay merger. Despite MGM's initial failure to win a gaming concession in Macau, the company had remained interested in the burgeoning gaming market. Rumors of a possible partnership with Stanley Ho were reported in 2003, but Nevada gaming regulators informally vetoed

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