Hornbuckle believes online casino expansion in Nevada is necessary because there is “too much (market) saturation” for traditional Las Vegas Strip brick and mortar casinos.
MGM Resorts Chief Executive Officer and President Bill Hornbuckle/Photo courtesy of MGM Resorts MGM Resorts, through its BetMGM online gaming platform for sports betting and casino gaming, operates online casinos in the five states where the activity is legal - New Jersey, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Delaware and West Virginia. “It could be significant not only for the state, but for the industry and nationally, and potentially even on a global basis,” Hornbuckle said. “If you look at what the opportunity could be, I look forward to just talking more about all of it,” Hornbuckle said during a panel discussion at IndyFest, The Nevada Independent’s annual conference centered on political and policy issues. Nevada’s gaming industry is “missing a significant opportunity for growth” amid reluctance to legalize online casino gaming, the CEO of MGM Resorts International said Sunday.īill Hornbuckle, who has headed up the state’s largest casino operator since March 2020 and has been with the company since 1998, said he recognizes “there’s a whole contingent of folks who own a lot of brick and mortar (casinos) in this state” that don’t favor legalizing internet casino gaming.
