From Breakingviews - Breakingviews - COMMENTARY: Media mogul's MGM retreat dodges risky China wager ↧ ↧ Breakingviews - COMMENTARY: Media mogul's MGM retreat dodges risky ... Barry Diller's ‌offer to take private casino giant MGM Resorts, valuing it at $18 bln, would have left ​his group, People, more exposed to ​China. Weak results from MGM's Macau ⁠unit and Beijing's intensifying crackdown on cross-border ​outflows make his decision to fold sensible.