{"id":9769,"date":"2025-09-06T03:10:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T03:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/06\/mgm-resorts-coo-corey-sanders-to-retire-after-30-years-of-service\/"},"modified":"2025-09-06T03:10:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T03:10:07","slug":"mgm-resorts-coo-corey-sanders-to-retire-after-30-years-of-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/06\/mgm-resorts-coo-corey-sanders-to-retire-after-30-years-of-service\/","title":{"rendered":"MGM Resorts COO Corey Sanders to Retire After 30 Years of Service"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>MGM Resorts International will soon bid farewell to one of its longest-serving leaders. Corey Sanders, the company\u2019s Chief Operating Officer, has announced he will retire at the end of 2025, closing out a three-decade career with the casino and hospitality giant.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><em><strong>Good to know<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Corey Sanders retires as COO on December 31, 2025.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>He will remain as advisor to CEO Bill Hornbuckle for one year.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>A successor for the COO position will be announced in October.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<h2>A Career Spanning Three Decades<\/h2>\n<p>Sanders\u2019 tenure with MGM Resorts stretches back more than 30 years. 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