{"id":171846,"date":"2021-04-26T08:12:12","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T15:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/mgm-resorts-founder-gets-wish-us-recognizes-armenian-genocide\/"},"modified":"2021-04-26T13:18:46","modified_gmt":"2021-04-26T20:18:46","slug":"mgm-resorts-founder-gets-wish-us-recognizes-armenian-genocide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/mgm-resorts-founder-gets-wish-us-recognizes-armenian-genocide\/","title":{"rendered":"Late MGM Resorts Founder Kirk Kerkorian Finally Gets Wish, as US Recognizes Armenian Genocide"},"content":{"rendered":"
Kirk Kerkorian, the founder of MGM Resorts, wanted the United States to formally recognize the Armenian genocide for much of his life. Nearly six years after his passing in June of 2015 at the age of 98, that wish has finally been fulfilled.<\/p>\n