MGM Macau (; formerly known as MGM Grand Macau) is a 35-story, 600-room

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in Sé,

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. Under a sub concession approved by the Macau government, the project is owned and operated as a 50-50 joint venture between

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and Pansy Ho, the daughter of Macau casino magnate Stanley Ho. The sub-concession is one of several examples of new casino construction following the end of the

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held for decades by Stanley Ho.

History

The MGM Grand Macau was opened on 18 December 2007 at a cost of US $1.25 billion. The property was renamed to MGM Macau, as part of MGM Mirage's 2010 rebranding to MGM Resorts International. On 18 April 2011, an

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was announced. Under the agreement, Pansy Ho would receive a 29 percent stake in the company, MGM China Holdings Ltd, which was created as a listing vehicle for the IPO. MGM Resorts would hold 51 percent and the public would receive 20 percent. The company raised US $1.5 billion from its

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on the

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at the top price of the range.

Facilities

The property includes a convention space of , including an area known as the Grand Ballroom spanning for business meetings, social events, and weddings. Additionally, it partners with Six Senses Spa to offer a space of that includes 12 treatment areas. Soon after Wynn Macau's expansion plans became public, the MGM Macau announced its own plans for expansion, only weeks after the project was publicly launched. The expansion will add to the casino floor's 2nd level.

Poly MGM Museum

Poly MGM Museum, a museum jointly-established by MGM and the Chinese state-owned Poly Culture Group, opened on the second floor of MGM Macau on November 2, 2024. The museum, nearly in space, was described to be "the first museum of international standing within an integrated resort across the Greater China region". The inaugural exhibition themed around the

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features over 200 artifacts and pieces of artwork, including four of the Old Summer Palace bronze heads and the 17th-century Chinese tapestry ''Aeneas and Anchises'', part of '' The Story of Troy'' set.

Gallery

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