# MGM’s Big Bets: Bill Hornbuckle on Las Vegas, Japan, and Digital Expansion

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Podcast: [The World According to Boyar](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-world-according-to-boyar-1138595)
Published: 2025-11-26T10:00:00+00:00
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Episode Overview In this wide-ranging conversation, MGM Resorts CEO Bill Hornbuckle offers a candid look at how one of the world’s leading entertainment and hospitality companies is positioning itself for the future. We discuss MGM’s digital evolution, its expanding global footprint, and how leadership evaluates ambitious and complicated long-term opportunities such as the company’s $12 billion project in Japan. Hornbuckle also shares his perspective on MGM’s relationship with both IAC and Ba...

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