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Massachusetts grants MGM Springfield license to operate casino [View all]
http://www.tauntongazette.com/article/20140613/NEWS/140617888/1994/NEWSMassachusetts grants MGM Springfield license to operate casino
MGM Springfield on Friday was named the state’s first official casino operator, capping a more than two-year process that saw four other rival plans in western Massachusetts fall by the wayside.
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission voted unanimously at the MassMutual Center to approve a deal granting MGM the casino license, pending the outcome of efforts to repeal the state’s casino law.
Commission Chairman Stephen Crosby said the $800 million proposal for a casino, hotel, and entertainment and shopping complex in downtown Springfield captures the “spirit” and “aspirations” that state leaders envisioned when they opened the door for resort-style casino gambling in Massachusetts in 2011.
MGM’s casino license is one of three authorized under the state’s casino law. The two others are in the Boston area and the Fall River/New Bedford area.
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