Fortune 500 rank: 360
2009 revenue: $6.0 billion
2009 total shareholder return: -33.7%
Few cities had worse luck in the recession than Las Vegas, which is where hotel operator MGM Mirage derives the bulk of its income.
Revenues fell 13% last year as tourism continued to decline. And the debt-laden company also took a big write-down on its $8.5 billion City Center project in Vegas.
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