James "Jim" Ralph Olson was born in Las Vegas, Nevada. He worked for the firm Cromer, Barker, and Michaelson, that reprsented the MGM Grand's in surance company, INA, Insurance Company of North America during the 1980 MGM Grand Hotel fire litigation.
Opened May 1, 1975; in 1989 it became the MGM-Marina Hotel. The Marina closed on November 30, 1990 and the building was incorporated into the new MGM Grand Hotel and Casino at 3799 Las Vegas Blvd. South in 1991.