MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL

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Lobbying Spend

$14.8M

Filings

135

Firms Hired

Active Period

2014–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	$1,070,000	6	2
2025	$1,130,000	8	2
2024	$930,000	10	3
2023	$1,340,000	14	3
2022	$1,660,000	13	3
2021	$1,140,000	12	3
2020	$1,290,000	13	3
2019	$2,000,000	14	4
2018	$1,910,000	12	3
2017	$2,350,000	22	4
2016	—	4	1
2015	—	4	1
2014	—	3	1

Hired Firms

Lobbying firms retained by this client; amounts are client-reported expenses when available

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL	$14,820,000	45
HARBINGER STRATEGIES, LLC	—	41
SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS	—	22
BALLARD PARTNERS	—	12
K&L GATES LLP	—	15

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	111
SENATE	97
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	15
Interior, Dept of (DOI)	10
State, Dept of (DOS)	6
Treasury, Dept of	6
White House Office	6
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	5
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)	4
Labor, Dept of (DOL)	2
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	1
Natl Security Council (NSC)	1
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Gaming/Gambling/Casino	Gaming/Gambling/Casino	97
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	90
Travel/Tourism	Travel/Tourism	83
Immigration	Immigration	26
Transportation	Transportation	19
Indian/Native American Affairs	Indian/Native American Affairs	17
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	13
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	11
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	8
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	7
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	7
Sports/Athletics	Sports/Athletics	6
Education	Education	4
Roads/Highway	Roads/Highway	4
Unemployment	Unemployment	4
Health Issues	Health Issues	3
Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)	Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)	2
Banking	Banking	2
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	2
Homeland Security	Homeland Security	2

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

Bill numbers found in source-reported LDA specific issue text; broad topic matches are excluded

S. 2230119th Congress

Facilitating Useful Loss Limitations to Help Our Unique Service Economy (FULL HOUSE) Act

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: HARBINGER STRATEGIES, LLC

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Corporate tazation. P.L. 119-21: One Big Beautiful Bill Act; Provisions related to deductibility of gaming losses, slot tax threshold, and Sports Betting Excise Tax. S. 2230, Facilitating Useful Loss Limitations to Help Our Unique Service Economy (FULL HOUSE) Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: S. 2230

H.R. 1119th Congress

An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL

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H.R. 6985: Facilitating Useful Loss Limitations to Help Our Unique Service Economy (FULL HOUSE) Act; all provisions H.R. 10357: Digital Asset Tax Certainty Act; provisions related to Title VII (H.R. 6985: Facilitating Useful Loss Limitations to Help Our Unique Service Economy (FULL HOUSE)) Act; all provisions of H.R. 6985 S. 5441:Taxpayer Assistance and Service (TAS) Act; discussions regarding policies impacting the gaming industry P.L. 119-21 (H.R. 1): One Big Beautiful Bill Act; provisions related to Deductibility of Gambling Losses, Slot Tax Threshold, and Sports Betting Excise Tax

Client expense: $330,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1

H.R. 10357119th Congress

Digital Asset Tax Certainty Act

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL

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H.R. 6985: Facilitating Useful Loss Limitations to Help Our Unique Service Economy (FULL HOUSE) Act; all provisions H.R. 10357: Digital Asset Tax Certainty Act; provisions related to Title VII (H.R. 6985: Facilitating Useful Loss Limitations to Help Our Unique Service Economy (FULL HOUSE)) Act; all provisions of H.R. 6985 S. 5441:Taxpayer Assistance and Service (TAS) Act; discussions regarding policies impacting the gaming industry P.L. 119-21 (H.R. 1): One Big Beautiful Bill Act; provisions related to Deductibility of Gambling Losses, Slot Tax Threshold, and Sports Betting Excise Tax

Client expense: $330,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 10357

H.R. 3633119th Congress

Digital Asset Market Clarity Act

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL

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H.R. 3633: Digital Asset Market Clarity Act; discussions related to prediction markets General discussions related to the offering of prediction markets

Client expense: $330,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 3633

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H.R. 6985119th Congress

Facilitating Useful Loss Limitations to Help Our Unique Service Economy (FULL HOUSE) Act

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL

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H.R. 6985: Facilitating Useful Loss Limitations to Help Our Unique Service Economy (FULL HOUSE) Act; all provisions General discussions related to gaming

Client expense: $330,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 6985

H.R. 6985119th Congress

Facilitating Useful Loss Limitations to Help Our Unique Service Economy (FULL HOUSE) Act

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL

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H.R. 6985: Facilitating Useful Loss Limitations to Help Our Unique Service Economy (FULL HOUSE) Act; all provisions H.R. 10357: Digital Asset Tax Certainty Act; provisions related to Title VII (H.R. 6985: Facilitating Useful Loss Limitations to Help Our Unique Service Economy (FULL HOUSE)) Act; all provisions of H.R. 6985 S. 5441:Taxpayer Assistance and Service (TAS) Act; discussions regarding policies impacting the gaming industry P.L. 119-21 (H.R. 1): One Big Beautiful Bill Act; provisions related to Deductibility of Gambling Losses, Slot Tax Threshold, and Sports Betting Excise Tax

Client expense: $330,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 6985

S. 5441119th Congress

TAS Act

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL

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H.R. 6985: Facilitating Useful Loss Limitations to Help Our Unique Service Economy (FULL HOUSE) Act; all provisions H.R. 10357: Digital Asset Tax Certainty Act; provisions related to Title VII (H.R. 6985: Facilitating Useful Loss Limitations to Help Our Unique Service Economy (FULL HOUSE)) Act; all provisions of H.R. 6985 S. 5441:Taxpayer Assistance and Service (TAS) Act; discussions regarding policies impacting the gaming industry P.L. 119-21 (H.R. 1): One Big Beautiful Bill Act; provisions related to Deductibility of Gambling Losses, Slot Tax Threshold, and Sports Betting Excise Tax

Client expense: $330,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 5441

S. 2230119th Congress

Facilitating Useful Loss Limitations to Help Our Unique Service Economy (FULL HOUSE) Act

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: HARBINGER STRATEGIES, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Corporate tazation. P.L. 119-21: One Big Beautiful Bill Act; Provisions related to deductibility of gaming losses, slot tax threshold, and Sports Betting Excise Tax. S. 2230, Facilitating Useful Loss Limitations to Help Our Unique Service Economy (FULL HOUSE) Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: S. 2230

H.R. 1119th Congress

An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL

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Cited source text and reported amounts

P.L. 119-21 (H.R. 1): One Big Beautiful Bill Act; provisions related to deductibility of gambling losses, slot tax threshold, and Sports Betting Excise Tax

Client expense: $330,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1

H.R. 3633119th Congress

Digital Asset Market Clarity Act

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 3633: Digital Asset Market Clarity Act; discussions related to prediction markets General discussions related to the offering of prediction markets

Client expense: $330,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 3633

S. 2230119th Congress

Facilitating Useful Loss Limitations to Help Our Unique Service Economy (FULL HOUSE) Act

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: HARBINGER STRATEGIES, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Corporate tazation. P.L. 119-21: One Big Beautiful Bill Act; Provisions related to deductibility of gaming losses, slot tax threshold, and Sports Betting Excise Tax. S. 2230, Facilitating Useful Loss Limitations to Help Our Unique Service Economy (FULL HOUSE) Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: S. 2230

H.R. 1119th Congress

An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL

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Cited source text and reported amounts

P.L. 119-21 (H.R. 1): One Big Beautiful Bill Act; provisions related to deductibility of gambling losses, slot tax threshold, and Sports Betting Excise Tax

Client expense: $410,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1

S. 2230119th Congress

Facilitating Useful Loss Limitations to Help Our Unique Service Economy (FULL HOUSE) Act

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: HARBINGER STRATEGIES, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues relating to corporate taxation. P.L. 119-21. S. 2230, Facilitating Useful Loss Limitations to Help Our Unique Service Economy (FULL HOUSE) Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: S. 2230

H.R. 1119th Congress

An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL

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Cited source text and reported amounts

P.L. 119-21 (H.R. 1): One Big Beautiful Bill Act; provisions related to deductibility of gambling losses, slot tax threshold, and Sports Betting Excise Tax

Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1

S. 2230119th Congress

Facilitating Useful Loss Limitations to Help Our Unique Service Economy (FULL HOUSE) Act

2025 · third_quarter · Firm: HARBINGER STRATEGIES, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues relating to corporate taxation. P.L. 119-21. S. 2230, Facilitating Useful Loss Limitations to Help Our Unique Service Economy (FULL HOUSE) Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: S. 2230

H.R. 1119th Congress

An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

2025 · third_quarter · Firm: MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL

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Cited source text and reported amounts

P.L. 119-21 (H.R. 1): One Big Beautiful Bill Act; provisions related to gaming, privacy, and nominations related to the gaming industry General discussions related to gaming, privacy, and nominations related to the gaming industry

Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1

H.R. 1119th Congress

An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

2025 · third_quarter · Firm: MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL

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Cited source text and reported amounts

P.L. 119-21 (H.R. 1): One Big Beautiful Bill Act; provisions related to Brand USA Discussions related to resorts fees, visas, and travel and tourism

Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1

H.R. 1119th Congress

An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

2025 · third_quarter · Firm: MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL

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Cited source text and reported amounts

P.L. 119-21 (H.R. 1): One Big Beautiful Bill Act; provisions related to Sec 899, percent deduction issue, and Sports Betting Excise Tax

Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1

H.R. 1119th Congress

An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

2025 · third_quarter · Firm: MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL

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Cited source text and reported amounts

P.L. 119-21 (H.R. 1): One Big Beautiful Bill Act; provisions related to visas and visa backlog

Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1

H.R. 1119th Congress

An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

2025 · second_quarter · Firm: MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL

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H.R. 1: One Big Beautiful Bill Act; provisions related to Sec 899, percent deduction issue, and Sports Betting Excise Tax

Client expense: $320,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1

H.R. 6543118th Congress

No Hidden FEES Act of 2023

2025 · first_quarter · Firm: MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL

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H.R. 6543 (118th Congress): No Hidden Fees On Extra Expenses For Stays (FEES) Act Of 2023; provisions related to travel and tourism S. 2498 (118th Congress): Hotel Fees Transparency Act Of 2024; provisions related to travel and tourism Discussions related to resorts fees, visas, and travel and tourism

Client expense: $370,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 6543

S. 2498118th Congress

Hotel Fees Transparency Act of 2024

2025 · first_quarter · Firm: MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL

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H.R. 6543 (118th Congress): No Hidden Fees On Extra Expenses For Stays (FEES) Act Of 2023; provisions related to travel and tourism S. 2498 (118th Congress): Hotel Fees Transparency Act Of 2024; provisions related to travel and tourism Discussions related to resorts fees, visas, and travel and tourism

Client expense: $370,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 2498

H.R. 6543118th Congress

No Hidden FEES Act of 2023

2024 · fourth_quarter · Firm: MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL

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H.R. 6543: NO HIDDEN FEES ON EXTRA EXPENSES FOR STAYS (FEES) ACT OF 2023; PROVISIONS RELATED TO TRAVEL AND TOURISM S. 2498: HOTEL FEES TRANSPARENCY ACT OF 2024; PROVISIONS RELATED TO TRAVEL AND TOURISM GENERAL DISCUSSIONS RELATED TO RESORTS FEES, VISAS, AND TRAVEL AND TOURISM

Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 6543

H.R. 8773118th Congress

Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2025

2024 · fourth_quarter · Firm: MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL

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H.R. 8773: FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2025; PROVISIONS RELATED TO CYBERSECURITY AND THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 8773

S. 2498118th Congress

Hotel Fees Transparency Act of 2024

2024 · fourth_quarter · Firm: MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL

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H.R. 6543: NO HIDDEN FEES ON EXTRA EXPENSES FOR STAYS (FEES) ACT OF 2023; PROVISIONS RELATED TO TRAVEL AND TOURISM S. 2498: HOTEL FEES TRANSPARENCY ACT OF 2024; PROVISIONS RELATED TO TRAVEL AND TOURISM GENERAL DISCUSSIONS RELATED TO RESORTS FEES, VISAS, AND TRAVEL AND TOURISM

Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 2498

Source: Senate LDA

MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL — Lobbying Disclosure | Poliscope