Joseph Terrence Lanni was an American casino executive.
11 Facts About Terrence Lanni
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Terrence Lanni was the former chairman of the board and former CEO of MGM Mirage.
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Joseph Terrence Lanni was born on March 14,1943, in Los Angeles, California.
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Terrence Lanni joined Caesars World in January 1977 as Chief Financial Officer, was named Senior Vice President in April 1978, and was elected Executive Vice President in December 1979.
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Terrence Lanni was a senior executive of Caesars World, Inc for 18 years, serving as president and Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of that company from April 1981 to February 1995.
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Terrence Lanni joined MGM Grand, Inc as president, chief executive officer and Director in 1995.
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Terrence Lanni was appointed by the Speaker of the US House of Representatives in 1997 to serve on the nine-member National Gambling Impact Study Commission.
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Terrence Lanni received the "Alumnus of the Year Award" from USC Marshall School of Business in 1992.
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Terrence Lanni received the Sarno Award for Lifetime Achievement in Casino Design from the Global Gaming Expo in 2012.
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Terrence Lanni resigned as CEO of MGM Mirage on November 30,2008, after allegations of plagiarism over his degree.
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Terrence Lanni died July 14,2011, aged 68, from cancer.