Casinos, Cruise Lines Poised for Aid as Bailout List Grows (1)

The biggest casino operator on the Las Vegas Strip weathered the 2008 financial crisis and a gunman’s rampage nine years later that killed 58 and wounded hundreds. But now, with the coronavirus pandemic, MGM Resorts International is asking for help from the federal government.

MGM’s chief executive officer, Jim Murren, was among the hospitality-business leaders who met at the White House with President Donald Trump. The administration is considering a $1.3 trillion bailout for a range of Americans as the country shuts down to stem the virus’s spread.

For MGM and its staff, the cost of the early ...