"Oh, MGM Grand was preparing to acquire Mirage Resorts?"
On the hotel's exterior balcony, Aaron received a call from Sheldon Adelson.
"That's right. It looked like Kirk Kerkorian was returning to the Las Vegas casino hotel business!"
"Alright, I understand."
After hanging up, Aaron did not pay much attention to Las Vegas's casino and hotel business. After all, he held only a 10% stake in Las Vegas Sands, which owned The Venetian Resort.
Still, Kirk Kerkorian's move this time was definitely a major one. Mirage Resorts was chaired by Steve Wynn;
Mirage Resorts managed and operated seven hotels and casinos, including the Golden Nugget Casino, which had opened in the 1970s; the Dream Casino Hotel, which had opened in 1989; the Treasure Island Casino Hotel, which had opened in 1992; and the Bellagio Casino Resort, which had opened last year.
The Bellagio Casino Resort, which had opened last year, along with Mandalay Bay Casino Resort under Carnival Cruise Line, which had opened this year, and The Venetian Resort under Las Vegas Sands, represented the new wave of luxury hotels in Las Vegas!
However, compared with Kirk Kerkorian and Steve Wynn, Sheldon Adelson had far less experience in operating casino hotels.
"Aaron, there you are?"
Christiana Yeri came onto the balcony and found Aaron. "Mr. Sumner Redstone has arrived at the reception. He said he wanted to talk with you."
"Sumner Redstone?" Aaron nodded, wrapping an arm around Christiana Yeri's waist. "Let's go."
Viacom Group had been burdened with heavy debt in recent years and had successively sold off part of its Blockbuster shares, Madison Square Garden Group, its stake in USA Network, and most of its Simon & Schuster publishing business;
Although it had failed in its bid against Dawn to acquire CBS this year, it had acquired BET. Still,