{"id":227654,"date":"2023-11-17T08:03:36","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T14:03:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=227654"},"modified":"2024-01-26T13:15:50","modified_gmt":"2024-01-26T19:15:50","slug":"vegas-myths-busted-old-mgm-grand-was-destroyed-either-in-or-after-its-1980-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/vegas-myths-busted-old-mgm-grand-was-destroyed-either-in-or-after-its-1980-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: The Old MGM Grand Was Imploded After the Fire"},"content":{"rendered":"
EDITOR\u2019S NOTE: <\/strong>\u201cVegas Myths Busted\u201d publishes new entries every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition.\u00a0<\/em>Today\u2019s entry in our ongoing series originally ran on Aug. 26, 2022. The 43rd anniversary of the MGM fire is on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\r\n A common myth surrounds the MGM Grand fire on Nov. 21, 1980. But the truth is more disturbing than the fiction obscuring it.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n
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