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Barry Diller Abandons $18bn Takeover Bid for MGM Resorts Hot: Odds moved 19 points in 24 hours

People Inc. withdraws its proposal to acquire full ownership of the casino operator, retaining its existing 27% stake.

4 publishers · 4 articles · first seen 23 Sept 2026 · updated 19m ago

First reported by The Hollywood Reporter, 21 min ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first

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How the odds moved · MGM Resorts
0%50%100%11%22 Sept, 21:55 UTCnowNews Feed: Diller abandons $18bn takeover bid for MGM Resorts · 23 Sept, 23:21 UTCVariety: Barry Diller Drops Bid to Acquire MGM Resorts: ‘We Didn’t Feel the Mix Was Coming Together’ · 23 Sept, 23:04 UTCThe Hollywood Reporter: Barry Diller Drops $18 Billion MGM Resorts Takeover Plan · 23 Sept, 22:43 UTCDeadline: Barry Diller Drops Bid To Acquire Full Control Of MGM Resorts · 23 Sept, 23:52 UTC

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now11%
23 Sept, 23:27 UTC11%
23 Sept, 22:55 UTC9%
22 Sept, 21:55 UTC30%

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How it unfolded

Every source in the order it published, with the odds on MGM Resorts at that moment. A dash means the source published before we started tracking prices.

  1. The Hollywood ReporterBarry Diller Drops $18 Billion MGM Resorts Takeover Plan30%
  2. VarietyBarry Diller Drops Bid to Acquire MGM Resorts: ‘We Didn’t Feel the Mix Was Coming Together’9%▼21 points since the previous source
  3. News FeedDiller abandons $18bn takeover bid for MGM Resorts9%
  4. DeadlineBarry Diller Drops Bid To Acquire Full Control Of MGM Resorts11%▲2 points since the previous source
  5. Current odds11%

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Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.

  1. Diller abandons $18bn takeover bid for MGM Resorts News Feed ·
  2. Barry Diller Drops Bid to Acquire MGM Resorts: ‘We Didn’t Feel the Mix Was Coming Together’ Variety ·
  3. Barry Diller Drops $18 Billion MGM Resorts Takeover Plan The Hollywood Reporter ·
  4. Barry Diller Drops Bid To Acquire Full Control Of MGM Resorts Deadline

In this story

  • Barry Diller
  • People Inc.
  • MGM Resorts