The MGM Grand Las Vegas Resort & Casino is home to the Grand Garden Arena, where the careers of Prows, Libonati and Jones overlapped. (Getty Images) Mark Prows, Daren Libonati and Cynthia Jones are Vegas veterans Mark Prows, who spent 26 years at MGM Resorts International and oversaw close to 40 venues worldwide, was laid off last week because of the COVID-19 crisis, which has shut down entertainment facilities around the globe. Prows, most recently MGM’s senior vice president of entertainment operations, confirmed the move in a phone interview with VenuesNow.  Daren Libonati, MGM’s vice president of festivals and outdoor spaces, confirmed he was also let go after spending 3 1/2 years expanding the company’s special events business.  In addition, Cynthia Jones, who spent 25 years at MGM and was most recently vice president of corporate ticketing, told VenuesNow she is no longer with the company. Scott Ghertner, a spokesman… Continue Reading MGM Resorts Lays Off Entertainment Execs

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