July 2, 2007

Managing Risk and the Gaming Industry: MGM Internal Audit

Nancy Hala, KnowledgeLeader contributing writer

MGM MIRAGE, one of the world’s leading hotel and gaming companies, is a holding company for numerous operating properties. Bob Rudloff, vice president of internal audit at MGM, oversees a team of 90 professionals. In this profile, Rudloff shares his risk management vision for MGM: an inverted pyramid model, with risk assessment as the bottom layer, risk management as the middle layer, and enterprise risk management as the top layer.