Like the Circus Circus property in Las Vegas, the Mississippi property, located about 20 minutes south of Memphis, Tennessee, was themed as a giant circus tent. Pre-pandemic, Gold Strike reported adjusted property cash flow of $67 million in 2019.Ĭircus Circus Enterprises opened the Gold Strike in August 1994 as Circus Circus Tunica. 31, Gold Strike reported net income of $81.1 million and adjusted property cash flow of $115 million, reflecting benefits from market-specific factors in the last year. MGM said for the 12 months that ended Dec. “We appreciate Vici, as the real estate owner of Gold Strike, working constructively with CNE to facilitate a new lease agreement.” “This is a great outcome for the company as we are able to reprioritize future capital expenditures toward opportunities that will enhance the customer experience at our other locations,” said Jonathan Halkyard, MGM’s chief financial officer and treasurer. MGM expects net cash proceeds after taxes and estimated fees to be about $350 million. Vici has been asked to amend the lease agreement with Cherokee Nation Entertainment which will include reducing the rent by $40 million a year. Gold Strike technically is owned by real estate investment trust Vici Properties Inc. “Strategically, though, we decided to narrow our focus in Mississippi to a single resort - Beau Rivage - and dedicate more of our time and resources towards continuing to drive success at that leading, world-class resort and casino.” “Gold Strike is a wonderful property with a bright future ahead,” MGM President and CEO Bill Hornbuckle said in a release announcing the sale. The deal is expected to close in the first half of 2023 and is subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions. The company indicated Thursday it would continue to operate Beau Rivage, its resort on the Mississippi Gulf Coast in Biloxi.īased in Catoosa, Oklahoma, Cherokee Nation Entertainment, a subsidiary of Cherokee Nation Businesses, operates 10 casinos across northeast Oklahoma, including Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tulsa. The 32-story Gold Strike Tunica, which MGM has operated since the company purchased it in 2005, is one of two resorts the Las Vegas company owns in Mississippi. MGM Resorts International is selling its Tunica, Mississippi, property to Cherokee Nation Entertainment Gaming Holdings for $450 million.

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