LAS VEGAS J. Terrance Lanni, executive chairman of the board and chairman of the executive committee of MGM Mirage, will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2001 American Gaming Summit this month.
Lanni is credited for the reorganization of the MGM Grand Resort into the City of Entertainment and the growth of MGM Grand into the largest resort company in Nevada through the acquisitions of first Primm Resorts and then Mirage Resorts, the latter of which is the biggest transaction in gaming industry history. (1/2/01)