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MGM Resorts International - Quarter Report: 2023 September (Form 10-Q)

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2023
OR
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from to
Commission File No. 001-10362
MGM Resorts International
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware88-0215232
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
3600 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, Nevada 89109
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(702) 693-7120
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock (Par Value $0.01)MGMNew York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filerAccelerated filer
Non-accelerated filer
Smaller reporting company
Emerging growth company
  
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes No
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
 Class  
 Outstanding at November 6, 2023
Common Stock, $0.01 par value 
341,583,381 shares



MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL AND SUBSIDIARIES
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Part I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.         Financial Statements
MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except share data)
(Unaudited)
 September 30,
2023
December 31,
2022
ASSETS
Current assets  
Cash and cash equivalents$3,316,360 $5,911,893 
Accounts receivable, net812,187 852,149 
Inventories135,859 126,065 
Income tax receivable159,806 73,016 
Prepaid expenses and other834,961 583,132 
Assets held for sale— 608,437 
Total current assets5,259,173 8,154,692 
Property and equipment, net5,256,883 5,223,928 
Other assets
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated affiliates231,998 173,039 
Goodwill 5,142,838 5,029,312 
Other intangible assets, net1,733,379 1,551,252 
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net24,150,291 24,530,929 
Other long-term assets, net797,897 1,029,054 
Total other assets32,056,403 32,313,586 
$42,572,459 $45,692,206 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities
Accounts and construction payable$412,757 $369,817 
Current portion of long-term debt— 1,286,473 
Accrued interest on long-term debt114,714 83,451 
Other accrued liabilities2,434,598 2,236,323 
Liabilities related to assets held for sale— 539,828 
Total current liabilities2,962,069 4,515,892 
Deferred income taxes, net2,990,639 2,969,443 
Long-term debt, net6,505,517 7,432,817 
Operating lease liabilities25,129,233 25,149,299 
Other long-term obligations523,283 256,282 
Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)
Redeemable noncontrolling interests32,938 158,350 
Stockholders’ equity
Common stock, $0.01 par value: authorized 1,000,000,000 shares, issued and outstanding 340,914,804 and 379,087,524 shares
3,409 3,791 
Capital in excess of par value— — 
Retained earnings3,962,925 4,794,239 
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)(617)33,499 
Total MGM Resorts International stockholders’ equity3,965,717 4,831,529 
Noncontrolling interests463,063 378,594 
Total stockholders’ equity4,428,780 5,210,123 
$42,572,459 $45,692,206 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.


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MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
 Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2023202220232022
Revenues  
Casino$2,050,584 $1,407,367 $5,884,394 $4,185,411 
Rooms827,091 827,397 2,490,902 2,159,202 
Food and beverage698,261 722,982 2,163,628 1,893,592 
Entertainment, retail and other385,691 447,637 1,215,980 1,264,545 
Reimbursed costs11,556 10,689 33,782 32,519 
3,973,183 3,416,072 11,788,686 9,535,269 
Expenses
Casino1,056,487 653,601 3,073,122 1,950,132 
Rooms260,905 256,128 751,319 684,670 
Food and beverage530,145 528,966 1,579,561 1,377,749 
Entertainment, retail and other238,403 271,177 740,403 755,110 
Reimbursed costs11,556 10,689 33,782 32,519 
General and administrative1,192,298 1,212,474 3,472,228 3,018,076 
Corporate expense121,838 117,264 366,485 348,115 
Preopening and start-up expenses 68 396 356 1,372 
Property transactions, net12,227 (11,639)(378,235)23,704 
Gain on REIT transactions, net— — — (2,277,747)
Depreciation and amortization201,827 1,405,520 608,831 2,060,413 
3,625,754 4,444,576 10,247,852 7,974,113 
Income (loss) from unconsolidated affiliates22,507 (17,467)(68,681)(119,888)
Operating income (loss)369,936 (1,045,971)1,472,153 1,441,268 
Non-operating income (expense)
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized(111,170)(125,172)(353,415)(457,822)
Non-operating items from unconsolidated affiliates438 (995)(1,187)(22,248)
Other, net(34,879)(14,316)35,121 (23,322)
(145,611)(140,483)(319,481)(503,392)
Income (loss) before income taxes224,325 (1,186,454)1,152,672 937,876 
Benefit (provision) for income taxes(12,440)125,367 (217,360)(411,131)
Net income (loss)211,885 (1,061,087)935,312 526,745 
Less: Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests(50,768)484,257 (106,592)662,346 
Net income (loss) attributable to MGM Resorts International$161,117 $(576,830)$828,720 $1,189,091 
Earnings (loss) per share
Basic$0.46 $(1.45)$2.30 $2.81 
Diluted$0.46 $(1.45)$2.28 $2.79 
Weighted average common shares outstanding
Basic347,345 393,295 360,732 417,686 
Diluted351,390 393,295 364,847 421,770 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
 Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2023202220232022
Net income (loss)$211,885 $(1,061,087)$935,312 $526,745 
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax:
Foreign currency translation(30,386)(17,563)(36,475)(45,357)
Cash flow hedges— — — 37,692 
Other— — 871 — 
Other comprehensive loss(30,386)(17,563)(35,604)(7,665)
Comprehensive income (loss)181,499 (1,078,650)899,708 519,080 
Less: Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests(51,056)484,932 (105,104)649,713 
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to MGM Resorts International$130,443 $(593,718)$794,604 $1,168,793 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
 Nine Months Ended September 30,
 20232022
Cash flows from operating activities  
Net income$935,312 $526,745 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization608,831 2,060,413 
Amortization of debt discounts, premiums and issuance costs20,846 25,404 
Provision for credit losses25,974 6,827 
Stock-based compensation46,246 46,138 
Property transactions, net(378,235)23,704 
Gain on REIT transactions, net— (2,277,747)
Noncash lease expense388,571 303,044 
Other investment losses39,452 27,562 
Loss from unconsolidated affiliates69,868 142,136 
Distributions from unconsolidated affiliates8,838 36,131 
Deferred income taxes11,828 371,840 
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable5,296 (66,556)
Inventories(9,766)(12,388)
Income taxes receivable and payable, net(81,871)35,873 
Prepaid expenses and other(74,088)(25,403)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities276,924 92,200 
Other80,813 17,351 
Net cash provided by operating activities1,974,839 1,333,274 
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures(603,053)(456,570)
Dispositions of property and equipment6,133 9,748 
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates(144,452)(226,317)
Proceeds from sale of operating resorts460,392 — 
Proceeds from real estate transactions— 4,373,820 
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired(122,058)(1,889,548)
Proceeds from repayment of principal on note receivable 152,518 — 
Distributions from unconsolidated affiliates6,792 9,864 
Investments and other(176,826)(238,361)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities(420,554)1,582,636 
Cash flows from financing activities  
Net borrowings (repayments) under bank credit facilities - maturities of 90 days or less(931,028)937,050 
Repayment of long-term debt(1,285,600)(1,000,000)
Debt issuance costs(20,617)(1,367)
Dividends paid to common shareholders— (3,091)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest owners(169,093)(207,792)
Repurchases of common stock(1,668,888)(2,423,009)
Other(101,871)(82,355)
Net cash used in financing activities(4,177,097)(2,780,564)
Effect of exchange rate on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash(36,316)(3,315)
Change in cash and cash equivalents classified as assets held for sale25,938 (39,656)
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
Net change for the period(2,633,190)92,375 
Balance, beginning of period6,036,388 5,203,059 
Balance, end of period $3,403,198 $5,295,434 
Supplemental cash flow disclosures
Interest paid, net of amounts capitalized$301,173 $411,701 
Federal, state and foreign income taxes paid286,561 12,888 
Non-cash investing and financing activities
MGM Grand Paradise gaming concession intangible asset$226,083 $— 
MGM Grand Paradise gaming concession payment obligation226,083 — 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
 Common Stock      
Shares Par Value Capital in Excess of Par Value  Retained Earnings  
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
 Total MGM Resorts International Stockholders’ Equity  Noncontrolling Interests  Total Stockholders’ Equity
Balances, July 1, 2023352,790 $3,528 $— $4,382,588 $30,057 $4,416,173 $419,194 $4,835,367 
Net income— — — 161,117 — 161,117 50,625 211,742 
Currency translation adjustment— — — — (30,674)(30,674)288 (30,386)
Stock-based compensation— — 10,270 — — 10,270 794 11,064 
Issuance of common stock pursuant to stock-based compensation awards891 (9,762)(9,318)— (19,071)— (19,071)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest owners— — — — — — (7,476)(7,476)
Repurchases of common stock (12,766)(128)— (571,462)— (571,590)— (571,590)
Adjustment of redeemable noncontrolling interest to redemption value— — (34)— — (34)— (34)
Other— — (474)— — (474)(362)(836)
Balances, September 30, 2023340,915 $3,409 $— $3,962,925 $(617)$3,965,717 $463,063 $4,428,780 
Balances, January 1, 2023379,088 $3,791 $— $4,794,239 $33,499 $4,831,529 $378,594 $5,210,123 
Net income— — — 828,720 — 828,720 106,111 934,831 
Currency translation adjustment— — — — (34,987)(34,987)(1,488)(36,475)
Stock-based compensation— — 44,092 — — 44,092 2,093 46,185 
Issuance of common stock pursuant to stock-based compensation awards1,096 11 (12,328)(9,318)— (21,635)— (21,635)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest owners— — — — — — (21,566)(21,566)
Issuance of restricted stock units— — 1,701 — — 1,701 — 1,701 
Repurchases of common stock (39,269)(393)(33,688)(1,650,716)— (1,684,797)— (1,684,797)
Adjustment of redeemable noncontrolling interest to redemption value— — 1,377 — — 1,377 — 1,377 
Other— — (1,154)— 871 (283)(681)(964)
Balances, September 30, 2023340,915 $3,409 $— $3,962,925 $(617)$3,965,717 $463,063 $4,428,780 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
 Common Stock 
 Shares Par Value  Capital in Excess of Par Value  Retained Earnings  Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Total MGM Resorts International Stockholders’ Equity  Noncontrolling Interests  Total Stockholders’ Equity
Balances, July 1, 2022398,418 $3,984 $— $5,746,532 $(16,942)$5,733,574 $1,464,109 $7,197,683 
Net loss— — — (576,830)— (576,830)(486,445)(1,063,275)
Currency translation adjustment— — — — (16,888)(16,888)(675)(17,563)
Stock-based compensation— — 6,751 — — 6,751 664 7,415 
Issuance of common stock pursuant to stock-based compensation awards346 (5,005)— — (5,001)— (5,001)
Cash distributions to noncontrolling interest owners— — — — — — (1,985)(1,985)
Dividends declared and paid to common shareholders ($0.0025 per share)
— — — (980)— (980)— (980)
Repurchases of common stock (10,003)(100)(9,764)(297,090)— (306,954)— (306,954)
Adjustment of redeemable noncontrolling interest to redemption value— — 8,043 — — 8,043 — 8,043 
Other— — (25)— — (25)7,325 7,300 
Balances, September 30, 2022388,761 $3,888 $— $4,871,632 $(33,830)$4,841,690 $982,993 $5,824,683 
Balances, January 1, 2022453,804 $4,538 $1,750,135 $4,340,588 $(24,616)$6,070,645 $4,906,121 $10,976,766 
Net income (loss)— — — 1,189,091 — 1,189,091 (669,087)520,004 
Currency translation adjustment— — — — (33,781)(33,781)(11,576)(45,357)
Cash flow hedges— — — — 13,483 13,483 24,209 37,692 
Stock-based compensation— — 41,207 — — 41,207 4,931 46,138 
Issuance of common stock pursuant to stock-based compensation awards675 (12,723)— — (12,716)— (12,716)
Cash distributions to noncontrolling interest owners— — — — — — (93,274)(93,274)
Dividends declared and paid to common shareholders ($0.0075 per share)
— — — (3,091)— (3,091)— (3,091)
Issuance of restricted stock units— — 1,941 — — 1,941 186 2,127 
Repurchases of common stock (65,718)(657)(1,767,396)(654,956)— (2,423,009)— (2,423,009)
Adjustment of redeemable noncontrolling interest to redemption value— — (13,355)— — (13,355)— (13,355)
Deconsolidation of MGP— — — — 11,084 11,084 (3,184,710)(3,173,626)
Other— — 191 — — 191 6,193 6,384 
Balances, September 30, 2022388,761 $3,888 $— $4,871,632 $(33,830)$4,841,690 $982,993 $5,824,683 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

NOTE 1 — ORGANIZATION

Organization. MGM Resorts International, a Delaware corporation (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, unless otherwise indicated or unless the context requires otherwise, the “Company”) is a global gaming and entertainment company with domestic and international locations featuring hotels and casinos, convention, dining, and retail offerings, and sports betting and online gaming operations.

As of September 30, 2023, the Company’s domestic casino resorts include the following integrated casino, hotel and entertainment resorts in Las Vegas, Nevada: Aria (including Vdara), Bellagio, The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas (The Cosmopolitan”), MGM Grand Las Vegas (including The Signature), Mandalay Bay, Luxor, New York-New York, Park MGM, and Excalibur. The Company also operates MGM Grand Detroit in Detroit, Michigan, MGM National Harbor in Prince George’s County, Maryland, MGM Springfield in Springfield, Massachusetts, Borgata in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Empire City in Yonkers, New York, MGM Northfield Park in Northfield Park, Ohio, and Beau Rivage in Biloxi, Mississippi. Additionally, the Company operates The Park, a dining and entertainment district located between New York-New York and Park MGM. The Company leases the real estate assets of its domestic properties pursuant to triple-net lease agreements, as further discussed in Note 8.

The Company has an approximate 56% controlling interest in MGM China Holdings Limited (together with its subsidiaries, “MGM China”), which owns MGM Grand Paradise, S.A. (“MGM Grand Paradise”). MGM Grand Paradise owns and operates MGM Macau and MGM Cotai, two integrated casino, hotel and entertainment resorts in Macau, as well as the related gaming concession and land concessions.

The Company also owns LV Lion Holding Limited (“LeoVegas”), a consolidated subsidiary that has global online gaming operations headquartered in Sweden and Malta. Additionally, the Company and its venture partner, Entain plc, each have a 50% ownership interest in BetMGM, LLC (“BetMGM”), an unconsolidated affiliate, which provides online sports betting and gaming in certain jurisdictions in North America.

Japan. In April 2023, the Japanese government officially certified the Area Development Plan (“ADP”) for the development of an integrated resort in Osaka, which was previously submitted by the city/prefecture of Osaka and the Company’s 50% owned unconsolidated venture (“Osaka IR KK”), and, in September 2023, Osaka IR KK signed an agreement with Osaka to implement the ADP.

MGM Grand Paradise gaming concession. Gaming in Macau is currently administered by the Macau Government through concessions awarded to six different concessionaires. On December 16, 2022, MGM Grand Paradise was awarded a ten-year concession contract to permit the operation of games of chance or other games in casinos in Macau, which commenced on January 1, 2023. Refer to Note 5 for further discussion of the gaming concession.

Reportable segments. The Company has three reportable segments: Las Vegas Strip Resorts, Regional Operations and MGM China. See Note 12 for additional information about the Company’s segments.

Impact of COVID-19 - Update. On January 8, 2023, Macau lifted the majority of its COVID-19 pandemic travel and quarantine restrictions with the exception of overseas visitors travelling from outside of mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan being required to present a negative nucleic acid test or rapid antigen test result, and on February 6, 2023 all remaining COVID-19 travel restrictions were removed. As of September 30, 2023, all of the Company’s properties were open and not subject to any COVID-19 related operating restrictions.

NOTE 2 — BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of presentation. As permitted by the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted. These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s 2022 annual consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.

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In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the Company’s interim financial statements. The results for such periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.

Principles of consolidation. The Company evaluates entities for which control is achieved through means other than voting rights to determine if it is the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity (“VIE”). The Company consolidates its investment in a VIE when it determines that it is its primary beneficiary. The Company may change its original assessment of a VIE upon subsequent events such as the modification of contractual arrangements that affect the characteristics or adequacy of the entity’s equity investments at risk and the disposition of all or a portion of an interest held by the primary beneficiary. The Company performs this analysis on an ongoing basis.

The Company has a 5% ownership interest in the venture that owns and leases back the real estate assets of Bellagio (the “Bellagio BREIT Venture”). Bellagio BREIT Venture is a VIE of which the Company is not the primary beneficiary and, accordingly, the Company does not consolidate the venture. The Company’s maximum exposure to loss in Bellagio BREIT Venture is equal to the carrying value of its investment of $55 million as of September 30, 2023, assuming no future capital funding requirements, plus the exposure to loss resulting from the Company’s guarantee of the debt of Bellagio BREIT Venture, which guarantee is immaterial as of September 30, 2023, as further discussed in Note 9.

For entities determined not to be a VIE, the Company consolidates such entities in which the Company owns 100% of the equity. For entities in which the Company owns less than 100% of the equity interest, the Company consolidates the entity under the voting interest model if it has a controlling financial interest based upon the terms of the respective entities’ ownership agreements, such as MGM China. For these entities, the Company records a noncontrolling interest in the consolidated balance sheets and all intercompany balances and transactions are eliminated in consolidation. If the entity does not qualify for consolidation under the voting interest model and the Company has significant influence over the operating and financial decisions of the entity, the Company generally accounts for the entity under the equity method, such as BetMGM, which does not qualify for consolidation as the Company has joint control, given the entity is structured with substantive participating rights whereby both owners participate in the decision making process, which prevents the Company from exerting a controlling financial interest in such entity, as defined in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 810. For entities over which the Company does not have significant influence, the Company accounts for its equity investment under ASC 321.

Fair value measurements. Fair value measurements affect the Company’s accounting and impairment assessments of its long-lived assets, investments in unconsolidated affiliates or equity interests, assets acquired, and liabilities assumed in an acquisition, and goodwill and other intangible assets. Fair value measurements also affect the Company’s accounting for certain of its financial assets and liabilities. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date and is measured according to a hierarchy that includes: Level 1 inputs, such as quoted prices in an active market; Level 2 inputs, which are quoted prices for identical or comparable instruments or pricing using observable market data; or Level 3 inputs, which are unobservable inputs. The Company used the following inputs in its fair value measurements:

Level 1 inputs when measuring its equity investments recorded at fair value;
Level 2 inputs for its long-term debt fair value disclosures; See Note 6;
Level 1 and Level 2 inputs for its debt investments; and
Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 inputs when assessing the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in acquisitions. See Note 3.

Equity investments. Fair value is measured based upon trading prices on the applicable securities exchange for equity investments for which the Company has elected the fair value option of ASC 825 and equity investments accounted for under ASC 321 that have a readily determinable fair value. The fair value of these investments was $409 million and $461 million as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively, and is reflected within “Other long-term assets, net” on the consolidated balance sheets. Gains and losses are recorded in “Other, net” in the statements of operations. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company recorded a net loss on its equity investments of $57 million and $52 million, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company recorded a net loss on its equity investments of $20 million and $28 million, respectively.

Debt investments. The Company’s investments in debt securities are classified as trading securities and recorded at fair value. Gains and losses are recorded in “Other, net” in the statements of operations. Debt securities are considered cash
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equivalents if the criteria for such classification is met or otherwise classified as short-term investments within “Prepaid expenses and other” since the investment of cash is available for current operations.

The following tables present information regarding the Company’s debt investments:

Fair value levelSeptember 30, 2023December 31, 2022
(In thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Money market funds
Level 1
$174,585 $12,009 
Commercial paper
Level 2
— 5,992 
Cash and cash equivalents
174,585 18,001 
Short-term investments:
U.S. government securitiesLevel 142,132 56,835 
U.S. agency securitiesLevel 225,744 9,530 
Commercial paper and certificates of depositLevel 2— 4,466 
Corporate bondsLevel 2392,585 213,875 
Asset-backed securities
Level 2
2,420 — 
Short-term investments
462,881 284,706 
Total debt investments
$637,466 $302,707 

Cash and cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash and highly liquid investments with maturities of 90 days or less at the date of purchase. The fair value of cash and cash equivalents approximates carrying value because of the short maturity of those instruments (Level 1).

Restricted cash. MGM China’s pledged cash of $87 million and $124 million as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively, securing the bank guarantees discussed in Note 9 is restricted in use and classified within “Other long-term assets, net.” Such amounts plus “Cash and cash equivalents” on the consolidated balance sheets equal “Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash” on the consolidated statements of cash flows as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022.

Accounts receivable. As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the loss reserve on accounts receivable was $131 million and $113 million, respectively.

Note receivable. In February 2023, the secured note receivable related to the sale of Circus Circus Las Vegas and the adjacent land was repaid, prior to maturity, for $170 million, which approximated its carrying value on the date of repayment. As of December 31, 2022, the carrying value of the note receivable was $167 million and was recorded within “Other long-term assets, net” on the consolidated balance sheets.

Accounts payable. As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company had accrued $56 million and $80 million, respectively, for purchases of property and equipment within “Accounts and construction payable” on the consolidated balance sheets.

Revenue recognition. Contract and Contract-Related Liabilities. There may be a difference between the timing of cash receipts from the customer and the recognition of revenue, resulting in a contract or contract-related liability. The Company generally has three types of liabilities related to contracts with customers: (1) outstanding chip liability, which represents the amounts owed in exchange for gaming chips held by a customer, (2) loyalty program obligations, which represents the deferred allocation of revenue relating to loyalty program incentives earned, and (3) customer advances and other, which is primarily funds deposited by customers before gaming play occurs (“casino front money”) and advance payments on goods and services yet to be provided, such as advance ticket sales and deposits on rooms and convention space or for unpaid wagers. These liabilities are generally expected to be recognized as revenue within one year of being purchased, earned, or deposited and are recorded within “Other accrued liabilities” on the consolidated balance sheets.

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The following table summarizes the activity related to contract and contract-related liabilities:

 Outstanding Chip LiabilityLoyalty ProgramCustomer Advances and Other
 2023 20222023 20222023 2022
 (In thousands)
Balance at January 1$185,669 $176,219 $183,602 $144,465 $816,376 $640,001 
Balance at September 30185,615 156,560 204,333 175,716 847,572 747,505 
Increase / (decrease)$(54)$(19,659)$20,731 $31,251 $31,196 $107,504 

The January 1, 2023 balances exclude liabilities related to assets held for sale.

Revenue by source. The Company presents the revenue earned disaggregated by the type or nature of the good or service (casino, room, food and beverage, and entertainment, retail and other) and by relevant geographic region within Note 12.

Leases. The Company determines if an arrangement is or contains a lease at inception or modification of the arrangement. An arrangement is or contains a lease if there are identified assets and the right to control the use of an identified asset is conveyed for a period of time in exchange for consideration. Control over the use of the identified asset means the lessee has both the right to obtain substantially all of the economic benefits from the use of the asset and the right to direct the use of the asset.

The Company classifies a lease with terms greater than twelve months as either operating or finance. At commencement, the right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and lease liabilities are recognized based on the present value of the future minimum lease payments over the lease term. The initial measurement of ROU assets also includes any prepaid lease payments and are reduced by any previously accrued deferred rent. When available, such as for the Company’s triple-net operating leases for which the lessor has provided its implicit rate or provided the assumptions required for the Company to readily determine the rate implicit in the lease, the Company uses the rate implicit in the lease to discount lease payments to present value. However, for most of the Company’s leases, such as its ground subleases and equipment leases, the Company cannot readily determine the implicit rate. Accordingly, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate to discount the lease payments for such leases based on the information available at the commencement date. Lease terms include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that such option will be exercised. The Company’s triple-net operating leases each contain renewal periods at the Company’s option, each of which are not considered to be reasonably certain of being exercised. Many of the Company’s leases include fixed rental escalation clauses that are factored into the determination of lease payments. For operating leases, lease expense for minimum lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the expected lease term. For finance leases, the ROU asset depreciates on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the lease term or useful life of the ROU asset and the lease liability accretes interest based on the interest method using the discount rate determined at lease commencement. Refer to Note 8 for discussion of leases under which the Company is a lessee.

The Company is a lessor under certain other lease arrangements. Lease revenues earned by the Company from third parties are classified within the line item corresponding to the type or nature of the tenant’s good or service. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, lease revenues from third-party tenants include $20 million and $57 million recorded within food and beverage revenue, respectively, and $27 million and $86 million recorded within entertainment, retail, and other revenue for the same such periods, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, lease revenues from third-party tenants include $19 million and $52 million recorded within food and beverage revenue, respectively, and $30 million and $85 million recorded within entertainment, retail, and other revenue for the same such periods, respectively. Lease revenues from the rental of hotel rooms are recorded as rooms revenues within the consolidated statements of operations.

Redeemable noncontrolling interest. Noncontrolling interests with redemption features, such as put rights, that are not exclusively in the Company’s control, are considered redeemable noncontrolling interests. Redeemable noncontrolling interests are presented outside of stockholders’ equity within the mezzanine section of the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The interests are initially accounted for at fair value and subsequently adjusted to the greater of the redemption value and carrying value (initial fair value adjusted for attributed net income (loss) and distributions, as applicable). The Company records such adjustments to capital in excess of par value.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company purchased $138 million and $21 million
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of interests from its redeemable noncontrolling interest parties, respectively.

Share repurchases. Shares repurchased pursuant to the Company’s share repurchase plans are retired upon purchase. The cost of the repurchases in excess of the aggregate par value of the shares reduces capital in excess of par value, to the extent available, with any residual cost applied against retained earnings.

NOTE 3 — ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES

Push Gaming acquisition. On August 31, 2023, LeoVegas acquired 86% of digital gaming developer, Push Gaming Holding Limited (“Push Gaming”) for total consideration of $145 million, which was preliminarily allocated to $126 million of goodwill and $40 million of amortizable intangible assets.

LeoVegas acquisition. On May 2, 2022, the Company commenced a public offer to the shareholders of LeoVegas to tender 100% of the shares at a price of SEK 61 in cash per share. On September 7, 2022, the Company completed its tender offer and acquired 65% of the outstanding shares of LeoVegas and, at the completion of an extended acceptance period on September 22, 2022, acquired an additional 2% of outstanding shares, for an aggregate cash tender price of $370 million. During the tender offer period, the Company had acquired 31% of outstanding shares in open market purchases that had an acquisition-date fair value of approximately $172 million. As the Company’s previous 31% ownership interest was accounted for at fair value, no gain or loss was recorded upon consolidation. The remaining outstanding shares, with a fair value of approximately $11 million based upon the tender price, were settled by the Company in cash in connection with squeeze-out proceedings during the second quarter of 2023. The acquisition provided the Company an opportunity to create a scaled global online gaming business.

The Company recognized 100% of the assets, liabilities, and noncontrolling interests of LeoVegas at fair value at the date of the acquisition. The fair value of the acquired equity interests of LeoVegas was determined by the tender price and equaled $556 million, inclusive of cash settlement of equity awards. Under the acquisition method, the fair value was allocated to the assets acquired, liabilities assumed, and noncontrolling interests. The Company estimated fair value using level 1 inputs, level 2 inputs, and level 3 inputs. The estimated fair values of the identified intangible assets were determined using methodologies under the income approach based on significant inputs that were not observable. The intangible assets include trademarks, which is an indefinite-lived intangible asset, and customer lists and technology, which are finite-lived intangibles that are amortized over each of their estimated useful lives of five years. Goodwill is primarily attributable to the profitability of LeoVegas in excess of identifiable assets and is not deductible for tax purposes. All of the goodwill was assigned to Corporate and other.

The following table sets forth the purchase price allocation (in thousands):

Cash and cash equivalents$93,407 
Receivables and other current assets36,872 
Technology109,027 
Trademarks144,374 
Customer lists126,526 
Goodwill288,367 
Other long-term assets19,181 
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities, and other current liabilities(118,302)
Debt(104,439)
Other long-term liabilities(36,457)
Noncontrolling interests(2,861)
$555,695 

The operating results for LeoVegas are included in the consolidated statements of operations from the date of acquisition. LeoVegas’s net revenue for the period from September 7, 2022 through September 30, 2022 was $31 million and operating loss and net loss were $3 million and $4 million, respectively.

The Cosmopolitan acquisition. On May 17, 2022, the Company acquired 100% of the equity interests in the entities that own the operations of The Cosmopolitan for cash consideration of $1.625 billion plus working capital
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adjustments for a total purchase price of approximately $1.7 billion. The acquisition expands the Company’s customer base and provides a greater depth of choices and experiences for guests in Las Vegas.

The Company recognized 100% of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities at fair value at the date of the acquisition. Under the acquisition method, the fair value was allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the transaction. The Company estimated fair value using level 1 inputs, level 2 inputs, and level 3 inputs. The estimated fair values of the identified intangible assets were determined using methodologies under the income approach based on significant inputs that were not observable. The intangible assets include trademarks, which is an indefinite-lived intangible asset, and customer lists, which is amortized over its estimated useful life of seven years. Goodwill, which is deductible for tax purposes, is primarily attributable to the profitability of The Cosmopolitan in excess of identifiable assets as well as expected synergies. All of the goodwill was assigned to the Las Vegas Strip Resorts segment.

The following table sets forth the purchase price allocation (in thousands):

Cash and cash equivalents$80,670 
Receivables and other current assets94,354 
Property and equipment120,912 
Trademarks130,000 
Customer lists95,000 
Goodwill1,289,468 
Operating lease right-of-use-assets, net3,404,894 
Other long-term assets23,709 
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities, and other current liabilities(145,136)
Operating lease liabilities(3,401,815)
Other long-term liabilities(1,570)
$1,690,486 

The operating results for The Cosmopolitan are included in the consolidated statements of operations from the date of acquisition. The Cosmopolitan’s net revenue for the period from May 17, 2022 through September 30, 2022 was $465 million and operating income and net income were each $57 million.

Unaudited pro forma information - The Cosmopolitan acquisition. The following unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information for the Company has been prepared assuming the Company’s acquisition of The Cosmopolitan had occurred as of January 1, 2021. The unaudited pro forma financial information below is not necessarily indicative of either future results of operations or results that might have been achieved had the acquisition been consummated as of the indicated date. Pro forma results of operations for the LeoVegas and Push Gaming acquisitions have not been included because they are not material to the consolidated results of operations.
Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
20222022
(In thousands)
Net revenues$3,416,072 $9,958,088 
Net income attributable to MGM Resorts International(576,830)1,203,246 

VICI Transaction. Prior to the closing of the VICI Transaction (defined below), MGM Growth Properties LLC (“MGP”) was a consolidated subsidiary of the Company. Substantially all of its assets were owned by and substantially all of its operations were conducted through MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP ("MGP OP”). MGP had two classes of common shares: Class A shares and a single Class B share. The Company owned MGP’s Class B share, through which it held a controlling interest in MGP as it was entitled to an amount of votes representing a majority of the total voting power of MGP’s shares. The Company and MGP each held MGP OP units representing limited partner interests in MGP OP.

Additionally, the Company had leased the real estate assets of The Mirage, Luxor, New York-New York, Park MGM, Excalibur, The Park, Gold Strike Tunica, MGM Grand Detroit, Beau Rivage, Borgata, Empire City, MGM National Harbor, MGM Northfield Park, and MGM Springfield from MGP OP. The Company also leased, and continues to lease,
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the real estate assets of Mandalay Bay and MGM Grand Las Vegas from subsidiaries of a venture that was 50.1% owned by a subsidiary of MGP OP at the time of the transaction (such venture, the “MGP BREIT Venture”).

On April 29, 2022, VICI Properties Inc. (“VICI”) acquired MGP in a stock-for-stock transaction (such transaction, the “VICI Transaction”). MGP Class A shareholders received 1.366 shares of newly issued VICI stock in exchange for each MGP Class A share outstanding and the Company received 1.366 units of VICI OP in exchange for each MGP OP unit held by the Company. The fixed exchange ratio represents an agreed upon price of $43 per share of MGP Class A share to the five-day volume weighted average price of VICI stock as of the close of business on July 30, 2021. In connection with the exchange, VICI OP redeemed the majority of the Company’s VICI OP units for cash consideration of $4.4 billion, with the Company retaining an approximate 1% ownership interest in VICI OP that had a fair value of approximately $375 million. MGP’s Class B share that was held by the Company was cancelled. Accordingly, the Company no longer held a controlling interest in MGP and deconsolidated MGP upon the closing of the transactions. Further, the Company entered into an amended and restated master lease with VICI as discussed in Note 8. The Mandalay Bay and MGM Grand Las Vegas lease remained unchanged.

In connection with the transactions, the Company recognized a $2.3 billion gain recorded within “Gain on REIT transactions, net.” The gain reflects the fair value of consideration received of $4.8 billion plus the carrying amount of noncontrolling interest immediately prior to the transactions of $3.2 billion less the net carrying value of the assets and liabilities and accumulated comprehensive income derecognized of $5.7 billion.

The major classes of assets and liabilities derecognized were as follows:

(In thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents$25,387 
Income tax receivable5,486 
Prepaid expenses and other128 
Property and equipment, net9,250,519 
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated affiliates817,901 
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net236,255 
Other long-term assets, net3,991 
Total assets$10,339,667 
Accounts payable$1,136 
Accrued interest on long-term debt68,150 
Other accrued liabilities4,057 
Deferred income taxes, net1,284 
Long-term debt, net4,259,473 
Operating lease liabilities336,689 
Total liabilities$4,670,789 

The Mirage transaction. On December 19, 2022, the Company completed the sale of the operations of The Mirage to an affiliate of Seminole Hard Rock Entertainment, Inc. (“Hard Rock”) for cash consideration of $1.075 billion, or $1.1 billion, net of purchase price adjustments and transaction costs. At closing, the master lease between the Company and VICI was amended to remove The Mirage and to reflect a $90 million reduction in annual cash rent.

Gold Strike Tunica. On February 15, 2023, the Company completed the sale of the operations of Gold Strike Tunica to CNE Gaming Holdings, LLC (“CNE”), a subsidiary of Cherokee Nation Business, for cash consideration of $450 million, or $474 million, net of purchase price adjustments and transaction costs. At closing, the master lease between the Company and VICI was amended to remove Gold Strike Tunica and to reflect a $40 million reduction in annual cash rent. The Company recognized a $399 million gain recorded within “Property transactions, net.” The gain reflects the net cash consideration less the net carrying value of the assets and liabilities derecognized of $75 million.

The operations of Gold Strike Tunica are not classified as discontinued operations because the Company concluded that the sale is not a strategic shift that has a major effect on the Company’s operations or its financial results and it does
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not represent a major geographic segment or product line.

The major classes of assets and liabilities derecognized are as follows:
(In thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents$26,911 
Accounts receivable, net2,466 
Inventories1,087 
Prepaid expenses and other1,522 
Property and equipment, net21,300 
Goodwill40,523 
Other intangible assets, net5,700 
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net507,231 
Other long-term assets, net1,251 
Total assets$607,991 
Accounts payable$1,657 
Other accrued liabilities13,778 
Other long-term obligations1,707 
Operating lease liabilities516,136 
Total liabilities$533,278 

NOTE 4 — INVESTMENTS IN AND ADVANCES TO UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES

Investments in and advances to unconsolidated affiliates consisted of the following:

 September 30,
2023
December 31,
2022
 (In thousands)
BetMGM (50%)
$— $31,760 
Other231,998 141,279 
 $231,998 $173,039 

The Company’s share of losses of BetMGM in excess of its equity method investment balance is $7 million as of September 30, 2023.

The Company recorded its share of income (loss) from unconsolidated affiliates as follows:

 Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2023202220232022
 (In thousands)
Income (loss) from unconsolidated affiliates$22,507 $(17,467)$(68,681)$(119,888)
Non-operating items from unconsolidated affiliates438 (995)(1,187)(22,248)
 $22,945 $(18,462)$(69,868)$(142,136)

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The following table summarizes information related to the Company’s share of operating income (loss) from unconsolidated affiliates:
 Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2023202220232022
 (In thousands)
MGP BREIT Venture (through April 29, 2022)$— $— $— $51,051 
BetMGM12,629 (23,582)(91,743)(186,804)
Other9,878 6,115 23,062 15,865 
 $22,507 $(17,467)$(68,681)$(119,888)

In connection with the VICI Transaction in April 2022, the Company deconsolidated MGP and, accordingly, derecognized the assets and liabilities of MGP, which included MGP OP’s investment in MGP BREIT Venture.

MGP BREIT Venture distributions. During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, MGP OP received $32 million in distributions from MGP BREIT Venture.

BetMGM contributions. During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company contributed $50 million to BetMGM. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company contributed $50 million and $200 million to BetMGM, respectively.

NOTE 5 — GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Goodwill and other intangible assets consisted of the following:
September 30,
2023
December 31,
2022
(In thousands)
Goodwill$5,142,838 $5,029,312 
Indefinite-lived intangible assets:
Trademarks$752,537 $754,431 
Gaming rights and other382,118 385,060 
Total indefinite-lived intangible assets1,134,655 1,139,491 
Finite-lived intangible assets:
MGM Grand Paradise gaming subconcession— 4,519,486 
Less: Accumulated amortization— (4,519,486)
— — 
Customer lists299,732 283,232 
Less: Accumulated amortization(93,761)(60,055)
205,971 223,177 
Gaming rights332,591 106,600 
Less: Accumulated amortization(55,583)(33,316)
277,008 73,284 
Technology and other148,307 129,061 
Less: Accumulated amortization(32,562)(13,761)
115,745 115,300 
Total finite-lived intangible assets, net598,724 411,761 
Total other intangible assets, net$1,733,379 $1,551,252 

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Goodwill. A summary of changes in the Company’s goodwill is as follows:

 2023
 Balance at January 1Acquisitions/DivestituresReclassificationsCurrency exchange
Balance at September 30
 (In thousands)
Las Vegas Strip Resorts$2,707,009 $— $— $— $2,707,009 
Regional Operations660,940 — — — 660,940 
MGM China1,350,878 — — (5,011)1,345,867 
Corporate and other310,485 125,612 — (7,075)429,022 
 $5,029,312 $125,612 $— $(12,086)$5,142,838 


 2022
 Balance at January 1AcquisitionsReclassificationsCurrency exchangeBalance at December 31
 (In thousands)
Las Vegas Strip Resorts$1,427,790 $1,279,219 $— $— $2,707,009 
Regional Operations701,463 — (40,523)— 660,940 
MGM China1,351,744 — — (866)1,350,878 
Corporate and other— 288,367 — 22,118 310,485 
 $3,480,997 $1,567,586 $(40,523)$21,252 $5,029,312 

Refer to Note 3 for discussion on acquisitions, divestitures, and assets held for sale (reclassifications).

MGM Grand Paradise gaming subconcession and concession. Pursuant to the gaming concession contract that MGM Grand Paradise entered into with the Macau government, which commenced January 1, 2023, MGM Grand Paradise is required, among other things, to pay a fixed annual premium and an annual variable premium based on the number of gaming tables and machines for the term of the gaming concession. Additionally, in connection with the expiration of the MGM Grand Paradise gaming subconcession on December 31, 2022, the casino areas of MGM Cotai and MGM Macau reverted, free of charge and without any encumbrances, to the Macau government, which became the legal owner of the reverted gaming assets. Upon the commencement of the gaming concession, the gaming assets were temporarily transferred to MGM Grand Paradise for the duration of the concession term in return for annual payments determined by square meters of the reverted casino areas.

On January 1, 2023, MGM Grand Paradise recorded an intangible asset, included within “Gaming rights” above, of $226 million for the right to conduct gaming and operate the reverted gaming equipment and gaming areas and a corresponding liability for the in-substance consideration to be paid over the concession term for such rights, which is the unconditional obligation of the fixed and variable annual premiums, as well as the payments relating to the use of the reverted gaming assets. The initial value of the intangible asset and liability were measured as the present value of these payments based upon the approved number of gaming tables and slot machines, estimates of the Macau average price index, and square meters of the reverted casino areas, each as of January 1, 2023. The current portion of $7 million and noncurrent portion of $213 million of the remaining liability was recorded within “Other accrued liabilities” and “Other long-term liabilities,” respectively, in the consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2023. The gaming concession intangible asset is being amortized on a straight-line basis over the ten-year term of the gaming concession contract. The fully amortized gaming subconcession intangible asset was derecognized upon the expiration of the gaming subconcession and corresponding commencement of the gaming concession contract.

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NOTE 6 — LONG-TERM DEBT

Long-term debt consisted of the following:
 September 30,
2023
 December 31,
2022
 (In thousands)
MGM China first revolving credit facility$536,354 $1,249,744 
MGM China second revolving credit facility— 224,313 
6% senior notes, due 2023
— 1,250,000 
LeoVegas senior notes, due 2023
— 36,580 
5.375% MGM China senior notes, due 2024
750,000 750,000 
6.75% senior notes, due 2025
750,000 750,000 
5.75% senior notes, due 2025
675,000 675,000 
5.25% MGM China senior notes, due 2025
500,000 500,000 
5.875% MGM China senior notes, due 2026
750,000 750,000 
4.625% senior notes, due 2026
400,000 400,000 
5.5% senior notes, due 2027
675,000 675,000 
4.75% MGM China senior notes, due 2027
750,000 750,000 
4.75% senior notes, due 2028
750,000 750,000 
7% debentures, due 2036
552 552 
 6,536,906 8,761,189 
Less: Premiums, discounts, and unamortized debt issuance costs, net(31,389)(41,899)
6,505,517 8,719,290 
Less: Current portion— (1,286,473)
$6,505,517 $7,432,817 

MGM China's senior notes due within one year of the September 30, 2023 balance sheet were classified as long-term as MGM China has both the intent and ability to refinance the current maturities on a long-term basis.

Senior secured credit facility. At September 30, 2023, the Company’s senior secured credit facility consisted of a $1.675 billion revolving credit facility, of which no amounts were drawn.

The Company’s senior secured credit facility contains customary representations and warranties, events of default and positive and negative covenants. The Company was in compliance with its credit facility covenants at September 30, 2023.

MGM China first revolving credit facility. At September 30, 2023, the MGM China first revolving credit facility consisted of a HK$9.75 billion (approximately $1.2 billion) unsecured revolving credit facility and the weighted average interest rate was 8.66%. In June 2023, MGM China amended its first revolving credit agreement, which extended the maturity date to May 2026.

The MGM China first revolving credit facility contains customary representations and warranties, events of default, and positive, negative and financial covenants, including that MGM China maintains compliance with a maximum leverage ratio and a minimum interest coverage ratio. In connection with the June 2023 amendment, the financial covenants under the MGM China first revolving credit facility are waived through December 31, 2024 and become effective beginning on March 31, 2025. MGM China was in compliance with its applicable MGM China first revolving credit facility covenants at September 30, 2023.

MGM China second revolving credit facility. At September 30, 2023, the MGM China second revolving credit facility consisted of a HK$3.325 billion (approximately $425 million) unsecured revolving credit facility with an option to increase the amount of the facility up to HK$5.85 billion (approximately $747 million), subject to certain conditions. The option to increase the amount of the facility was partially exercised in August 2023, increasing the facility by HK$205 million (approximately $26 million), and in October 2023, increasing the facility by HK$1.17 billion
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(approximately $149 million) to HK$4.495 billion (approximately $574 million). At September 30, 2023, no amounts were drawn on the MGM China second revolving credit facility.

In June 2023, MGM China amended its second revolving credit agreement, which extended the maturity date to May 2026, increased the amount to which MGM China may upsize the facility, and removed the requirement for the MGM China first revolving credit facility to be fully drawn prior to utilizing the MGM China second revolving credit facility.

The MGM China second revolving credit facility contains customary representations and warranties, events of default, and positive, negative and financial covenants, including that MGM China maintains compliance with a maximum leverage ratio and a minimum interest coverage ratio. In connection with the June 2023 amendment, the financial covenants under the MGM China second revolving credit facility are waived through December 31, 2024 and become effective beginning on March 31, 2025. MGM China was in compliance with its applicable MGM China second revolving credit facility covenants at September 30, 2023.

Senior notes. In March 2023, the Company repaid its $1.25 billion 6% notes due 2023 upon maturity. In March 2022, the Company repaid its $1.0 billion 7.75% notes due 2022 upon maturity.

LeoVegas senior notes. In August 2023, LeoVegas repaid its outstanding senior unsecured notes totaling $36 million.

Fair value of long-term debt. The estimated fair value of the Company’s long-term debt was $6.2 billion and $8.4 billion at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.

NOTE 7 — INCOME TAXES

For interim income tax reporting the Company estimates its annual effective tax rate and applies it to its year-to-date ordinary income. The tax effects of unusual or infrequently occurring items, including changes in judgment about valuation allowances and effects of changes in tax laws or rates, are reported in the interim period in which they occur. The Company’s effective income tax rate was 5.5% and 18.9% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, compared to a benefit of 10.6% on loss before income taxes and a provision of 43.8% on income before income taxes for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively.

Through the year ended December 31, 2022, MGM Grand Paradise was granted an extension of its exemption from the Macau 12% complementary tax on gaming profits. In March 2023, the Company applied for an extension of the exemption on gaming profits, which is currently under review.

The Company recognizes deferred income tax assets, net of applicable reserves, related to net operating losses, tax credit carryforwards and certain temporary differences. The Company recognizes future tax benefits to the extent that realization of such benefit is more likely than not. Otherwise, a valuation allowance is applied.

NOTE 8 — LEASES

The Company leases real estate, land underlying certain of its properties, and various equipment under operating and, to a lesser extent, finance lease arrangements.

Real estate assets and land. The Company leases the real estate assets of its domestic properties pursuant to triple-net lease agreements, which are classified as operating leases. The triple-net structure of the leases requires the Company to pay substantially all costs associated with each property, including real estate taxes, insurance, utilities and routine maintenance (with each lease obligating the Company to spend a specified percentage of net revenues at the properties on capital expenditures), in addition to the annual cash rent. Each of the leases also requires the Company to comply with certain financial covenants, which, if not met, would require the Company to maintain cash security or provide one or more letters of credit in favor of the landlord in an amount equal to 6 months or 1 year of rent, as applicable to the circumstances, under the VICI lease, 1 year of rent under the Mandalay Bay and MGM Grand Las Vegas lease, the Aria and Vdara lease, and The Cosmopolitan lease, and 2 years of rent under the Bellagio lease. The Company was in compliance with its applicable covenants under its leases as of September 30, 2023.

Bellagio lease. The Company leases the real estate assets of Bellagio from Bellagio BREIT Venture. The Bellagio lease commenced November 15, 2019 and has an initial term of 30 years with two 10-year renewal periods, exercisable at
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the Company’s option, with a fixed 2% rent escalator for the first 10 years and, thereafter, an escalator equal to the greater of 2% and the CPI increase during the prior year, subject to a cap of 3% during the 11th through 20th years and 4% thereafter. Annual cash rent payments for the fourth lease year that commenced on December 1, 2022 increased to $260 million as a result of the 2% fixed annual escalator.

Mandalay Bay and MGM Grand Las Vegas lease. The Company leases the real estate assets of Mandalay Bay and MGM Grand Las Vegas from subsidiaries of VICI. The Mandalay Bay and MGM Grand Las Vegas lease commenced February 14, 2020 and has an initial term of 30 years with two 10-year renewal periods, exercisable at the Company’s option, with a fixed 2% rent escalator for the first 15 years and, thereafter, an escalator equal to the greater of 2% and the CPI increase during the prior year, subject to a cap of 3%. Annual cash rent payments for the fourth lease year that commenced on March 1, 2023 increased to $310 million as a result of the 2% fixed annual escalator.

Aria and Vdara lease. The Company leases the real estate assets of Aria and Vdara from funds managed by The Blackstone Group, Inc. The Aria and Vdara lease commenced September 28, 2021 and has an initial term of 30 years with three 10-year renewal periods, exercisable at the Company’s option, with a fixed 2% rent escalator for the first 15 years, and thereafter, an escalator equal to the greater of 2% and the CPI increase during the prior year, subject to a cap of 3%. Annual cash rent payments for the third lease year that commenced on October 1, 2023 increased to $224 million as a result of the 2% fixed annual escalator.

The VICI lease and ground subleases. The Company leases the real estate assets of Luxor, New York-New York, Park MGM, Excalibur, The Park, MGM Grand Detroit, Beau Rivage, Borgata, Empire City, MGM National Harbor, MGM Northfield Park, and MGM Springfield from VICI. The VICI lease commenced April 29, 2022 and has an initial term of 25 years, with three 10-year renewal periods, exercisable at the Company’s option, with a fixed 2% rent escalator for the first 10 years, and thereafter, an escalator equal to the greater of 2% and the CPI increase during the prior year subject to a cap of 3%. Additionally, the VICI lease provides VICI with a right of first offer with respect to any further gaming development by the Company on the undeveloped land adjacent to Empire City, which VICI may exercise should the Company elect to sell the property. Annual cash rent payments for the first lease year that commenced on April 29, 2022 was $860 million. In December 2022, in connection with the sale of the operations of The Mirage, the VICI lease was amended to remove The Mirage and to reflect a $90 million reduction in annual cash rent, thereby reducing the annual cash rent payments to $770 million. In February 2023, in connection with the sale of the operations of Gold Strike Tunica, the VICI lease was amended to remove Gold Strike Tunica and to reflect a $40 million reduction in annual cash rent, thereby reducing the annual cash rent payments to $730 million. The modification resulted in a reassessment of the lease classification and remeasurement of the VICI lease, with the lease continuing to be accounted for as an operating lease and $507 million of net operating lease ROU and $516 million of lease liabilities allocable to Gold Strike Tunica were derecognized (see Note 3). Annual cash rent payments for the second lease year that commenced on May 1, 2023 increased to $745 million as a result of the 2% fixed annual escalator.

The Company is required to pay the rent payments under the ground leases of the Borgata, Beau Rivage, and National Harbor through the term of the VICI lease. The ground subleases of Beau Rivage and National Harbor are classified as operating leases and the ground sublease of Borgata is classified as a finance lease.

The Cosmopolitan lease. The Company leases the real estate assets of The Cosmopolitan from a subsidiary of Blackstone Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. The Cosmopolitan lease commenced May 17, 2022 and has an initial term of 30 years with three 10-year renewal periods, exercisable at the Company’s option, with a fixed 2% rent escalator for the first 15 years, and thereafter, an escalator equal to the greater of 2% and the CPI increase during the prior year, subject to a cap of 3%. Annual cash rent payments for the second lease year that commenced on June 1, 2023 was $204 million.

MGM China land concessions. MGM Grand Paradise has MGM Macau and MGM Cotai land concession contracts with the government of Macau, each with an initial 25-year contract term ending in April 2031 and January 2038, respectively, with a right to renew for further consecutive periods of 10 years, at MGM Grand Paradise’s option. The land leases are classified as operating leases.

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Other information. Components of lease costs and other information related to the Company’s leases are:
 Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2023202220232022
 (In thousands)
Operating lease cost, primarily classified within “General and administrative”(1)
$575,112 $615,137 $1,731,572 $1,375,973 
Finance lease costs
Interest expense$2,484 $2,037 $7,005 $4,741 
Amortization expense17,030 18,406 51,869 58,056 
Total finance lease costs$19,514 $20,443 $58,874 $62,797 
(1)Operating lease cost includes $83 million for each of the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 and $248 million for each of the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 related to the Bellagio lease, which is held with a related party.

 September 30,
2023
December 31,
2022
(In thousands)
Operating leases
Operating lease ROU assets, net(1)
$24,150,291 $24,530,929 
Operating lease liabilities - current, classified within “Other accrued liabilities”
$73,112 $53,981 
Operating lease liabilities - long-term(2)
25,129,233 25,149,299 
Total operating lease liabilities$25,202,345 $25,203,280 
Finance leases
Finance lease ROU assets, net, classified within “Property and equipment, net”
$99,211 $150,571 
Finance lease liabilities - current, classified within “Other accrued liabilities”
$24,502 $72,420 
Finance lease liabilities - long-term, classified within “Other long-term obligations”
86,618 88,181 
Total finance lease liabilities$111,120 $160,601 
Weighted average remaining lease term (years)
Operating leases2626
Finance leases2014
Weighted average discount rate (%)
Operating leases
Finance leases
(1)As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, operating lease right-of-use assets, net included $3.5 billion related to the Bellagio lease.
(2)As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, operating lease liabilities – long-term included $3.8 billion related to the Bellagio lease.

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 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 20232022
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities(In thousands)
Operating cash outflows from operating leases$1,350,828 $1,065,498 
Operating cash outflows from finance leases4,917 4,746 
Financing cash outflows from finance leases(1)
53,211 69,663 
ROU assets obtained in exchange for new lease liabilities
Operating leases$12,347 $15,538,156 
Finance leases518 87,840 
(1)Included within “Other” within “Cash flows from financing activities” on the consolidated statements of cash flows.

Maturities of lease liabilities were as follows:
 Operating Leases  Finance Leases
Year ending December 31, (In thousands)
2023 (excluding the nine months ended September 30, 2023)$454,089 $23,892 
20241,829,983 8,882 
20251,858,146 8,379 
20261,884,697 7,144 
2027839,668 7,116 
Thereafter51,958,061 135,230 
Total future minimum lease payments58,824,644 190,643 
Less: Amount of lease payments representing interest(33,622,299)(79,523)
Present value of future minimum lease payments25,202,345 111,120 
Less: Current portion(73,112)(24,502)
Long-term portion of lease liabilities$25,129,233 $86,618 

NOTE 9 — COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Cybersecurity litigation. In September 2023, through unauthorized access to certain of its U.S. systems, third-party criminal actors obtained, for some of the Company’s customers, personal information (including name, contact information (such as phone number, email address and postal address), gender, date of birth and driver’s license numbers). For a limited number of customers, Social Security numbers and passport numbers were also obtained by the criminal actors. The Company has been and continues to notify individuals impacted by this issue in accordance with federal and state law.

In connection with this cybersecurity issue, the Company became subject to consumer class actions, to which it will respond in due course. However, the Company cannot predict the timing or outcome of any of these potential matters, or whether the Company may be subject to additional legal proceedings, claims, regulatory inquiries, investigations, or enforcement actions. While the Company believes it is reasonably possible that it may incur losses associated with the above-described proceedings, it is not possible to estimate the amount of loss or range of loss, if any, that might result from adverse judgments, settlements, or other resolution given the preliminary stage of these proceedings. The Company has incurred, and expects to continue to incur, certain expenses related to the cybersecurity issue, including expenses to respond to, remediate, and investigate this matter. The full scope of the costs and related impacts of this issue, including the extent to which all of the costs will be offset by cybersecurity insurance, has not been determined.

Other litigation. The Company is a party to various other legal proceedings, most of which relate to routine matters incidental to its business. Management does not believe that the outcome of such proceedings will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

MGM China bank guarantees. In connection with the issuance of the gaming concession in January 2023, bank guarantees were provided to the government of Macau in the amount of MOP 1 billion (approximately $124 million as of September 30, 2023) to warrant the fulfillment of labor liabilities and of damages or losses that may result if there is
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noncompliance with the concession. The guarantees expire 180 days after the end of the concession term. As of December 31, 2022, MOP 1 billion (approximately $124 million as of December 31, 2022) of the bank guarantees were secured by pledged cash and, in connection with a release of MOP 300 million of such pledged cash during the nine months ended September 30, 2023, MOP 700 million of the bank guarantees (approximately $87 million as of September 30, 2023) were secured by pledged cash as of September 30, 2023.

Shortfall guarantees. The Company provides shortfall guarantees of the $3.01 billion principal amount of indebtedness (and any interest accrued and unpaid thereon) of Bellagio BREIT Venture, the landlord of Bellagio, which matures in 2029 and of the $3.0 billion principal amount of indebtedness (and any interest accrued and unpaid thereon) of the landlords of Mandalay Bay and MGM Grand Las Vegas, which matures in 2032 and has an anticipated repayment date of March 2030. The terms of the shortfall guarantees provide that after the lenders have exhausted certain remedies to collect on the obligations under the indebtedness, the Company would then be responsible for any shortfall between the value of the collateral, which is the real estate assets of the applicable property owned by the landlord, and the debt obligation. The guarantees are accounted for under ASC 460 at fair value; such value is immaterial.

MGM/Osaka IR KK guarantees. The Company provides for guarantees to the government of Osaka (1) in the amount of 12.65 billion yen (approximately $85 million as of September 30, 2023) for 50% of Osaka IR KK’s obligations to Osaka under various agreements related to the development of an integrated resort in Osaka, Japan by Osaka IR KK and (2) of an uncapped amount to provide funding to Osaka IR KK, if necessary, for the completion of the construction and full opening of the integrated resort. The guarantees expire when the obligations relating to the full opening of the integrated resort are fulfilled. The guarantees are accounted for under ASC 460 at fair value; such value is immaterial.

MGM/Osaka IR KK funding commitment. The Company has commitments to fund Osaka IR KK for its proportionate share of the unfinanced portion of Osaka IR KK’s development project, for which the total development cost is currently committed to be 1.27 trillion yen (approximately $8.5 billion as of September 30, 2023). The amount and timing of funding may vary based upon the progress and scope of the development, the availability and amount of financing to be obtained by Osaka IR KK, and the timing and amount of noncontrolling interest participation.

Other guarantees. The Company and its subsidiaries are party to various guarantee contracts in the normal course of business, which are generally supported by letters of credit issued by financial institutions. The Company’s senior credit facility limits the amount of letters of credit that can be issued to $1.35 billion. At September 30, 2023, $29 million in letters of credit were outstanding under the Company’s senior credit facility. The amount of available borrowings under the credit facility is reduced by any outstanding letters of credit.

NOTE 10 — EARNINGS PER SHARE

The table below reconciles basic and diluted earnings per share of common stock. Diluted weighted-average common and common equivalent shares include adjustments for potential dilution of share-based awards outstanding under the Company’s stock compensation plan.
 Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2023202220232022
 (In thousands)
Numerator:  
Net income (loss) attributable to MGM Resorts International$161,117 $(576,830)$828,720 $1,189,091 
Adjustment related to redeemable noncontrolling interests(34)8,043 1,376 (13,355)
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders – basic and diluted$161,083 $(568,787)$830,096 $1,175,736 
Denominator:
Weighted-average common shares outstanding – basic347,345 393,295 360,732 417,686 
Potential dilution from share-based awards4,045 — 4,115 4,084 
Weighted-average common and common equivalent shares – diluted351,390 393,295 364,847 421,770 
Antidilutive share-based awards excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share277 5,258 271 591 

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NOTE 11 — STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

MGM Resorts International stock repurchases. In March 2022, the Company announced that the Board of Directors authorized a $2.0 billion stock repurchase plan, in February 2023, the Company announced that the Board of Directors authorized a $2.0 billion stock repurchase plan and, in November 2023, the Company announced that the Board of Directors authorized a $2.0 billion stock repurchase plan. Under these stock repurchase plans, the Company may repurchase shares from time to time in the open market or in privately negotiated agreements. Repurchases of common stock may also be made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan, which would permit common stock to be repurchased when the Company might otherwise be precluded from doing so under insider trading laws. The timing, volume and nature of stock repurchases will be at the sole discretion of management, dependent on market conditions, applicable securities laws, and other factors, and may be suspended or discontinued at any time.

During the three months ended September 30, 2022, the Company repurchased approximately 10 million shares of its common stock for an aggregate amount of $307 million. During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company repurchased approximately 66 million shares of its common stock for an aggregate amount of $2.4 billion, which included the February 2022 repurchase of 4.5 million shares for an aggregate amount of $202.5 million from funds managed by Corvex Management LP, a related party. Repurchased shares were retired.

During the three months ended September 30, 2023, the Company repurchased approximately 13 million shares of its common stock for an aggregate amount of $572 million. During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company repurchased approximately 39 million shares of its common stock for an aggregate amount of $1.7 billion. In connection with these repurchases, the March 2022 stock repurchase plan was completed. Repurchased shares were retired. The remaining availability under the February 2023 $2.0 billion stock repurchase plan was $806 million as of September 30, 2023.

Accumulated other comprehensive income. Changes in accumulated other comprehensive income attributable to MGM Resorts International are as follows:
 Currency Translation Adjustments  Other  Total
 (In thousands)
Balances, July 1, 2023$30,122 $(65)$30,057 
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax(30,386)— (30,386)
Other comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest(288)— (288)
Balances, September 30, 2023$(552)$(65)$(617)
Balances, January 1, 2023$34,435 $(936)$33,499 
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications(36,475)— (36,475)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income to "Other, net"— 871 871 
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax(36,475)871 (35,604)
Other comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest1,488 — 1,488 
Balances, September 30, 2023$(552)$(65)$(617)

NOTE 12 — SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company’s management views each of its casino properties as an operating segment. Operating segments are aggregated based on their similar economic characteristics, types of customers, types of services and products provided, the regulatory environments in which they operate and their management and reporting structure. The Company has aggregated its operating segments into the following reportable segments: Las Vegas Strip Resorts, Regional Operations and MGM China.

Las Vegas Strip Resorts. Las Vegas Strip Resorts consists of the following casino resorts in Las Vegas, Nevada: Aria (including Vdara), Bellagio, The Cosmopolitan (upon its acquisition in May 2022), MGM Grand Las Vegas (including The Signature), Mandalay Bay (including Delano and Four Seasons), The Mirage (until its disposition in
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December 2022), Luxor, New York-New York (including The Park), Excalibur, and Park MGM (including NoMad Las Vegas).

Regional Operations. Regional Operations consists of the following casino properties: MGM Grand Detroit in Detroit, Michigan; Beau Rivage in Biloxi, Mississippi; Gold Strike Tunica in Tunica, Mississippi (until its disposition in February 2023); Borgata in Atlantic City, New Jersey; MGM National Harbor in Prince George’s County, Maryland; MGM Springfield in Springfield, Massachusetts; Empire City in Yonkers, New York; and MGM Northfield Park in Northfield Park, Ohio.

MGM China. MGM China consists of MGM Macau and MGM Cotai.

The Company’s operations related to LeoVegas (upon its acquisition in September 2022), investments in unconsolidated affiliates, and certain other corporate operations and management services have not been identified as separate reportable segments; therefore, these operations are included in “Corporate and other” in the following segment disclosures to reconcile to consolidated results.

Adjusted Property EBITDAR is the Company’s reportable segment GAAP measure, which management utilizes as the primary profit measure for its reportable segments and underlying operating segments. Adjusted Property EBITDAR is a measure defined as earnings before interest and other non-operating income (expense), taxes, depreciation and amortization, preopening and start-up expenses, property transactions, net, gain on REIT transactions, net, rent expense related to triple-net operating leases and ground leases, income from unconsolidated affiliates related to investments in real estate ventures, and also excludes corporate expense and stock compensation expense, which are not allocated to each operating segment, and rent expense related to the master lease with MGP that eliminated in consolidation.

The following tables present the Company’s segment information:
Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 202320222023 2022
 (In thousands)
Net revenue
Las Vegas Strip Resorts
Casino$546,273 $575,868 $1,539,048 $1,549,690 
Rooms694,554 735,653 2,152,960 1,916,949 
Food and beverage545,850 599,846 1,727,248 1,544,886 
Entertainment, retail and other319,162 389,655 1,009,385 1,089,565 
2,105,839 2,301,022 6,428,641 6,101,090 
Regional Operations
Casino678,565 721,192 2,074,972 2,159,010 
Rooms85,267 84,754 229,500 211,780 
Food and beverage107,952 115,432 331,322 312,621 
Entertainment, retail and other, and reimbursed costs53,173 52,557 161,106 141,022 
924,957 973,935 2,796,900 2,824,433 
MGM China
Casino713,961 70,325 1,938,891 422,476 
Rooms47,270 6,989 108,442 30,472 
Food and beverage44,460 7,703 105,058 36,084 
Entertainment, retail and other6,834 2,469 18,681 9,841 
812,525 87,486 2,171,072 498,873 
Reportable segment net revenues3,843,321 3,362,443 11,396,613 9,424,396 
Corporate and other129,862 53,629 392,073 110,873 
 $3,973,183 $3,416,072 $11,788,686 $9,535,269 
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Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2023202220232022
(In thousands)
Adjusted Property EBITDAR
Las Vegas Strip Resorts$714,086 $846,355 $2,326,424 $2,265,256 
Regional Operations 293,257 321,984 900,199 975,113 
MGM China226,117 (70,410)604,454 (148,157)
Reportable segment Adjusted Property EBITDAR1,233,460 1,097,929 3,831,077 3,092,212 
 
Other operating income (expense)
Corporate and other, net(87,946)(148,120)(437,193)(552,265)
Preopening and start-up expenses(68)(396)(356)(1,372)
Property transactions, net (12,227)11,639 378,235 (23,704)
Depreciation and amortization(201,827)(1,405,520)(608,831)(2,060,413)
Gain on REIT transactions, net— — — 2,277,747 
Triple-net operating lease and ground lease rent expense(564,154)(604,193)(1,698,867)(1,350,099)
Income from unconsolidated affiliates related to real estate ventures2,698 2,690 8,088 59,162 
Operating income (loss)369,936 (1,045,971)1,472,153 1,441,268 
Non-operating income (expense)
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized(111,170)(125,172)(353,415)(457,822)
Non-operating items from unconsolidated affiliates438 (995)(1,187)(22,248)
Other, net(34,879)(14,316)35,121 (23,322)
(145,611)(140,483)(319,481)(503,392)
Income (loss) before income taxes224,325 (1,186,454)1,152,672 937,876 
Benefit (provision) for income taxes(12,440)125,367 (217,360)(411,131)
Net income (loss)211,885 (1,061,087)935,312 526,745 
Less: Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests(50,768)484,257 (106,592)662,346 
Net income (loss) attributable to MGM Resorts International$161,117 $(576,830)$828,720 $1,189,091 

NOTE 13 — RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

MGP. Prior to the closing of the VICI Transaction, the Company leased the real estate assets of The Mirage, Luxor, New York-New York, Park MGM, Excalibur, The Park, Gold Strike Tunica, MGM Grand Detroit, Beau Rivage, Borgata, Empire City, MGM National Harbor, MGM Northfield Park, and MGM Springfield pursuant to a master lease with MGP.

The annual cash rent payments under the master lease with MGP for the seventh lease year, which commenced on April 1, 2022, increased to $877 million from $873 million, due to the sixth 2% annual base rent escalator that went into effect on April 1, 2022, as the adjusted net revenue to rent ratio on which such escalator was contingent was met, which increased annual cash rent by $16 million, partially offset by the percentage rent reset that went into effect on April 1, 2022, calculated based on the percentage of average actual annual net revenue of the leased properties during the preceding five year period, which decreased annual cash rent by $12 million.

All intercompany transactions, including transactions under the MGP master lease, have been eliminated in the Company’s consolidation of MGP. The public ownership of MGP’s Class A shares was recognized as noncontrolling interests in the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In April 2022, the Company completed the VICI Transaction, which resulted in the deconsolidation of MGP. Refer to Note 3 for additional information on the VICI Transaction. As part of the transaction, the Company entered into an amended and restated master lease with VICI. Refer to Note 8 for further discussion on the master lease with VICI.
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Item 2.         Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

This management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Please see “Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements” for a discussion of the uncertainties, risks and assumptions that may cause our actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. This discussion should be read in conjunction with our historical financial statements and related notes thereto and the other disclosures contained elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the audited consolidated financial statements and notes for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, which were included in our Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 24, 2023. The results of operations for the periods reflected herein are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for future periods. MGM Resorts International together with its subsidiaries may be referred to as “we,” “us” or “our.” MGM China Holdings Limited together with its subsidiaries is referred to as “MGM China.” MGM Growth Properties LLC together with its subsidiaries is referred to as “MGP.”

Overview of strategic business developments

In February 2023, we completed the sale of the operations of Gold Strike Tunica to CNE for cash consideration of $450 million, or $474 million, net of purchase price adjustments and transaction costs. At closing, the master lease with VICI was amended to remove Gold Strike Tunica and reflect a $40 million reduction in annual cash rent. Refer to Note 3 in the accompanying consolidated financial statements for further discussion of this transaction.

In April 2023, the Japanese government officially certified the ADP for the development of an integrated resort in Osaka, which was previously submitted by the city/prefecture of Osaka, Japan and Osaka IR KK, and, in September 2023, Osaka IR KK signed an agreement with Osaka to implement the ADP.

In August 2023, LeoVegas completed the acquisition of the majority ownership of Push Gaming.

Cybersecurity Issue

In September 2023, we identified a cybersecurity issue involving unauthorized access to certain of our U.S. systems by criminal actors (the “Cybersecurity Issue”). Upon discovery of the Cybersecurity Issue, we shut down certain systems to mitigate risk to customer information, which resulted in operational disruptions at our domestic properties during the third quarter of 2023. Based on the ongoing investigation, we believe that the unauthorized activity is contained at this time. We determined that the criminal actors obtained, for some of our customers, personal information (including name, contact information (such as phone number, email address and postal address), gender, date of birth and driver’s license numbers). For a limited number of customers, Social Security numbers and passport numbers were also obtained by the criminal actors. The types of impacted information varied by individual. At this time, we do not believe that customer passwords, bank account numbers or payment card information were obtained by the criminal actors. However, our investigation is ongoing as we work to understand the full nature and scope of the data accessed or obtained by the criminal actors.

In connection with the Cybersecurity Issue, we became subject to consumer class actions to which we will respond in due course. However, we cannot predict the timing or outcome of any of these potential matters, or whether we may be subject to additional legal proceedings, claims, regulatory inquiries, investigations, or enforcement actions.

The Cybersecurity Issue, together with the incident response efforts discussed above, resulted in some disruptions to our business operations, which had a negative impact on Adjusted Property EBITDAR for the Las Vegas Strip Resorts and Regional Operations in September 2023. In the third quarter of 2023, we also incurred expenses for technology consulting services, legal fees and other third-party advisors for this issue, which were not material to the three months ended September 30, 2023.

We have incurred, and may continue to incur, certain expenses related to the Cybersecurity Issue, including expenses to respond to, remediate, and investigate this matter. Although we have cybersecurity insurance that we expect will cover these expenses, the full scope of the costs and related impacts of this issue have not been determined. The Cybersecurity Issue is not expected to have a material effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

Impact of COVID-19 - Update

On January 8, 2023, Macau lifted the majority of its COVID-19 pandemic travel and quarantine restrictions with the
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exception of overseas visitors travelling from outside of mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan being required to present a negative nucleic acid test or rapid antigen test result, and on February 6, 2023 all remaining COVID-19 travel restrictions were removed. As of September 30, 2023, all of our properties were open and not subject to any COVID-19 related operating restrictions.

Key Performance Indicators

Key performance indicators related to gaming and hotel revenue are:

Gaming revenue indicators: table games drop and slot handle (volume indicators); “win” or “hold” percentage, which is not fully controllable by us. Our normal table games hold percentage at our Las Vegas Strip Resorts is in the range of 25.0% to 35.0% of table games drop for baccarat and 19.0% to 23.0% for non-baccarat; and

Hotel revenue indicators (for Las Vegas Strip Resorts) – hotel occupancy (a volume indicator); average daily rate (“ADR,” a price indicator); and revenue per available room (“RevPAR,” a summary measure of hotel results, combining ADR and occupancy rate). Our calculation of ADR, which is the average price of occupied rooms per day, includes the impact of complimentary rooms. Complimentary room rates are determined based on standalone selling price. Because the mix of rooms provided on a complimentary basis, particularly to casino customers, includes a disproportionate suite component, the composite ADR including complimentary rooms is slightly higher than the ADR for cash rooms, reflecting the higher retail value of suites.

Results of Operations

Summary Operating Results

The following table summarizes our consolidated operating results:
 Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2023202220232022
 (In thousands)
Net revenues$3,973,183 $3,416,072 $11,788,686 $9,535,269 
Operating income (loss)369,936 (1,045,971)1,472,153 1,441,268 
Net income (loss)211,885 (1,061,087)935,312 526,745 
Net income (loss) attributable to MGM Resorts International161,117 (576,830)828,720 1,189,091 

Consolidated net revenues increased 16% for the three months ended September 30, 2023 compared to the prior year quarter due primarily to a 829% increase at MGM China, partially offset by a decrease at our Las Vegas Strip Resorts of 8% and Regional Operations of 5%.

Consolidated operating income increased to $370 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023 compared to an operating loss of $1.0 billion in the prior year quarter due primarily to the increase in net revenues mentioned above and a decrease in depreciation and amortization expense. Depreciation and amortization expense decreased $1.2 billion compared to the prior year quarter, due primarily to the amortization in the prior year quarter related to the MGM Grand Paradise gaming subconcession, which became fully amortized as of December 31, 2022.

Consolidated net revenues increased 24% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 compared to the prior year period due primarily to a 335% increase at MGM China and a 5% increase at our Las Vegas Strip Resorts, partially offset by a 1% decrease at our Regional Operations.

Consolidated operating income increased 2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 compared to the prior year period. The increase was due primarily to the increase in net revenues, discussed above, a $1.5 billion decrease in depreciation and amortization expense, and a $399 million gain in the current year period related to the sale of the operations of Gold Strike Tunica recorded in property transactions, net, partially offset by a $2.3 billion gain in the prior year period related to the VICI Transaction and an increase in rent expense recorded within general and administrative expense for the VICI and The Cosmopolitan leases, which commenced in April 2022 and May 2022, respectively. Depreciation and amortization expense decreased compared to the prior year period due primarily to the deconsolidation of
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MGP in April 2022 and due to the amortization in the prior year period related to the MGM Grand Paradise gaming subconcession.

Net Revenues by Segment

The following table presents a detail by segment of net revenues:
 Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2023202220232022
 (In thousands)
Las Vegas Strip Resorts
Casino$546,273 $575,868 $1,539,048 $1,549,690 
Rooms694,554 735,653 2,152,960 1,916,949 
Food and beverage545,850 599,846 1,727,248 1,544,886 
Entertainment, retail and other319,162 389,655 1,009,385 1,089,565 
 2,105,839 2,301,022 6,428,641 6,101,090 
Regional Operations
Casino678,565 721,192 2,074,972 2,159,010 
Rooms85,267 84,754 229,500 211,780 
Food and beverage107,952 115,432 331,322 312,621 
Entertainment, retail and other, and reimbursed costs53,173 52,557 161,106 141,022 
 924,957 973,935 2,796,900 2,824,433 
MGM China
Casino713,961 70,325 1,938,891 422,476 
Rooms47,270 6,989 108,442 30,472 
Food and beverage44,460 7,703 105,058 36,084 
Entertainment, retail and other6,834 2,469 18,681 9,841 
 812,525 87,486 2,171,072 498,873 
Reportable segment net revenues3,843,321 3,362,443 11,396,613 9,424,396 
Corporate and other129,862 53,629 392,073 110,873 
 $3,973,183 $3,416,072 $11,788,686 $9,535,269 

Las Vegas Strip Resorts
Las Vegas Strip Resorts net revenues decreased 8% for the three months ended September 30, 2023 due primarily to the disposition of The Mirage and the Cybersecurity Issue that occurred in September 2023. Las Vegas Strip Resorts net revenues increased 5% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 due primarily to a full period of operating results of The Cosmopolitan and an increase in non-gaming revenues, partially offset by the disposition of The Mirage and the impact of the Cybersecurity Issue.

Las Vegas Strip Resorts casino revenue decreased 5% for the three months ended September 30, 2023 compared to the prior year quarter due primarily to the items affecting the quarter discussed above, and decreased 1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 compared to the prior year period due primarily to an increase in non-gaming incentives. The nine months ended September 30, 2023 benefited from a full period of operating results of The Cosmopolitan, partially offset by the disposition of The Mirage.

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The following table shows key gaming statistics for our Las Vegas Strip Resorts:

 Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2023202220232022
 (Dollars in millions)
Table games drop$1,491 $1,604 $4,513 $4,235 
Table games win$405 $389 $1,096 $1,015 
Table games win %27.2 %24.3 %24.3 %24.0 %
Slot handle$5,698 $6,193 $17,403 $16,144 
Slot win$531 $577 $1,625 $1,502 
Slot win %9.3 %9.3 %9.3 %9.3 %

Las Vegas Strip Resorts rooms revenue decreased 6% for the three months ended September 30, 2023 compared to the prior year quarter due primarily to the items affecting the quarter discussed above, and increased 12% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 compared to the prior year period due primarily to a full period of operating results of The Cosmopolitan and an increase in RevPAR, partially offset by the disposition of The Mirage.

The following table shows key hotel statistics for our Las Vegas Strip Resorts:
Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2023202220232022
Occupancy
92 %93 %93 %88 %
Average daily rate (ADR)$236 $227 $243 $218 
Revenue per available room (RevPAR)
$216 $210 $226 $192 

Las Vegas Strip Resorts food and beverage revenue decreased 9% for the three months ended September 30, 2023 compared to the prior year quarter due primarily to the items affecting the quarter discussed above.

Las Vegas Strip Resorts food and beverage revenue increased 12% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 compared to the prior year period due primarily to a full period of operating results of The Cosmopolitan and an increase in covers and catering and banquet revenue, partially offset by the disposition of The Mirage.

Las Vegas Strip Resorts entertainment, retail and other revenues decreased 18% for the three months ended September 30, 2023 compared to the prior year quarter due primarily to the items affecting the quarter discussed above and a decrease in theater revenues and attrition revenues.

Las Vegas Strip Resorts entertainment, retail and other revenues decreased 7% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 compared to the prior year period due primarily to the disposition of The Mirage and a decrease in attrition revenue, partially offset by a full period of operating results of The Cosmopolitan and an improved event calendar.

Regional Operations

Regional Operations net revenues decreased 5% for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and decreased 1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 due primarily to the disposition of Gold Strike Tunica and the Cybersecurity Issue that occurred in September 2023.

Regional Operations casino revenue decreased 6% for the three months ended September 30, 2023 compared to the prior year quarter and Regional Operations casino revenue decreased 4% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 compared to the prior year period due primarily to the items affecting each period discussed above.

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The following table shows key gaming statistics for our Regional Operations:
Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2023202220232022
 (Dollars in millions)
Table games drop$1,026 $1,152 $2,973 $3,263 
Table games win$209 $217 $628 $660 
Table games win %20.4 %18.8 %21.1 %20.2 %
Slot handle$6,732 $7,426 $20,502 $21,190 
Slot win$652 $703 $1,971 $2,016 
Slot win %9.7 %9.5 %9.6 %9.5 %

Regional Operations rooms revenue increased 1% for the three months ended September 30, 2023 compared to the prior year quarter and increased 8% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 compared to the prior year period due primarily to an increase in RevPAR.

Regional Operations food and beverage revenue decreased 6% for the three months ended September 30, 2023 compared to the prior year quarter due primarily to the items affecting the quarter discussed above, and increased 6% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 compared to the prior year period due primarily to an increase in restaurant covers.

Regional Operations entertainment, retail and other revenue increased 1% for the three months ended September 30, 2023 compared to the prior year quarter and increased 14% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 compared to the prior year period. The changes were primarily driven by an improved event calendar compared to prior year periods, partially offset by the disposition of Gold Strike Tunica.

MGM China

MGM China net revenues increased 829% for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and increased 335% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 due primarily to an increase in casino revenue discussed below.

The following table shows key gaming statistics for MGM China:
Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2023202220232022
(Dollars in millions)
Main floor table games drop$3,303 $352 $8,353 $1,874 
Main floor table games win$709 $75 $1,858 $420 
Main floor table games win %21.5 %21.4 %22.2 %22.4 %

MGM China casino revenues increased 915% for the three months ended September 30, 2023 compared to the prior year quarter and increased 359% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 compared to the prior year period due primarily to the removal of COVID-19 related travel and entry restrictions in Macau.

Corporate and other

Corporate and other revenue primarily includes revenues from LeoVegas, other corporate operations, and management services. The increase in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 compared to the comparative prior year periods is primarily due to the acquisition of LeoVegas in September 2022.

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Adjusted Property EBITDAR and Adjusted EBITDAR

The following table presents Adjusted Property EBITDAR and Adjusted EBITDAR. Adjusted Property EBITDAR is our reportable segment GAAP measure, which we utilize as the primary profit measure for our reportable segments. See Note 12 in the accompanying consolidated financial statements and “Reportable Segment GAAP measure” below for additional information. Adjusted EBITDAR is a non-GAAP measure, discussed within “Non-GAAP measures” below.

 Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2023202220232022
 (In thousands)
Las Vegas Strip Resorts$714,086 $846,355 $2,326,424 $2,265,256 
Regional Operations293,257 321,984 900,199 975,113 
MGM China226,117 (70,410)604,454 (148,157)
Corporate and other(87,946)(148,120)(437,193)(552,265)
Adjusted EBITDAR$1,145,514 $3,393,884 

Las Vegas Strip Resorts

Las Vegas Strip Resorts Adjusted Property EBITDAR decreased 16% for the three months ended September 30, 2023 compared to the prior year quarter. Las Vegas Strip Resorts Adjusted Property EBITDAR margin decreased to 33.9% for the three months ended September 30, 2023 compared to 36.8% in the prior year quarter due primarily to the Cybersecurity Issue and an increase in payroll related expenses.

Las Vegas Strip Resorts Adjusted Property EBITDAR increased 3% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 compared to the prior year period. Las Vegas Strip Resorts Adjusted Property EBITDAR margin was 36.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, compared to 37.1% in the prior year period due primarily to an increase in payroll related expenses and the Cybersecurity Issue, partially offset by the increase in rooms revenues discussed above.

Regional Operations

Regional Operations Adjusted Property EBITDAR decreased 9% for the three months ended September 30, 2023 compared to the prior year quarter. Regional Operations Adjusted Property EBITDAR margin decreased to 31.7% for the three months ended September 30, 2023 compared to 33.1% in the prior year quarter due primarily to the Cybersecurity Issue and an increase in payroll related expenses.

Regional Operations Adjusted Property EBITDAR decreased 8% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, compared to the prior year period. Regional Operations Adjusted Property EBITDAR margin decreased to 32.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 compared to 34.5% in the prior year period. The margin decreases were due primarily to the Cybersecurity Issue, a decrease in casino revenues, and an increase in payroll related expenses and insurance costs.

MGM China

MGM China Adjusted Property EBITDAR was $226 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023 compared to Adjusted Property EBITDAR loss of $70 million in the prior year quarter due primarily to the increase in revenues, discussed above.

MGM China Adjusted Property EBITDAR was $604 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 compared to Adjusted Property EBITDAR loss of $148 million in the prior year period. The increase was due primarily to the increase in revenues, discussed above, and an $18 million charge in the prior year period related to litigation reserves.

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Supplemental Information - Same-store Results of Operations

The following table presents the financial results of Las Vegas Strip Resorts and Regional Operations on a same-store basis for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022. Same-Store Adjusted Property EBITDAR is a non-GAAP measure, discussed within “Non-GAAP measures” below.

 Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2023202220232022
(In thousands)
Las Vegas Strip Resorts net revenues$2,105,839 $2,301,022 $6,428,641 $6,101,090 
Acquisitions (1)
— — (939,155)(465,009)
Dispositions (2)
— (145,505)— (422,056)
Las Vegas Strip Resorts same-store net revenues$2,105,839 $2,155,517 $5,489,486 $5,214,025 
Las Vegas Strip Resorts Adjusted Property EBITDAR$714,086 $846,355 $2,326,424 $2,265,256 
Acquisitions (1)
— — (380,264)(185,250)
Dispositions (2)
— (41,460)— (117,730)
Las Vegas Strip Resorts Same-Store Adjusted Property EBITDAR$714,086 $804,895 $1,946,160 $1,962,276 
(1)Excludes the net revenues and Adjusted Property EBITDAR of The Cosmopolitan for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022.
(2)Excludes the net revenues and Adjusted Property EBITDAR of The Mirage for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022.

 Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2023202220232022
(In thousands)
Regional Operations net revenues$924,957 $973,935 $2,796,900 $2,824,433 
Dispositions (1)
— (54,804)(26,967)(168,568)
Regional Operations same-store net revenues$924,957 $919,131 $2,769,933 $2,655,865 
Regional Operations Adjusted Property EBITDAR$293,257 $321,984 $900,199 $975,113 
Dispositions (1)
— (22,690)(11,073)(75,726)
Regional Operations Same-Store Adjusted Property EBITDAR$293,257 $299,294 $889,126 $899,387 
(1)Excludes the net revenues and Adjusted Property EBITDAR of Gold Strike Tunica for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022..


Income (loss) from Unconsolidated Affiliates

The following table summarizes information related to our share of operating loss from unconsolidated affiliates:
 Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2023202220232022
 (In thousands)
MGP BREIT Venture (through April 29, 2022)$— $— $— $51,051 
BetMGM12,629 (23,582)(91,743)(186,804)
Other9,878 6,115 23,062 15,865 
$22,507 $(17,467)$(68,681)$(119,888)

In April 2022, we completed the VICI Transaction pursuant to which the assets and liabilities of MGP were derecognized, which included MGP OP’s investment in MGP BREIT Venture.

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Non-operating Results

Interest Expense

Gross interest expense was $112 million and $125 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and $355 million and $458 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The decrease from the prior year periods is due primarily to a decrease in debt outstanding as a result of the repayment of the $1.0 billion 7.75% senior notes in March 2022, the derecognition of MGP OP’s senior notes in connection with the deconsolidation of MGP in April 2022, the repayment of the $1.25 billion 6% senior notes in March 2023, the decrease in the debt outstanding under MGM China’s first revolving credit facility, and the repayment of the LeoVegas senior notes in August 2023. See Note 6 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements for discussion on long-term debt and see “Liquidity and Capital Resources” for discussion on issuances and repayments of long-term debt and other sources and uses of cash.

Other, net

Other, net expense was $35 million and $14 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The increase from the prior year quarter is primarily due to a $41 million increase in the loss on the fair value of debt securities and equity investments , partially offset by a $9 million decrease in foreign currency transaction loss and a $9 million decrease in loss related to foreign currency contracts. Other, net was income of $35 million and expense of $23 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The change from the prior year period is primarily due to a $83 million increase in interest and dividend income and a $14 million decrease in foreign currency transaction loss, partially offset by a $24 million increase in the loss on debt securities and equity investments and a $17 million increase in loss related to foreign currency contracts.

Income Taxes

Our effective income tax rate was 5.5% and 18.9% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, compared to a benefit of 10.6% on loss before income taxes and a provision of 43.8% on income before income taxes for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively. The effective rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 was favorably impacted primarily by an increase in Macau income that was offset by expiring net operating losses from prior years subject to valuation allowances.

The effective rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 was unfavorably impacted by losses in Macau that we could not benefit and the increase in state deferred tax liabilities as a result of the New Jersey income tax regulation issuance, partially offset by the decrease in Macau deferred tax liabilities resulting from the extension of the exemption from the Macau 12% complementary tax to the end of the year. The effective rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 was also favorably impacted by the reassessment of the useful life of the MGM Grand Paradise gaming subconcession and a decrease in state deferred tax liabilities as a result of the VICI Transaction.


Reportable segment GAAP measure

“Adjusted Property EBITDAR” is our reportable segment GAAP measure, which we utilize as the primary profit measure for our reportable segments and underlying operating segments. Adjusted Property EBITDAR is a measure defined as earnings before interest and other non-operating income (expense), taxes, depreciation and amortization, preopening and start-up expenses, gain on REIT transactions, net, property transactions, net, rent expense related to triple-net operating leases and ground leases, income from unconsolidated affiliates related to investments in real estate ventures, and also excludes corporate expense and stock compensation expense, which are not allocated to each operating segment, and rent expense related to the master lease with MGP that eliminated in consolidation. “Adjusted Property EBITDAR margin” is Adjusted Property EBITDAR divided by related segment net revenues.

Non-GAAP measures

“Same-Store Adjusted Property EBITDAR” is Adjusted Property EBITDAR further adjusted to exclude the Adjusted Property EBITDAR of acquired operating segments from the date of acquisition through the end of the reporting period and to exclude the Adjusted Property EBITDAR of disposed operating segments from the beginning of the reporting period through the date of disposition. Accordingly, for Las Vegas Strip Resorts, we have excluded the Adjusted Property EBITDAR of The Cosmopolitan for periods subsequent to its acquisition on May 17, 2022 and of The Mirage for the periods prior to its disposition on December 19, 2022, as applicable. For Regional Operations, we have excluded the
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Adjusted Property EBITDAR of Gold Strike Tunica for the periods prior to its disposition on February 15, 2023, as applicable.

Same-Store Adjusted Property EBITDAR is a non-GAAP measure and is presented solely as a supplemental disclosure to reported GAAP measures because management believes this measure is useful in providing meaningful period-to-period comparisons of the results of our operations for operating segments that were consolidated for the full period presented to assist users of the financial statements in reviewing operating performance over time. Same-Store Adjusted Property EBITDAR should not be viewed as a measure of overall operating performance, considered in isolation, or as an alternative to our reportable segment GAAP measure or net income, or as an alternative to any other measure determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, because this measure is not presented on a GAAP basis, and is provided for the limited purposes discussed herein. In addition, Same-Store Adjusted Property EBITDAR may not be defined in the same manner by all companies and, as a result, may not be comparable to similarly titled non-GAAP financial measures of other companies, and such differences may be material. A reconciliation of our reportable segment Adjusted Property EBITDAR GAAP measure to Same-Store Adjusted Property EBITDAR is included herein.

“Adjusted EBITDAR” is earnings before interest and other non-operating income (expense), taxes, depreciation and amortization, preopening and start-up expenses, property transactions, net, gain on REIT transactions, net, rent expense related to triple-net operating leases and ground leases, and income from unconsolidated affiliates related to investments in real estate ventures.

Adjusted EBITDAR information is a non-GAAP measure that is a valuation metric, should not be used as an operating metric, and is presented solely as a supplemental disclosure to reported GAAP measures because we believe this measure is widely used by analysts, lenders, financial institutions, and investors as a principal basis for the valuation of gaming companies. We believe that while items excluded from Adjusted EBITDAR may be recurring in nature and should not be disregarded in evaluation of our earnings performance, it is useful to exclude such items when analyzing current results and trends. Also, we believe excluded items may not relate specifically to current trends or be indicative of future results. For example, preopening and start-up expenses will be significantly different in periods when we are developing and constructing a major expansion project and will depend on where the current period lies within the development cycle, as well as the size and scope of the project(s). Property transactions, net includes normal recurring disposals, gains and losses on sales of assets related to specific assets within our resorts, but also includes gains or losses on sales of an entire operating resort or a group of resorts and impairment charges on entire asset groups or investments in unconsolidated affiliates, which may not be comparable period over period. In addition, management excludes rent expense related to triple-net operating leases and ground leases. Management believes excluding rent expense related to triple-net operating leases and ground leases provides useful information to analysts, lenders, financial institutions, and investors when valuing the Company, as well as comparing the Company’s results to other gaming companies, without regard to differences in capital structure and leasing arrangements since the operations of other gaming companies may or may not include triple-net operating leases or ground leases. However, as discussed herein, Adjusted EBITDAR should not be viewed as a measure of overall operating performance, an indicator of our performance, considered in isolation, or construed as an alternative to operating income or net income, or as an alternative to cash flows from operating activities, as a measure of liquidity, or as an alternative to any other measure determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles because this measure is not presented on a GAAP basis and excludes certain expenses, including the rent expense related to triple-net operating leases and ground leases, and is provided for the limited purposes discussed herein. In addition, other companies in the gaming and hospitality industries that report Adjusted EBITDAR may calculate Adjusted EBITDAR in a different manner and such differences may be material. We have significant uses of cash flows, including capital expenditures, interest payments, taxes, real estate triple-net lease and ground lease payments, and debt principal repayments, which are not reflected in Adjusted EBITDAR. A reconciliation of GAAP net income to Adjusted EBITDAR is included herein.

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The following table presents a reconciliation of net income attributable to MGM Resorts International to Adjusted EBITDAR:
 Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2023202220232022
 (In thousands)
Net income (loss) attributable to MGM Resorts International$161,117 $(576,830)$828,720 $1,189,091 
Plus: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests50,768 (484,257)106,592 (662,346)
Net income (loss)211,885 (1,061,087)935,312 526,745 
Provision (benefit) for income taxes12,440 (125,367)217,360 411,131 
Income (loss) before income taxes224,325 (1,186,454)1,152,672 937,876 
Non-operating (income) expense:
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized111,170 125,172 353,415 457,822 
Non-operating items from unconsolidated affiliates(438)995 1,187 22,248 
  Other, net34,879 14,316 (35,121)23,322 
145,611 140,483 319,481 503,392 
Operating income (loss)369,936 (1,045,971)1,472,153 1,441,268 
Preopening and start-up expenses68 396 356 1,372 
Property transactions, net12,227 (11,639)(378,235)23,704 
Depreciation and amortization201,827 1,405,520 608,831 2,060,413 
Gain on REIT transactions, net— — — (2,277,747)
Triple-net operating lease and ground lease rent expense564,154 604,193 1,698,867 1,350,099 
Income from unconsolidated affiliates related to real estate ventures(2,698)(2,690)(8,088)(59,162)
Adjusted EBITDAR$1,145,514 $3,393,884 

Guarantor Financial Information

As of September 30, 2023, all of our principal debt arrangements are guaranteed by each of our wholly owned material domestic subsidiaries that guarantee our senior credit facility. Our principal debt arrangements are not guaranteed by MGM Grand Detroit, MGM National Harbor, Blue Tarp reDevelopment, LLC (the entity that owns the operations of MGM Springfield), MGM Sports & Interactive Gaming, LLC (the entity that owns our 50% interest in BetMGM), and each of their respective subsidiaries. Our foreign subsidiaries, including LeoVegas, MGM China, and each of their respective subsidiaries, are also not guarantors of our principal debt arrangements. In the event that any subsidiary is no longer a guarantor of our credit facility or any of our future capital markets indebtedness, that subsidiary will be released and relieved of its obligations to guarantee our existing senior notes. The indentures governing the senior notes further provide that in the event of a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of, or capital stock in a subsidiary guarantor then such subsidiary guarantor will be released and relieved of any obligations under its subsidiary guarantee.

The guarantees provided by the subsidiary guarantors rank senior in right of payment to any future subordinated debt of ours or such subsidiary guarantors, junior to any secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the assets securing such debt and effectively subordinated to any indebtedness and other obligations of our subsidiaries that do not guarantee the senior notes. In addition, the obligations of each subsidiary guarantor under its guarantee is limited so as not to constitute a fraudulent conveyance under applicable law, which may eliminate the subsidiary guarantor’s obligations or reduce such obligations to an amount that effectively makes the subsidiary guarantee lack value.

The summarized financial information of us and our guarantor subsidiaries, on a combined basis, is presented below. Assets held for sale and liabilities related to assets held for sale associated with Gold Strike Tunica are included within current assets and other current liabilities, respectively, within the summarized financial information as of December 31, 2022.
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 September 30,
2023
December 31,
2022
Balance Sheet(In thousands)
Current assets$4,297,966 $6,733,048 
Intercompany debts due from non-guarantor subsidiaries265,225 — 
Other long-term assets28,376,758 28,802,794 
Other current liabilities2,166,257 3,892,694 
Other long-term liabilities28,345,980 28,285,295 

 Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2023
Income Statement(In thousands)
Net revenues$7,933,206 
Operating income1,079,522 
Income before income taxes1,003,298 
Net income777,530 
Net income attributable to MGM Resorts International777,530 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash Flows

Operating activities. Trends in our operating cash flows tend to follow trends in operating income, excluding non-cash charges, but can be affected by changes in working capital, the timing of significant interest payments, and tax payments or refunds. Cash provided by operating activities was $2.0 billion in the nine months ended September 30, 2023 compared to $1.3 billion in the prior year period. The increase from the prior year period was due primarily to the increase in Adjusted Property EBITDAR at our Las Vegas Strip Resorts and MGM China discussed within the Results of Operations section above, a decrease in working capital primarily related to collection of receivables and an increase in gaming-related liabilities, and a decrease in cash paid for interest, partially offset by an increase in triple-net lease rent payments and cash paid for taxes, net.

Investing activities. Our investing cash flows can fluctuate significantly from year to year depending on our decisions with respect to strategic capital investments in new or existing resorts, business acquisitions or dispositions, and the timing of maintenance capital expenditures to maintain the quality of our resorts. Capital expenditures related to regular investments in our existing resorts can also vary depending on timing of larger remodel projects related to our public spaces and hotel rooms.

Cash used in investing activities was $421 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2023 compared to cash provided by investing activities of $1.6 billion in the prior year period. In the nine months ended September 30, 2023, we made payments of $603 million in capital expenditures, as further discussed below, contributed $144 million to unconsolidated affiliates, which primarily consisted of contributions of $93 million to Osaka IR KK and $50 million to BetMGM, paid $122 million to acquire Push Gaming, net of cash acquired, and made $176 million in net short-term investments in debt securities, which were partially offset by proceeds of $447 million related to the sale of the operations of Gold Strike Tunica and proceeds of $153 million related to the principal portion of the Circus Circus Las Vegas note receivable that was repaid. In comparison, in the prior year period we received $4.4 billion in net cash proceeds related to the VICI Transaction, which were partially offset by net cash paid of $1.6 billion to acquire The Cosmopolitan, cash paid of $280 million in connection with the LeoVegas tender offer, net of cash acquired, cash paid of $183 million to acquire shares of LeoVegas in the open market during the tender offer period, payments of $457 million in capital expenditures, as further discussed below, and contributions of $200 million to BetMGM.

Capital Expenditures

We made capital expenditures of $603 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2023, of which $28 million related to MGM China and is inclusive of capital expenditures relating to the gaming concession investment. Capital expenditures at our Las Vegas Strip Resorts, Regional Operations, and corporate and other entities of $575 million
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primarily related to land, information technology, room and restaurant remodels, convention center remodels, and gaming equipment.

We made capital expenditures of $457 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022, of which $23 million related to MGM China. Capital expenditures at our Las Vegas Strip Resorts, Regional Operations and corporate entities of $434 million primarily related to expenditures in information technology and room remodels.

Financing activities. Cash used in financing activities was $4.2 billion in the nine months ended September 30, 2023 compared to $2.8 billion in the prior year period. In the nine months ended September 30, 2023, we had net repayments of debt of $2.2 billion, as further discussed below, paid $1.7 billion for repurchases of our common stock, and distributed $169 million to noncontrolling interest owners. In comparison, in the prior year period, we had net repayments of debt of $63 million, as further discussed below, distributed $208 million to noncontrolling interest owners, and repurchased $2.4 billion of our common stock.

Borrowings and Repayments of Long-term Debt

During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, we had net repayments of debt of $2.2 billion, which consisted of the repayment of $1.25 billion of aggregate principal amount of our 6% senior notes due 2023 upon maturity, aggregate net repayments of $931 million on MGM China’s revolving credit facilities, and the early repayment of LeoVegas’s senior notes due 2023 of $36 million. The net repayments of debt were funded with cash on hand.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, we had net repayments of debt of $63 million, which consisted of the repayment of $1.0 billion of aggregate principal amount of our 7.75% senior notes due 2022, net draws of $40 million on MGP OP’s revolving credit facility, and aggregate net borrowings of $897 million on MGM China’s revolving credit facilities. MGM China’s borrowings were made to fund an increase in share capital of MGM Grand Paradise pursuant to the capital requirements under the new Macau gaming law and for general corporate purposes.

Dividends, Distributions to Noncontrolling Interest Owners, and Share Repurchases

During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, we paid $1.7 billion relating to repurchases of our common stock pursuant to our stock repurchase plans. See Note 11 for further information on the stock repurchases. In connection with those repurchases, the March 2022 $2.0 billion stock repurchase plan was completed. In February 2023, we announced that the Board of Directors authorized a $2.0 billion stock repurchase plan. The remaining availability under the February 2023 $2.0 billion stock repurchase plan was $806 million as of September 30, 2023. Additionally, in November 2023, we announced that the Board of Directors authorized a $2.0 billion stock repurchase plan.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, we repurchased and retired $2.4 billion of our common stock pursuant to our stock repurchase plans.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, we paid dividends of $0.0025 per share in March, June and September 2022, totaling $3 million and MGP OP paid $283 million of distributions to its partnership unit holders, of which we received $117 million and MGP received $166 million, which MGP concurrently paid as a dividend to its Class A shareholders.

Other Factors Affecting Liquidity and Anticipated Uses of Cash

We require a certain amount of cash on hand to operate our businesses. In addition to required cash on hand for operations, we utilize corporate cash management procedures to minimize the amount of cash held on hand or in banks. Funds are swept from the accounts at most of our domestic resorts daily into central bank accounts, and excess funds are invested overnight or are used to repay amounts drawn under our revolving credit facilities. In addition, from time to time we may use excess funds to repurchase our outstanding debt and equity securities subject to limitations in our revolving credit facility and Delaware law, as applicable. We have significant outstanding debt, interest payments, rent payments, and contractual obligations in addition to planned capital expenditures and commitments.

On February 8, 2023, we announced that the Board of Directors has determined to suspend the ongoing dividends in light of our current preferred method of returning value to shareholders through our share repurchase plan. To the extent we determine to reinstate the dividend in the future, determinations regarding the declaration and payment of dividends, if
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any, will be at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend on then-existing conditions, including our results of operations, financial condition, and other factors that our Board of Directors may deem relevant.

As of September 30, 2023, we had cash and cash equivalents of $3.3 billion, of which MGM China held $443 million, and we had $6.5 billion in principal amount of indebtedness, including $3.3 billion related to MGM China. No amounts were drawn on our revolving credit facility or MGM China’s second revolving credit facility and, as of September 30, 2023, there was $536 million outstanding under MGM China’s first revolving credit facility. In June 2023, MGM China amended each of its first revolving credit facility and its second revolving credit facility, which extended the maturity date of each facility to May 2026, increased the amount to which MGM China may upsize its second revolving credit facility, removed the requirement for the MGM China first revolving credit facility to be fully drawn prior to utilizing the MGM China second revolving credit facility, and extended the financial covenant waivers through December 31, 2024. The option to increase the amount of the second revolving facility was partially exercised in August 2023 and in October 2023, as further discussed in Note 6 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

Our expected cash interest payments over the next twelve months, based on principal amounts of debt outstanding, contractual maturity dates, and interest rates, each as of September 30, 2023, are approximately $180 million to $190 million, excluding MGM China, and approximately $385 million to $395 million on a consolidated basis, which includes MGM China.

We are also required, as of September 30, 2023, to make annual cash rent payments of $1.8 billion over the next twelve months under triple-net lease agreements, which triple-net leases are also subject to annual escalators and also require us to pay substantially all costs associated with the lease, including real estate taxes, ground lease payments, insurance, utilities and routine maintenance, in addition to the annual cash rent. See Note 8 for discussion of our leases and lease obligations.

We have planned capital expenditures expected over the remainder of 2023 of approximately $300 million to $350 million domestically, which is inclusive of the capital expenditures required under the triple-net lease agreements, each of which requires us to spend a specified percentage of net revenues at the respective domestic properties, and an estimate of approximately $10 million to $15 million at MGM China, which is inclusive of the estimated amount of the gaming concession investment for 2023 that relates to capital projects.

We continue to explore potential development or investment opportunities, such as expanding our global online gaming presence and pursuing a commercial gaming facility in New York, which may require cash commitments in the future. If our pursuit of a commercial gaming facility in New York is successful, we expect the project cost to be approximately $2 billion, reflecting an estimated $1.5 billion of improvements and a $500 million license fee, with the timing of costs dependent upon progress of the project and selection process. Additionally, we have cash commitments to fund Osaka IR KK relating to the development of an integrated resort in Osaka, Japan for our proportionate share of the unfinanced portion of Osaka IR KK’s development project. We currently expect our share to be 306 billion yen (approximately $2.0 billion as of September 30, 2023), which we anticipate funding on an approximately pro rata basis over the next five years, subject to changes in the progress and scope of the development, the availability and amount of financing to be obtained by Osaka IR KK, and the timing and amount of noncontrolling interest participation. Refer to Note 9 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements for further discussion regarding our commitments and guarantees.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

A complete discussion of our critical accounting policies and estimates is included in our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022. There have been no significant changes in our critical accounting policies and estimates since year end.

Market Risk

Our primary market exposures are to fluctuations in interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, and equity market trading prices.

Interest rate risk. We are subject to interest rate risk associated with our variable rate long-term debt. We attempt to limit our exposure to interest rate risk by managing the mix of our long-term fixed rate borrowings and short-term borrowings under our bank credit facilities. A change in interest rates generally does not have an impact upon our future earnings and cash flow for fixed-rate debt instruments. As fixed-rate debt matures, however, and if additional debt is acquired to fund the debt repayment, future earnings and cash flow may be affected by changes in interest rates. This effect
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would be realized in the periods subsequent to the periods when the debt matures.

As of September 30, 2023, variable rate borrowings represented approximately 8% of our total borrowings. The following table provides additional information about our gross long-term debt subject to changes in interest rates:
 Debt maturing in Fair Value September 30, 2023
 20232024202520262027Thereafter Total
 (In millions)
Fixed-rate$— $750 $1,925 $1,150 $1,425 $751 $6,001 $5,669 
Average interest rateN/A5.4 %6.0 %5.4 %5.1 %4.8 %5.4 %
Variable rate$— $— $— $536 $— $— $536 $536 
Average interest rateN/AN/AN/A8.7 %N/AN/A8.7 %

Foreign currency risk. Our worldwide operations are conducted in multiple foreign currencies, which primarily are the Hong Kong dollar and Macau pataca, but we report our financial results in U.S. dollars. We manage the foreign currency risk through normal operating activities and, when deemed appropriate, through the use of derivative instruments. We do not enter into derivative instruments for trading or speculative purposes.

MGM China holds U.S. dollar denominated debt, which may cause foreign currency transaction losses. The Macau pataca is pegged to the Hong Kong dollar and the Hong Kong dollar is pegged to the U.S. dollar, however, the current peg rates may not remain at the same level and possible changes to the peg rates may result in severe fluctuations in the exchange rate thereof. While recent fluctuations in exchange rates have not been significant, potential changes in policy by governments or fluctuations in the economies of the United States, China, Macau or Hong Kong could cause variability in these exchange rates. As of September 30, 2023, a 1% adverse change in the exchange rate would result in a foreign currency transaction loss of $28 million.

We hold forward foreign exchange contracts to hedge certain portions of forecasted cash flows denominated in foreign currencies. As of September 30, 2023, the notional amount of the forward contracts was $316 million with a fair value of negative $27 million and a 10% adverse change in the exchange rate would result in a foreign currency transaction loss of approximately $32 million.

Equity price risk. We have investments in equity securities of publicly traded companies that are subject to equity price volatility. As of September 30, 2023, a 10% adverse change in the quoted market prices would result in an impact to earnings of $41 million.

Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

This Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “seeks,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “will,” “may” and similar references to future periods. Examples of forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: statements we make regarding expectations regarding the impact of macroeconomic trends on our business; our ability to execute on ongoing and future strategic initiatives, including the development of an integrated resort in Japan, a commercial gaming facility in New York and investments we make in online sports betting and iGaming, the expansion of LeoVegas and the MGM digital brand; positioning BetMGM as a leader in sports betting and iGaming; amounts we will spend on capital expenditures and investments; our expectations with respect to future share repurchases and cash dividends on our common stock; dividends and distributions we will receive from MGM China; amounts projected to be realized as deferred tax assets; our ability to achieve our public social impact and sustainability goals; the impact to our business, operations and reputation from, and expenses and uncertainties associated with, the Cybersecurity Issue; and the availability of cybersecurity insurance proceeds and the nature and scope of any claims, litigation or regulatory proceedings that may be brought against us. The foregoing is not a complete list of all forward-looking statements we make.

Forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and assumptions regarding our business, the economy and other future conditions. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks, and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict. Our actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. They are neither statements of historical fact nor guarantees or assurances of future performance. Therefore, we caution you against relying on any of these forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include,
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but are not limited to, regional, national or global political, economic, business, competitive, market, and regulatory conditions and the following:
our substantial indebtedness and significant financial commitments, including the fixed component of our rent payments under our triple-net leases and guarantees we provide of the indebtedness of the landlords of Bellagio, Mandalay Bay, and MGM Grand Las Vegas could adversely affect our development options and financial results and impact our ability to satisfy our obligations;
current and future economic, capital and credit market conditions could adversely affect our ability to service our substantial indebtedness and significant financial commitments, including the fixed components of our rent payments, and to make planned expenditures;
restrictions and limitations in the agreements governing our senior credit facility and other senior indebtedness could significantly affect our ability to operate our business, as well as significantly affect our liquidity;
the fact that we are required to pay a significant portion of our cash flows as rent, which could adversely affect our ability to fund our operations and growth, service our indebtedness and limit our ability to react to competitive and economic changes;
significant competition we face with respect to destination travel locations generally and with respect to our peers in the industries in which we compete;
the impact on our business of economic and market conditions in the jurisdictions in which we operate and in the locations in which our customers reside;
the fact that we suspended our payment of ongoing regular dividends to our stockholders, and may not elect to resume paying dividends in the foreseeable future or at all;
all of our domestic gaming facilities are leased and could experience risks associated with leased property, including risks relating to lease termination, lease extensions, charges and our relationship with the lessor, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position or results of operations;
financial, operational, regulatory or other potential challenges that may arise with respect to landlords under our master leases may adversely impair our operations;
the concentration of a significant number of our major gaming resorts on the Las Vegas Strip;
the fact that we extend credit to a large portion of our customers and we may not be able to collect such gaming receivables;
the occurrence of impairments to goodwill, indefinite-lived intangible assets or long-lived assets which could negatively affect future profits;
the susceptibility of leisure and business travel, especially travel by air, to global geopolitical events, such as terrorist attacks, other acts of violence, acts of war or hostility or outbreaks of infectious disease (including the COVID-19 pandemic);
the fact that co-investing in properties or businesses, including our investment in BetMGM, decreases our ability to manage risk;
the fact that future construction, development, or expansion projects will be subject to significant development and construction risks;
the fact that our insurance coverage may not be adequate to cover all possible losses that our properties could suffer, our insurance costs may increase and we may not be able to obtain similar insurance coverage in the future;
the fact that a failure to protect our trademarks could have a negative impact on the value of our brand names and adversely affect our business;
the fact that a significant portion of our labor force is covered by collective bargaining agreements;
the sensitivity of our business to energy prices and a rise in energy prices could harm our operating results;
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the failure of future efforts to expand through investments in other businesses and properties or through alliances or acquisitions, or to divest some of our properties and other assets;
the failure to maintain the integrity of our information and other systems and internal customer information could result in damage to our reputation and/or subject us to fines, payment of damages, lawsuits or other restrictions on our use or transfer of data;
reputational harm as a result of increased scrutiny related to our corporate social responsibility efforts;
we may not achieve our ESG related goals or that our ESG initiatives may not result in their intended or anticipated benefits;
extreme weather conditions or climate change may cause property damage or interrupt business;
water scarcity could negatively impact our operations;
the fact that our businesses are subject to extensive regulation and the cost of compliance or failure to comply with such regulations could adversely affect our business;
the risks associated with doing business outside of the United States and the impact of any potential violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act or other similar anti-corruption laws;
increases in gaming taxes and fees in the jurisdictions in which we operate;
our ability to recognize our foreign tax credit deferred tax asset and the variability of the valuation allowance we may apply against such deferred tax asset;
changes to fiscal and tax policies;
risks related to pending claims that have been, or future claims that may be brought against us;
disruptions in the availability of our information and other systems (including our website and digital platform) or those of third parties on which we rely, through cyber-attacks or otherwise, which could adversely impact our ability to service our customers and affect our sales and the results of operations;
impact to our business, operations, and reputation from, and expenses and uncertainties associated with, a cybersecurity incident, including the Cybersecurity Issue that occurred in September 2023, and any related legal proceedings, other claims or investigations, and costs of remediation, restoration, or enhancement of information technology systems;
the availability of cybersecurity insurance proceeds;
restrictions on our ability to have any interest or involvement in gaming businesses in mainland China, Macau, Hong Kong and Taiwan, other than through MGM China;
the ability of the Macau government to (i) terminate MGM Grand Paradise’s concession under certain circumstances without compensating MGM Grand Paradise, (ii) from the eighth year of MGM Grand Paradise’s concession, redeem the concession by providing MGM Grand Paradise at least one year’s prior notice and subject to the payment of reasonable and fair damages or indemnity to MGM Grand Paradise, or (iii) refuse to grant MGM Grand Paradise an extension of the concession in 2032; and
the potential for conflicts of interest to arise because certain of our directors and officers are also directors of MGM China.

Any forward-looking statement made by us in this Form 10-Q speaks only as of the date on which it is made. Factors or events that could cause our actual results to differ may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all of them. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as may be required by law. If we update one or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be made that we will make additional updates with respect to those or other forward-looking statements.

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You should also be aware that while we from time to time communicate with securities analysts, we do not disclose to them any material non-public information, internal forecasts or other confidential business information. Therefore, you should not assume that we agree with any statement or report issued by any analyst, irrespective of the content of the statement or report. To the extent that reports issued by securities analysts contain projections, forecasts or opinions, those reports are not our responsibility and are not endorsed by us.

Item 3.         Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

We incorporate by reference the information appearing under “Market Risk” in Part I, Item 2 of this Form 10-Q.

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Item 4.        Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“the Exchange Act”)) were effective as of September 30, 2023 to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the Company’s reports under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC rules and regulations and to provide that such information is accumulated and communicated to management to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. This conclusion is based on an evaluation as required by Rules 13a-15(b) and 15d-15(b) under the Exchange Act conducted under the supervision and participation of the principal executive officer and principal financial officer along with company management.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

During the quarter ended September 30, 2023, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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Part II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.        Legal Proceedings

See discussion of legal proceedings in Note 9 – Commitments and Contingencies in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

Item 1A.    Risk Factors

A description of certain factors that may affect our future results and risk factors is set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022. Except as set forth below, there have been no material changes to those factors previously disclosed in our 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The failure to maintain the integrity of our information and other systems or customer information can result in damage to our reputation, subject us to fines, payment of damages, lawsuits and restrictions on our use of data, and have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations. We collect and process information relating to our employees, guests, and others for various business purposes, including marketing and promotional purposes. The collection and use of personal data are governed by privacy laws and regulations enacted by the various states, the United States and other jurisdictions around the world. Privacy laws and regulations continue to evolve and on occasion may be inconsistent (or conflict) between jurisdictions. Various federal, state and foreign legislative or regulatory bodies may enact or adopt new or additional laws and regulations concerning privacy, data retention, data transfer, and data protection. For example, California has a comprehensive privacy law, known as the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”), which provides some of the strongest privacy requirements in the United States. The CCPA was amended by the California Privacy Rights Act that went into effect in 2023. In addition, new privacy requirements went into effect in 2023 in Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, and Virginia. Outside the United States, the European Union has adopted a data protection regulation known as the General Data Protection Regulation that provides data subjects with significant privacy-related rights and imposes operational and compliance requirements on organizations with significant penalties for non-compliance. Other jurisdictions including Canada and China have also amended or adopted new privacy laws and/or requirements which often include similar requirements and obligations. There may be risks and uncertainties associated with these and other privacy laws and regulations including their interpretation and implementation, as well as the potential extraterritorial effect of certain privacy laws and regulations.

Compliance with applicable privacy laws and regulations increases our operating costs and could adversely impact our ability to market our products, properties and services to our guests. In addition, non-compliance with applicable privacy laws and regulations by us (or in some circumstances non-compliance by third parties engaged by us), including accidental loss, inadvertent disclosure, unapproved dissemination or a breach of security on systems storing our customer data can result in damage to our reputation, subject us to fines, payment of damages, lawsuits or restrictions on our use or transfer of data, and have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations. We rely on proprietary and commercially available systems, software, and tools to provide security for processing of customer and employee information, such as payment card and other confidential or proprietary information. Our data security measures are reviewed and evaluated regularly; however, they might not protect us against increasingly sophisticated and aggressive threats, like the Cybersecurity Issue that affected us in September 2023.

We also rely extensively on our information and other systems and those of third parties to process transactions, maintain and communicate information, and manage our businesses, including at our properties and on our website and digital platforms. Disruptions in these systems, through cyber-attacks or otherwise, have in the past and can in the future be expected to impact our ability to service our customers and adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations. This can occur notwithstanding the data security measures and disaster recovery plans that we have in place. Further, our systems are not fully redundant and our disaster recovery planning cannot account for all possible scenarios.

There has been an increase in criminal cybersecurity attacks against companies (and third-party service providers) where systems have been breached, businesses disrupted, and customer, employee, and other company information has been compromised or destroyed. Our systems and data, including those we maintain with our third-party service providers, have been subject to cybersecurity breaches in the past of varying degrees and are expected to be subject to cybersecurity breaches in the future.

Our third-party information system and other service providers face risks relating to cybersecurity similar to ours, and we do not directly control any of such parties’ information security or other operations. A significant theft, loss or fraudulent use of customer or company data maintained by us or by a third-party service provider could have an adverse effect on our reputation, cause a material disruption to our operations, and result in remediation expenses, regulatory
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penalties and litigation by customers and other parties whose information was subject to such attacks, all of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and cash flows.

While we maintain cybersecurity insurance to assist in the cost of recovery from a significant cyber event, such coverage may not be sufficient. A cybersecurity incident also could require that we expend significant additional resources on remediation, restoration, and enhancement of our information technology and other systems.

By way of example, in September 2023, we had a Cybersecurity Issue affecting certain of our systems, in which criminal actors obtained certain personal information of some of our customers. Among other things, this issue resulted in system shutdowns that created operational disruptions at our domestic properties, adversely affected revenues, and subjected us to litigation. For more information, see “Cybersecurity Issue” in Part I, Item 2 - “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” as well as “Cybersecurity litigation” in Part I, Item 1, Note 9 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

Item 2.        Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

The following table provides information about share repurchases of our common stock during the quarter ended September 30, 2023:
 Total Number of Shares Purchased
Average Price Paid per Share (1)
Total Number
of Shares
Purchased as
Part of a Publicly Announced Program
Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet be Purchased Under the Program(1)
Period(In thousands)
July 1, 2023 — July 31, 20231,710,723$44.48 1,710,723$1,285,060 
August 1, 2023 — August 31, 20238,673,762$44.20 8,673,762$900,828 
September 1, 2023 — September 30, 20232,175,000$43.51 2,175,000$806,163 

(1) In accordance with applicable disclosure requirements, the “Average Price Paid per Share” figures presented above exclude commissions and other expenses, such as excise taxes, and is calculated on an execution date basis. In contrast, the $2.0 billion amount authorized by the Board of Directors under the February 2023 stock repurchase plan included the cost of commissions as part of the authorized repurchase amount. Figures presented under “Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet be Purchased Under the Program” indicate the total amount of authorized capacity remaining, calculated to include commissions (and exclude excise taxes) in accordance with the amount authorized by the Board of Directors.

In February 2023, we announced that the Board of Directors had authorized a $2.0 billion stock repurchase plan, and, in November 2023, we announced that the Board of Directors had authorized a $2.0 billion stock repurchase plan. Under the stock repurchase plans, we may repurchase shares from time to time in the open market or in privately negotiated agreements. Repurchases of common stock may also be made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan, which would permit common stock to be purchased when we might otherwise be precluded from doing so under insider trading laws. The timing, volume and nature of stock repurchases will be at the sole discretion of management, dependent on market conditions, applicable securities laws, and other factors, and may be suspended or discontinued at any time. All shares we repurchased during the quarter ended September 30, 2023 were purchased pursuant to our publicly announced stock repurchase plan and have been retired.

Item 5.        Other Information

During the three months ended September 30, 2023, none of our directors or officers (as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) of the Exchange Act) adopted, terminated or modified a Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement or non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement (as such terms are defined in Item 408 of Regulation S-K of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).

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Item 6.        Exhibits

10.1(1)
10.1(2)
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31.1
31.2
32.1
32.2
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101.SCHInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
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101.PREInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
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The cover page from this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2023, has been formatted in Inline XBRL.

In accordance with Rule 402 of Regulation S-T, the XBRL information included in Exhibit 101 and Exhibit 104 to this Form 10-Q shall not be deemed to be filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

  
MGM Resorts International
Date: November 8, 2023By:  /s/ WILLIAM J. HORNBUCKLE
   William J. Hornbuckle
   Chief Executive Officer and President (Principal Executive Officer)
    
Date: November 8, 2023  /s/ JONATHAN S. HALKYARD
   Jonathan S. Halkyard
   Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer)
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