MGM Resorts International Operations, Inc.
Lobbying client
MGM Resorts International Operations is the subsidiary through which Las Vegas-based MGM Resorts International manages its New York operations, including Empire City Casino at Yonkers Raceway, which MGM acquired in 2019 and proposed to expand into a full-scale casino resort under New York's new downstate gaming license process. With 26 filings since 2024, it retained Kasirer LLC to lobby five City Council members, including Speaker Adrienne Adams, on relationship-building tied to its state casino license bid.
- Council members lobbied
- 5
- Filings (since 2024)
- 26
- Lobbying compensation (since 2024)
- $675,000
Lobbied these council members
- Kevin C. Riley Council Member, District 12 (Bronx)
- Althea V. Stevens Council Member, District 16 (Bronx)
- Amanda C. Farías Council Member, District 18 (Bronx)
Represented by lobbyist firms
- Kasirer LLC Lobbyist firm
- Tarsam Public Affairs LLC Lobbyist firm
Lobbied former members
Members who have since left their seat
- Adrienne Adams
- Kristy Marmorato
What they lobbied on
subjects from their filings
- Determination of Board or Commission - Advocacy; Relationship Building
- Determination of Board or Commission - Relationship building
- Local Legislation (including introduction) - Empire City Casino and downstate acceleration of commercial licenses
- State Issue - General racing and wagering issues