▁Kirk ▁K erk or ian , ▁who ▁also ▁bought ▁the ▁Trop icana ▁Country ▁Club , ▁located ▁behind ▁the ▁Marina ▁and ▁across ▁Trop icana ▁Avenue ▁from ▁the ▁Trop icana ▁and ▁San ▁R ém o ▁hot els ▁to ▁obtain ▁the ▁site ▁that ▁would ▁become ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁the ▁M GM ▁Grand . ▁K erk or ian ▁saw ▁the ▁Marina ▁as ▁a ▁stable ▁and ▁solid ly ▁built ▁resort , ▁and ▁decided ▁not ▁to ▁destroy ▁the ▁hotel , ▁but ▁to ▁build ▁around ▁it . ▁During ▁that ▁time , ▁the ▁Marina ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁M GM - Mar ina ▁Hotel . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Marina ▁closed ▁on ▁November ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁and ▁ground ▁was ▁broken ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁cas ino ▁hotel ▁complex ▁on ▁October ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁The ▁Marina ▁hotel ▁building ▁still ▁exists ▁as ▁the ▁west ▁wing ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁hotel ▁building . ▁ ▁M GM ▁Grand ▁( 1 9 9 3 – present ) ▁When ▁the ▁latest ▁M GM ▁Grand ▁opened ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁it ▁was ▁owned ▁by ▁M GM ▁Grand ▁Inc . ▁At ▁that ▁time ▁it ▁had ▁an ▁extensive ▁W izard ▁of ▁O z ▁theme , ▁including ▁the ▁green ▁" E mer ald ▁City " ▁color ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁and ▁the ▁decor ative ▁use ▁of ▁W izard ▁of ▁O z ▁memor abil ia . ▁After ▁entering ▁the ▁cas ino ' s ▁main ▁entrance , ▁one ▁would ▁find ▁themselves ▁in ▁the ▁O z ▁Cas ino