The Situation
MGM Corporation and MGM Mirage made a strategic decision to standardize their entire casino management technology portfolio on a single platform — the Acres/IGT ADVANTAGE Casino Management System. The challenge: their properties were running multiple different legacy CMS platforms, each with its own data structures, regulatory compliance history, and financial reporting requirements. Every property was a live, operating casino — 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. There was no scheduled downtime. There was no margin for data loss.
The Engagement
Steven C. Roberts served as Project Manager and Technical Lead for the data conversion workstream across all MGM and MGM Mirage property migrations over a three-year program.
Each property conversion required:
— Complete extraction and mapping of legacy CMS data to the ADVANTAGE SQL database schema — Data validation against regulatory compliance requirements across 5 U.S. gaming jurisdictions — each with its own standards for financial reporting, player tracking, and audit trail integrity — Coordination with property operations, IT, finance, and compliance teams at each location — Execution in a live casino environment — migrations were performed without disrupting floor operations, financial reporting, or regulatory compliance at any point — Post-conversion validation and reconciliation to ensure data integrity across all modules
The Result
All MGM and MGM Mirage properties successfully converted to the ADVANTAGE platform within the three-year program timeline. Zero regulatory compliance failures across all 5 jurisdictions. Zero data loss. Every property maintained uninterrupted 24/7/365 operations throughout conversion.
The engagement established the data migration methodology that S.C. Roberts & Associates has applied to 200+ enterprise data conversions since.
Client: MGM Corporation / MGM Mirage
Duration: 3 years
Scope: All casino/resort properties — multiple U.S. states
Regulatory Jurisdictions: 5 U.S. gaming states
Platform: Acres/IGT ADVANTAGE Casino Management System
Environment: Live 24/7/365 operating casino floors