MGM and MGM Resorts International are closely related corporate entities, with MGM Resorts International serving as the modern, publicly traded global hospitality and entertainment parent corporation that operates massive resort and casino properties. Historically, the name traces its roots back to the legendary Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Hollywood film studio, but corporate restructuring and business spin-offs over decades completely separated the physical casino and hotel operations from the motion picture production studio. Today, MGM Resorts operates independently in the hospitality sector, while the historic film studio asset has changed corporate hands entirely, maintaining no direct operational connection to the Las Vegas resorts.