One of factors in developing all the details of the casino 'is because of how robust the competition has been,' he said. Mathis said that competition has been important. MGM will continue seeking support from surrounding communities and conveying its message that the casino means jobs, revenues and other benefits for the whole region, he said. Mathis said MGM officials are 'disappointed' that voters in Longmeadow and West Springfield, in non-binding votes, are recommending that the gaming commission deny the gaming license in Springfield. SPRINGFIELD MGM Resorts International Chairman and CEO Jim Murren on Tuesday ridiculed a proposal by Connecticut’s tribes to build a casino along I-91 to compete with an 800 million casino. MGM's suitability hearing has not been scheduled yet, but is likely to happen at the end of November, she said. The state statute on casinos does not require the issuance of a license, said Elaine Driscoll, a spokeswoman for the Gaming Commission.
'We remain focused on delivering the best project for the (gaming commission),' Mathis said. (AP) After more than two years of competition, the last resort-casino proposal remaining for western Massachusetts is in Springfield, a former manufacturing hub where an 800 million project straddling its downtown and South End neighborhoods represents the city's biggest economic development undertaking in a generation.
MGM is submitting thousands of pages of documents to the gaming commission and has been working daily on refining 'what is already a great project.'
